Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LongBeachize

#LBMayoral Forum Video: See What the Top Candidates for Mayor Have to Say About Livability

By Damien Newton | Mar 4, 2014 | No Comments

Video from last Tuesday’s #LBMayoralForum with Doug Otto, Richard Camp, Councilmember Robert Garcia, Councilmember Gerrie Schipske and Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal can be found above. We’re posting the video without comment, but if you want to read a condensed version, Brian Addison posted a recap after the forum at LongBeachize. After the primary election is over, […]

Thanks Everyone, for a Great #LBMayoralForum Last Night

By Damien Newton | Feb 26, 2014 | No Comments

Last night, over 100 residents attended a mayoral candidates forum focused on livability, active transportation, and public health at the ART Theatre in Long Beach. Video from the event will be available on Streetsblog’s YouTube channel later this week and a review of the forum written will be on LongBeachize a little later as well. […]

The End of “Super Sharrows?”

By Brian Addison | Jan 13, 2014 | No Comments

First brought to Long Beach in 2009 and most recently installed in Oakland, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has discontinued the use of “super sharrows,” the green bike lanes that are shared with regular traffic, as well as green-backed sharrows. The super sharrow—or some call “green carpets”—are like the ones found in Belmont Shore to […]

Have You LongBeachized Today?

By Damien Newton | Dec 10, 2013 | No Comments

For anyone that’s missed it, after month’s of planning and a week of social media fun, yesterday marked the re-launch of LongBeachize, a popular source for news and views on the Long Beach Transportation scene. LongBeachize ceased publication in March of 2012 before yesterday’s re-launch. While Brian Addison, the Long Beach writer for Streetsblog Los […]