From Park(ing) Day to Park(d) Plaza
Last year, City Fabrick--an urban design nonprofit which attempts to transform physical environments for people--opted for a different approach to Park(ing) Day. Instead of occupying a metered space, they opted--via nothing but black and white masking tape--to create a space for the public without losing a single parking stall.
October 19, 2012
BNSF Falsely Claims Marginalized Communities “Better Off” with Proposed Railyard; Public Hearing Tonight
In a sadly misunderstood and ill-grounded editorial, the Press-Telegram endorsed Burlington Northern Santa Fe's (BNSF) proposed 153-acre railyard project west of the 710 freeway, the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG). The endorsement comes right before a public hearing featuring demonstrations from some 20 community organizations who will offer evidence denouncing the benefits of the project as well as proposals for a new site.
October 18, 2012
Part II: Architects Propose Their Vision for the Civic Center
Note: This is final half of a two-part series discussing the Long Beach Civic Center. Click here for part one.
October 16, 2012
Today’s Headlines
While the freeways yesterday were like a cup of a InstaCrash (just add water!), the skies are expected to be clear today, thereby making the minds of commuters magically clearer as well while they drive.
October 12, 2012
Long Beach Bike Count Seeks Volunteers
In its attempt to continue its moniker of being the most bike friendly city in the nation (and one that still has many steps to go), the City of Long Beach is requesting volunteers to help conduct its annual bike count.
October 10, 2012
Why, oh, Why Doesn’t Long Beach Have a Ciclovía?
Following the success of this past weekend's CicLAvia, with some 100,000 bikers, skaters, and walkers invading the streets of Los Angeles, the only question down south became: why, oh, why doesn't Long Beach have a ciclovía?
October 9, 2012
In Long Beach, Some Lights Rest Unless Drivers Follow Speed Limits
In an effort to control drivers who speed along one of Long Beach’s most at-risk stretches of asphalt—East Wardlow Road—the City has installed an innovative speed detection system that will halt those going too fast. Dubbed “Operation Rest in Red,” the 6,000-foot stretch of Wardlow between Studebaker Road and Claremore Avenue now has a traffic … Continued
October 2, 2012
Tony Cruz: How Long Beach’s Top Cyclist Went from Racer, to Ambassador, to Planner
Tony Cruz's affability is hard to discount because it comes in so many forms: he is humble, he is incredibly cultured, and his respect for making Long Beach more bike friendly supersedes attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony--he's actually altered policy.
September 25, 2012