Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

Long Beach: After Successful Small Projects, City Fabrick Launches and Aims for the Grander Scale

By Brian Addison | Mar 21, 2013 | No Comments

City Fabrick, the nonprofit urba-nerd group in Long Beach, has officially launched. And this, Long Beachers, is a good thing. The organization has no little–or amongst cities like San Francisco, New York, and even good ol’ Los Angeles, not an uncommon–task: to rearrange the city’s physical space to “promote progressive urban design that enhances the […]

Long Beach: Terminal Island Freeway Removal (Once Again) Attempts to Find Funding for Study

By Brian Addison | Mar 20, 2013 | 9 Comments

Last night, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to (once again) approved a motion to pursue a grant in order to further a study on the removal of the northern portion of the Terminal Island Freeway (I-103) that sits above Pacific Coast Highway in West Long Beach. This marks the second bold decision by […]

Long Beach: Controversial Mental Health Facility Finds New Home; Schroeder Hall Moves Forward

By Brian Addison | Mar 19, 2013 | 4 Comments

After a long and arduous battle that pitted neighborhood fears of wandering homeless folk against the acquirement of an Army-owned property that the city hoped to turn into a new police substation, it seems that the city plans for Schroeder Hall are moving forward as planned. Instead of building the federally-mandated homeless facility near Schroeder […]

Long Beach: Name… The Already-Named Transit Mall?

By Brian Addison | Mar 15, 2013 | 5 Comments

In what is undoubtedly one of the strangest campaigns yet, Councilmember Suja Lowenthal wants you to name the already-named Transit Mall Station per the MTA. Located on 1st Street between Pine and Pacific Avenues down, the at-grade station that services the Blue Line is part of the Metro–and has been for 23 years. In 2011, […]

Long Beach City Council, Three Community Groups Formally File Appeal Against SCIG

By Brian Addison | Mar 14, 2013 | 4 Comments

With a vote of 8-0, the Long Beach City Council voted to undertake an appeal to the L.A. City Council in regards to the building of the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) project. Council Woman Suja Lowenthal was absent. In addition, three of the largest community and environmental groups associated with criticizing the project–the East […]

Harbor Board Unanimously Approves SCIG Freight Rail Yard Project; Community Groups Outraged

By Brian Addison | Mar 8, 2013 | 4 Comments

In what is undoubtedly a controversial decision–not to mention an utterly disheartening one as well for the multitude of community groups and leaders who opposed the project–the Harbor Board of Commissioners for the Port of Los Angeles voted unanimously to approve the building of the $500 million Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) rail yard. It […]

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