Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Long Beach

710 Freeway ramps towering over nearby residences. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Looking to Reset Process, Metro to Approve ‘No Build’ Alternative for Lower 710 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | Apr 12, 2022 | No Comments

It is pretty unusual for an agency like Metro to spend more than $160 million on freeway widening plans and early projects, then select the "no build" alternative

710 Freeway. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Much of Metro’s Latest 710 Freeway Messaging Sounds All Too Familiar

By Joe Linton | Dec 9, 2021 | No Comments

Stay tuned - probably for another decade - to find out if Metro's latest community messaging is sincere, or just another iteration of the past couple decades of lip service to a community-driven process.

The 710 Freeway at the 91 Freeway - photo via Metro presentation

Environmental Protection Agency Nixes Metro and Caltrans’ Current Plan for Expanding Lower 710 Freeway

By Joe Linton | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

Dealing a blow to Metro's effort to fast-track expansion of the lower 710 Freeway, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated that Metro follow air quality laws.

Parking protected bike lane on Artesia Boulevard in the city of Long Beach. Long Beach due to receive funding for a similar facility on Pacific Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Two Dozen Upcoming L.A. County Walk/Bike Projects Funded

By Joe Linton | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

Metro Measure M Active Transportation grants, and CA Transportation Commission Active Transportation Program grants

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia - photo via city of Long Beach

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia Stepping Down from the Metro Board

By Joe Linton | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments

Robert Garcia states that there are "other opportunities ahead that I would like to pursue."

116 Redondo Ave will be five affordable homes for adults with developmental disabilities thanks to HOPE and the city of Long Beach

Five-Unit Affordable Housing Complex for Adults with Disabilities to Open in Long Beach

By Brian Addison | Jun 25, 2019 | No Comments

In Long Beach, on Redondo Avenue between First Street and Broadway, a parcel has been converted to a five-unit affordable housing complex specifically for adults with developmental disabilities

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