Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

Plugin, Los Angeles—er, Long Beach

By Brian Addison | Sep 25, 2013 | 1 Comment

The electric vehicle industry is booming—one is even safe to say ahead of the common hybrid thanks to the gas prices and accessibility. And honestly, it makes sense that one of the largest events in the upcoming National Plugin Day (NPID)—advertised as NPID: Los Angeles —is set to actually take place in Long Beach. First, let’s […]

When It Comes to Transportation: CSU Long Beach Can Take a Cue From… CSU Northridge?

By Brian Addison | Sep 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) can certainly take a cue from Cal State Northridge (CSUN). Firstly and unquestionably, California universities–most certainly including CSULB–have become solid examples of what it is to be a bike friendly university and business. We hold the lone platinum Bike Friendly University with those lucky people up to the north at […]

Are Public-Private Partnerships Becoming False Advertisements?

By Brian Addison | Sep 17, 2013 | 4 Comments

Amidst much brouhaha last week, the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse opened in Long Beach, formally replacing the dilapidated mid-mod 1958 courthouse on Ocean Boulevard. People are—rightfully so to an extent—quite happy: it looks more like an art museum than a place to face criminal activity. And even more, the project was a much-touted public-private partnership (P3)—basically […]

Why Do Sharrows Work Better In Long Beach? And Do We Need to Rethink Them?

By Brian Addison | Sep 5, 2013 | 19 Comments

After four years, many complaints, many praises, and a final acceptance that they really aren’t that bad, the green Sharrows in Belmont Shore have turned 4. And with that, data have been released so that we can figure out precisely what we’ve learned. The Sharrows stretch along 2nd street in between Bayshore and Livingstone Drives […]

Long Beach: Do You Want Disneyland or a Downtown?

By Brian Addison | Aug 27, 2013 | 9 Comments

Here’s the way Cafe Sevilla owner Eric Van den Haute phrased it exactly: “Downtown Long Beach: Do you want a village or do you want a downtown?” Van den Haute is no stranger to the way in which downtowns run. He has two other locations, one in downtown Riverside and his first in San Diego’s […]

The Tech Boom Comes to Everywhere in SoCal–But Long Beach

By Brian Addison | Aug 22, 2013 | 22 Comments

In a brilliant series examining venture capital (VC) investments–money largely invested in technology-based sectors–urban guru Richard Florida has taken data from Dow Jones and broken it down in maps and context. The macro-point is–in Floridian style–quite simple: though San Francisco/San Jose still account for an enormous chunk of VC investment, said investment is spreading into […]

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