Brian Addison

Stretching from the northern tip of the 9th District where Long Beach meets Paramount all the way southward to the current court house downtown, the project to build a bike boulevard catering to the more marginalized and less affluent neighborhoods of Long Beach was key to the city's proposed ideal of becoming the "nation's most bike friendly city." At the time, City Manager Pat West knew that a city-wide program catering to biking could easily be created via grants: they would be easy to write given the mantra's wide applicability.

The Silverado Park Community Center was packed wall-to-wall for 7th District Councilmember James Johnson's Do-It-Yourself public hearing regarding the proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) railyard project. The hearing followed a denial from the Port of Los Angeles to include a meeting in Long Beach for Long Beachers.

L.A. loves CicLAvia, Long Beach Would Love Ciclovía

Following the public hearing organized by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) nearly two weeks ago regarding the proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) railyard by BNSF, Long Beach Councilmember James Johnson has decided to take matters into his own hands--literally.

More headlines are here, at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

Last night, Long Beach Heritage (LBH) and the Long Beach/South Bay chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) hosted their final discussion in a series about the future of Long Beach. And they began as they always do: with a simple albeit important question that is not necessarily geared towards offering a specific solution but rather examining history in order to engage the community on what could be done with important aspects of Long Beach.

Mr. Trump: we'll donate a million dollars to the charity of your choice (you know we're worth it -- we are, after all, a nonprofit)... If you permit us to ride our bikes over your combover.

"If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture -- not only national culture but global culture." - Barbara Kruger

Tired of being stuck in traffic, polluting the environment, and shelling out all that cash for gas? Explore cycling as a means of alternative transportation in this class that will cover riding techniques and basic mechanics for confident city cycling whether you are touring, commuting in traffic, or taking a weekend to the beach. We’ll have 90 minutes of class instruction and then an hour of on-the-road training in safe cycling skills. Bring your bike for this segment of the class if you’re ready to learn about your rights as a cyclist, lane and intersection positioning, and how to be safe and super cool on the open road. The class is free of charge, though donations of baked goods are never rejected.

The sprawl of temporary trailers are--thankfully--just that: temporary for the Long Beach Airport (LGB) while they continue construction on the much-needed new terminal.