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Laguna Beach plans Ocean Avenue sidewalk and ADA upgrades, Tom Perez says

Laguna Beach (podcast) · March 17, 2026
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Tom Perez said the first phase of a downtown improvement project will focus on Ocean Avenue from Forest Avenue to Coast Highway, aiming to replace damaged sidewalks, remove trip hazards, add ADA-compliant ramps and introduce limited curb bulb-outs and landscaping after a planning commission concept review.

Tom Perez said the city’s first-phase downtown improvement project will focus on Ocean Avenue from Forest Avenue to Coast Highway and will “focus mainly on improvements to the walkways, walking paths,” including replacing sidewalks and addressing ADA compliance. The project is entering a planning-commission concept review, Perez said, and community input will guide later design review and coastal permitting.

The podcast moderator framed the work as a maintenance-driven capital improvement rather than a tourism-oriented redesign,…

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