Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

After two attempts at gaining money, the three-year long dream to remove the northern portion of the Terminal Island Freeway (I-103) just took another step towards reality after the City of Long Beach scored a quarter-million Cal Trans grant for environmental justice transportation planning. The grant—followed just six months after it was sought and following […]

Looks like the electric buses coming from China-based company Build Your Dreams (BYD)—the ones procured by both Long Beach Transit (LBT) and Los Angeles Metro—are becoming an even larger nightmare. First, we had the beyond-sketchy RFP process earlier this year where LBT went with BYD over Altoona-tested-and-ready-to-go South Carolina electric bus manufacturer Proterra. This was […]

The Weingart-Lakewood Family YMCA has unveiled its plans for the renovation of its location on Woodruff and Carson Boulevard in Lakewood, just north of Long Beach. The project, set to break ground in early 2014, will add an additional 10,000 sq. ft. of space to the already existing 25,000 sq. ft., including two additional group […]

In December of 2011, the state formally dissolved all Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs) in an effort to balance the budget while cutting state costs. This was ultimately a blow to many devastated communities whose RDAs were vastly responsible for a given city’s structural and social health, including increasing the walkability of streets, the beautification of sidewalks, […]