Bold Idea #5: Waterfront Airport
One bold idea that seems to have the greatest diversity of voices is that of a waterfront airport. In 1980, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) began a feasibility study of developing an artificial island south of the port complexes for a new offshore airport. As Long Beach’s Naval Shipyard was being decommissioned in the nineties there were those in the community who wanted to see it converted into a new airport. Continue reading Long Beach Post.
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