Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

BNSF Falsely Claims Marginalized Communities “Better Off” with Proposed Railyard; Public Hearing Tonight

By Brian Addison | Oct 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

In a sadly misunderstood and ill-grounded editorial, the Press-Telegram endorsed Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s (BNSF) proposed 153-acre railyard project west of the 710 freeway, the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG). The endorsement comes right before a public hearing featuring demonstrations from some 20 community organizations who will offer evidence denouncing the benefits of the project […]

Part II: Architects Propose Their Vision for the Civic Center

By Brian Addison | Oct 16, 2012 | 2 Comments

Note: This is final half of a two-part series discussing the Long Beach Civic Center. Click here for part one. Perched up on the 20th floor of the 111 Ocean building, looking over the Civic Center was–and this is understated–a sad sight. A miniscule concrete metropolis from up above, the cold site lacked any form […]

Long Beach Bike Count Seeks Volunteers

By Brian Addison | Oct 10, 2012 | No Comments

In its attempt to continue its moniker of being the most bike friendly city in the nation (and one that still has many steps to go), the City of Long Beach is requesting volunteers to help conduct its annual bike count. For the fifth year in a row, the city – along with organizers from […]

Why, oh, Why Doesn’t Long Beach Have a Ciclovía?

By Brian Addison | Oct 9, 2012 | 6 Comments

Following the success of this past weekend’s CicLAvia, with some 100,000 bikers, skaters, and walkers invading the streets of Los Angeles, the only question down south became: why, oh, why doesn’t Long Beach have a ciclovía? The answer was astoundingly succinct – and not much surprising: it wasn’t a matter of discussion, which has been […]

In Long Beach, Some Lights Rest Unless Drivers Follow Speed Limits

By Brian Addison | Oct 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

In an effort to control drivers who speed along one of Long Beach’s most at-risk stretches of asphalt—East Wardlow Road—the City has installed an innovative speed detection system that will halt those going too fast. Dubbed “Operation Rest in Red,” the 6,000-foot stretch of Wardlow between Studebaker Road and Claremore Avenue now has a traffic […]

Tony Cruz: How Long Beach’s Top Cyclist Went from Racer, to Ambassador, to Planner

By Brian Addison | Sep 25, 2012 | 3 Comments

Tony Cruz’s affability is hard to discount because it comes in so many forms: he is humble, he is incredibly cultured, and his respect for making Long Beach more bike friendly supersedes attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony–he’s actually altered policy. Having moved to Long Beach in 1999 shortly after winning the USPRO National Criterium Championship and […]

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