El Segundo launches Vision 2050 to update land-use element and seek public input

Mayor Chris Pimentel announced the City of El Segundo's Vision 2050 initiative, a process to update the city's general plan land use element and solicit public input on growth, housing, parks and infrastructure.

The mayor said the city launched Vision 2050 in March 2025 and invited residents, businesses and other stakeholders to take part in community workshops and public hearings, sign up for updates at elsegundo.org/vision2050 and email the project team at vision2050@elsegundo.org.

"Hi. I'm Chris Pimentel, mayor of the city of El Segundo, and today I'm excited to share with you El Segundo vision 2,050. This is our recent initiative to update the city's general plan, land use element," Pimentel said. "Vision 20 50 isn't just a plan. It's a community planning process. We need you and invite you to contribute and share your vision for neighborhoods, downtown, industry, and the open spaces you value."

The initiative will center on balancing the city's industrial and commercial base with community needs, preserving El Segundo's small-town character and encouraging redevelopment in downtown and housing strategies, Pimentel said. He identified key themes including mobility, parks and preserving amenities that residents value.

Pimentel listed recent and planned park and recreation projects as examples of priorities to inform the land use update: new soccer fields in the east part of town, an Olympic-sized pool built in partnership with the Wiseburn School District, expansion of green space at Hilltop Park, upgrades to the public golf course in partnership with Topgolf, nearly 8 miles of bike routes and a planned major renovation of the Plunge. He said a major phase remodel of Recreation Park is expected to continue over the next five years.

"El Segundo is the most important 5 square miles economically in all of Southern California," Pimentel said, noting the city's concentration of corporations, startups and a diverse industrial mix including aerospace and defense, biomed, food production, media and technology. He said Vision 2050 is intended to maintain economic leadership while expanding community prosperity over the next 25 years.

City officials plan to hold multiple community events over the coming year, prepare preliminary concepts and a draft land-use plan, conduct an environmental study and hold public hearings with a goal of formally adopting a new plan by early 2027, Pimentel said.

The announcement was delivered as an information and outreach message from the mayor; the remarks did not include council votes, motions or formal actions. The city encouraged residents to attend community workshops, planning commission meetings and city council hearings to provide input as the process moves toward a draft plan and environmental review.

For project details and updates the mayor directed residents to elsegundo.org/vision2050 and the project email vision2050@elsegundo.org. Pimentel closed by asking the community to share priorities for what to preserve and what new facilities or policies they would like to see in the next 25 years.