Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

Watch This Video: “Bike Roundup” in Long Beach

By Damien Newton and Drew Reed | Dec 2, 2010 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog contributor Drew Reed sends along this excellent video for a bicycling recycling project being put on in Long Beach by the city, the local bike co-op, The HUB, and the city’s sanitation department. This video is both a great lesson on what can be done when a public agency and non-profit can work together […]

A Bike Path Over Troubled Water

By Drew Reed | Oct 4, 2010 | 2 Comments

As unlikely as it may seem, the City of Long Beach has taken significant steps this week to making the above rendering a reality – or at least having it redone by a much more expensive design team. Last week, the Long Beach City Council succeeded in convincing the port to commit to building a […]

A Photo Tour of Long Beach’s Vista Street Bike Boulevard

By Drew Reed | Sep 14, 2010 | 12 Comments

And now for a quick photographic update from the one bicycle project you’ve all been waiting to hear about: Long Beach’s new bike boulevard on Vista Street. There have been a few hangups along the way; additional money needed to be allocated to remove unwanted concrete from under the street, and apparently the painters had […]

Passenger Rail Symposium, Day 2: Stations and Sprinters

By Drew Reed | May 28, 2010 | 9 Comments

Aerial view of San Francisco showing route to new Transbay Terminal. Image coutesy TJPA On Monday, the Passenger Rail Symposium kicked off with an impressive display of train technology, most of it being used in Europe. But the problem of how to effectively implement train stations, European or otherwise, remains. Fortunately, Tuesday’s speakers had plenty […]

Streetsblog Interview with Long Beach Film Maker Michael Bauch

By Drew Reed | May 6, 2010 | 7 Comments

Michael Wolfgang Bauch is a Long Beach based filmmaker, videographer, kayaker, and avid cyclist. He recently talked with Streetsblog over the phone about his latest full-length documentary, Riding Bikes With The Dutch. The film premieres this Sunday, May 9 at the Art Theatre in Long Beach at 5 PM, as part of the Long Beach […]

Andy and Gandy: League of American Cyclists’ President Visits Long Beach

By Drew Reed | Apr 20, 2010 | 7 Comments

Charles Gandy and Andy Clarke. All Photos: Drew Reed/ LA Loyalist The League of American Bicyclists is something of an oddity in Washington DC. While most other organizations advocate for strip mining, carcinogens, and other unpleasantries, the LAB argues for something which will actually improve people’s lives. And while they have sadly spent most of […]

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