Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

A Midnight Ride Up to Sac Gives 710 Communities the (Possibility) to Breathe

By Brian Addison | Aug 14, 2013 | 9 Comments

It should be no shock that Sen. Ricardo Lara–who represents the 33rd Senate District spanning Long Beach to Huntington Park–has a vast interest in protecting neighborhoods that line the 710 as it goes through its proposed expansion. His most recent attempt to empower neighborhoods, SB 811, would help give communities a greater say in whether […]

Cooler Than the Other Side of the Pillow: The Bicycle Drive-In

By Brian Addison | Aug 8, 2013 | No Comments

The Bicycle Drive-In occurs this Saturday from 6 pm to 10 pm at Park(d) Plaza, located on 4th Street between Linden and Elm Avenues. The event is free. Oftentimes, we forget to intermingle things in favor of focusing on one thing in particular: music stays at concerts, bikes stay on roads, film stays inside a theatre, […]

Long Beach Ciclovía? We’re Closer Than You Think

By Brian Addison | Aug 6, 2013 | 9 Comments

If anyone knows me well in Long Beach, I have had many dreams of bicycling infrastructure and events, but there is one which stands out most significantly: the ciclovía. L.A.’s own CicLAvia instills a jealousy within me that has made me perpetually strive to make on in Long Beach materialize–even to the extent of praising the […]

Bringin’ the Farm to the Beach: Farm Lot 59 and Urban Ag

By Brian Addison | Jul 19, 2013 | No Comments

Sasha Kanno has always had a deep connection to the earth and what it can bring about–quite literally. In a continually booming urban landscape that often exchanges concrete for earth, the importance of reconnecting people to produce–straight from its source–is something that is important to Sasha. And even more, it’s important for sustainability. After all, […]

Long Beach, More Roundabouts Please

By Brian Addison | Jul 18, 2013 | 12 Comments

Here’s the thing: I love roundabouts and pretty much hate most traffic signals. And here’s why: the former are simply better on all every level possible. And, frankly put, the folks who are dealing with the Daisy Bike Boulevard and its proposed three roundabouts should take a step back and regard not only substantial evidence […]

As Professional Trucker Pool Dips in Numbers, LBCC Looks to Veterans to Help Fill Trucker Workforce

By Brian Addison | Jul 10, 2013 | No Comments

Following a previous $440,000 grant from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office–in addition to $450,000 in industry pledges, mainly headed by the Harbor Trucking Association–Long Beach City College (LBCC) can now add an additional $211,733 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to help boost its professional truck driving training program.< The newer grant–offered through the […]

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