Comments on: Long Beach’s Leap Toward Livability – Part 1 of 2 http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/long-beachs-leap-toward-livability-part-1-of-2/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/long-beachs-leap-toward-livability-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36031 Evan Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:02:54 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13511#comment-36031 I'm a native Long Beacher, and I'm really proud to see the city doing good work. Most of what has been done so far is in the more urban parts of the city--Long Beach is a big city with many distinct neighborhoods. Lots of the city is very suburban, with very wide streets and high speed limits. I'm interested to see if the city makes these areas more bike friendly as well. Thanks for actually paying attention to the LBC! Not many LA blogs and websites do. I’m a native Long Beacher, and I’m really proud to see the city doing good work. Most of what has been done so far is in the more urban parts of the city–Long Beach is a big city with many distinct neighborhoods. Lots of the city is very suburban, with very wide streets and high speed limits. I’m interested to see if the city makes these areas more bike friendly as well.

Thanks for actually paying attention to the LBC! Not many LA blogs and websites do.

]]> By: DJB http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/long-beachs-leap-toward-livability-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-35981 DJB Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:43:39 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13511#comment-35981 Long Beach has been stepping its game up lately. There are new bike lanes even in the burbs, and quite a bit of new density downtown (although its an aggressively gentrifying density that some downtown residents probably eye uneasily). Downtown parking is generally in structures to save land, and housing over shops is getting more and more common. Pine Avenue has a huge sidewalk that dwarfs the space for cars. City Place is a hit, and the only example of an urban Wal Mart I think I've ever seen. I wish Long Beach Transit would roll out some limited stop bus routes. They have one or two now but they only serve weekday commuting hours. Hopefully they'll undo their recent fare increase when the economy improves as well. The neighborhood I grew up in (Los Altos) is solidly low density and aims to stay that way. However, this shouldn't overshadow the real progress that has been made. Long Beach has been stepping its game up lately. There are new bike lanes even in the burbs, and quite a bit of new density downtown (although its an aggressively gentrifying density that some downtown residents probably eye uneasily). Downtown parking is generally in structures to save land, and housing over shops is getting more and more common. Pine Avenue has a huge sidewalk that dwarfs the space for cars. City Place is a hit, and the only example of an urban Wal Mart I think I’ve ever seen.

I wish Long Beach Transit would roll out some limited stop bus routes. They have one or two now but they only serve weekday commuting hours. Hopefully they’ll undo their recent fare increase when the economy improves as well.

The neighborhood I grew up in (Los Altos) is solidly low density and aims to stay that way. However, this shouldn’t overshadow the real progress that has been made.

]]> By: jass http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/long-beachs-leap-toward-livability-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-35971 jass Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:09:58 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=13511#comment-35971 OMG, retractable bollards in america used for something other than "stopping terrorists"!?! This is amazing. OMG, retractable bollards in america used for something other than “stopping terrorists”!?! This is amazing.

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