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Supervisor Hahn and Councilmember Ricks-Oddie: “Pull the Plug” on Metro/Caltrans 91 Freeway Expansion in Long Beach
Supervisor Janice Hahn: “I think it’s pretty clear that we’re going to need to pull the plug" on planned mile-long $174 million 91 Freeway project
July 23, 2024
Long Beach Leads in Traffic Circles
Traffic circles aren't quite ubiquitous in Long Beach, but they're around. Riding and walking through the city one encounters circles in neighborhoods rich and poor, new and old.
July 12, 2024
Metro Committee Approves 710 Freeway Plan with Reduced Widening and “No Known Displacements”
Metro's new 710 Freeway plan is definitely multimodal, definitely adds new freeway lanes, and probably won't demolish any homes or businesses
April 19, 2024
Rundown of New Federal Reconnecting Communities Grants for L.A. County
There are seven L.A. County Reconnecting Communities grants totaling $162 million - about 90% of that goes to Metro's Removing Barriers project, which includes new bus lanes, first/last mile walk/bike facilities, bike-share, and more.
March 18, 2024
Many Cities Get Free Bike and Bus Upgrades from New Development
L.A. City could shift current resources that today go to widening streets - and instead upgrade sidewalks, bus stops, and bike lanes - especially when new development pays for it
March 13, 2024
Long Beach’s Concrete Curb-Protected Bike Lanes
Concrete curbs are real protection compared to plastic bollard posts that errant drivers regularly mow down
January 31, 2024
Long Beach Opens New Mark Bixby Walk/Bike Path along Harbor Bridge
The spectacular path would not have happened without the vociferous, aggressive advocacy of its namesake Mark Bixby
May 24, 2023
Beach Streets Downtown 2023 – Open Thread
Beach Streets Downtown opened more than five miles of Long Beach streets - primarily Broadway and Pine Avenue - tens of thousands of participants biked/skated/ambled/ran/scootered in car-free streets
May 23, 2023
Long Beach’s Beach Streets Returns – Open Thread
Yesterday's Beach Streets route took place in the eastern portion of Long Beach, from the north end of Cal State University Long Beach to Spring Street
September 19, 2022
Looking to Reset Process, Metro to Approve ‘No Build’ Alternative for Lower 710 Freeway Widening
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
April 12, 2022
