Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

Mea Culpa: Long Beach Not First to Have Colored Shared Lane

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

All Photos: bent Last week, while reporting on the green, sharrowed travel lane in Long Beach, I wrote that to the best of my knowledge, this was the first lane of this type in America. Thanks to commenter Dan Bergenthal, we discovered that Salt Lake City, UT announced their colored, sharrowed, lane in September of […]

Sharrow Cam Tells the Story of Long Beach’s Green Shared Lane

By Damien Newton | Jun 29, 2009 | 17 Comments

Russ Roca, the photographer and bike activist who has taken the lead on promoting Long Beach’s world-class shared lane, brings us a video on people’s first reactions to the lane. For anyone that missed Friday’s story, Long Beach painted a travel lane green and installed Sharrows on 2nd Street, one of the busiest streets in […]

Eastside and Long Beach Celebrate Biking Tomorrow

By Damien Newton | Jun 26, 2009 | 19 Comments

L.B. Mobility Coordinator Charlie Gandy shows off colored shared lane and Sharrow on Second Street. Photo: Russ Roca Photography/Flickr This upcoming weekend is a big one for bike culture in Los Angeles County. While our famed DIY culture is already kicking into high gear today, a Friday that features the LACBC’s Car-Free Fridays and two […]

Bike Friendly Friday: Long Beach

By Damien Newton | Apr 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photo of Long Beach Farmer’s Market Ride via Russ Roca Photography In the past several weeks, I’ve noticed a trend. Cyclists from some of the cities surrounding Los Angeles have been emailing me asking why I never report on the great things going on in their back yards. As a result, I’m going to write […]

Man Stabbed to Death on Long Beach Bike Trail

By Damien Newton | Dec 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

Sadly, it’s not just river bike paths that are in need of greater security. The Long Beach Police Department reports that a 28 year old man was found stabbed to death on the Long Beach bike trail on Tuesday night. A 28-year-old Long Beach man was found stabbed to death on the bicycle path along […]

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