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Long Beach’s Leap Towards Livability Part III
(If you're not familiar with the infrastructure innovations in Long Beach, you should read this article first. In 2009, Joe Linton wrote a two part series on Long Beach's "Leap Towards Livability." Today and tomorrow's stories are both part of our Annenberg School of Journalism Public Health Fellowship and a continuation of that series.)
August 18, 2011
Another Wonderful Long Beach First: Protected Bike Lanes
The city of Long Beach is Southern California's undisputed leader in innovative infrastructure for safe and convenient bicycling. They're at it again this Saturday, April 23rd 2011, when they unveil the first genuine protected bike lanes west of New York City.
April 21, 2011
Raise Awareness of the I-710 Widening Near Long Beach, and Do It on a Bike (POSTPONED)
(Update 12:34 - Just received word this event was postponed because of the threat of rain. We'll let you know when it's rescheduled - DN)
March 25, 2011
Long Beach Bike Plan Update – Group bike ride and meeting at Bixby Park, Saturday, March 19th
You have one last chance to hear the presentation and ask questions or provide feedback directly, Tonight, Wednesday 3/23/2011, start at 6:00 PM in the Mark Twain Library, 1401 E. Anaheim, Long Beach
March 23, 2011
A Bike Path Over Troubled Water
As unlikely as it may seem, the City of Long Beach has taken significant steps this week to making the above rendering a reality - or at least having it redone by a much more expensive design team. Last week, the Long Beach City Council succeeded in convincing the port to commit to building a bike/pedestrian pathway on its proposed replacement for the Gerald Desmond Bridge.
October 4, 2010
A Photo Tour of Long Beach’s Vista Street Bike Boulevard
And now for a quick photographic update from the one bicycle project you've all been waiting to hear about: Long Beach's new bike boulevard on Vista Street. There have been a few hangups along the way; additional money needed to be allocated to remove unwanted concrete from under the street, and apparently the painters had difficulty spelling "yield". Nonetheless, the project appears to be progressing nicely, with construction of a new stop light at Redondo scheduled for next month - providing there aren't any more typos.
September 14, 2010