Project Pulse: Conceptual Design Preview

The City and Gensler, the City's design consultant, hosted two Project Pulse community design workshops at Joslyn Center on Saturday, May 30th, and Sunday, May 31st. These community design charettes collected specific community input that will help inform the conceptual designs for both the Parking Lot 3 and 400 Manhattan Beach Boulevard sites.

Over 70 community members attended and provided feedback through five types of in-person activity stations. One notable station allowed community members to use three-dimensional blocks to create physical designs for the sites that incorporated their preferred mix of uses. The workshop format enabled community members to have longer, more in-depth discussions with City and Gensler staff. The community input at each of the stations was recorded for use in the development of conceptual designs for the sites to go along with information previously gathered at meetings, community outreach booths, and surveys sent out by the City.

The next step in Project Pulse will be presenting conceptual designs for public feedback at an in-person Open House event. We invite you to attend and provide your input. This is the last Project Pulse community event, and will be on:

Wednesday, July 15th
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Joslyn Community Center
1601 North Valley Drive
Manhattan Beach

After this open house, the preliminary designs will be refined and conceptual design packages will be presented for consideration and final direction at a City Council meeting in the next few months.

All are welcome and we hope to see you there!