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Why Do Sharrows Work Better In Long Beach? And Do We Need to Rethink Them?
After four years, many complaints, many praises, and a final acceptance that they really aren't that bad, the green Sharrows in Belmont Shore have turned 4. And with that, data have been released so that we can figure out precisely what we've learned.
September 5, 2013
Long Beach: Do You Want Disneyland or a Downtown?
Here's the way Cafe Sevilla owner Eric Van den Haute phrased it exactly: "Downtown Long Beach: Do you want a village or do you want a downtown?"
August 27, 2013
The Tech Boom Comes to Everywhere in SoCal–But Long Beach
In a brilliant series examining venture capital (VC) investments--money largely invested in technology-based sectors--urban guru Richard Florida has taken data from Dow Jones and broken it down in maps and context. The macro-point is--in Floridian style--quite simple: though San Francisco/San Jose still account for an enormous chunk of VC investment, said investment is spreading into urban neighborhoods.
August 22, 2013
A Midnight Ride Up to Sac Gives 710 Communities the (Possibility) to Breathe
It should be no shock that Sen. Ricardo Lara--who represents the 33rd Senate District spanning Long Beach to Huntington Park--has a vast interest in protecting neighborhoods that line the 710 as it goes through its proposed expansion. His most recent attempt to empower neighborhoods, SB 811, would help give communities a greater say in whether or not Caltrans goes forward with a massive widening spanning Long Beach to East Los Angeles.
August 14, 2013
Cooler Than the Other Side of the Pillow: The Bicycle Drive-In
The Bicycle Drive-In occurs this Saturday from 6 pm to 10 pm at Park(d) Plaza, located on 4th Street between Linden and Elm Avenues. The event is free.
August 8, 2013
Bringin’ the Farm to the Beach: Farm Lot 59 and Urban Ag
Sasha Kanno has always had a deep connection to the earth and what it can bring about--quite literally. In a continually booming urban landscape that often exchanges concrete for earth, the importance of reconnecting people to produce--straight from its source--is something that is important to Sasha.
July 19, 2013
Long Beach, More Roundabouts Please
Here's the thing: I love roundabouts and pretty much hate most traffic signals. And here's why: the former are simply better on all every level possible.
July 18, 2013
As Professional Trucker Pool Dips in Numbers, LBCC Looks to Veterans to Help Fill Trucker Workforce
Following a previous $440,000 grant from the California Community College Chancellor's Office--in addition to $450,000 in industry pledges, mainly headed by the Harbor Trucking Association--Long Beach City College (LBCC) can now add an additional $211,733 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to help boost its professional truck driving training program.<
July 10, 2013
Housing in Long Beach, Part 2: Income Doesn’t Pay the Rent
This is part two of a series on Long Beach housing. To read part one, which examines Long Beach's migration movements and its ties to housing, click here.
June 26, 2013