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Bicycling
Events & Festivals
Beach Streets 2024 will arrive with North Long Beach route on Nov. 9
After fear that not a single Beach Streets event would happen in 2024 at all due to a lack of funding, city officials have formally cleared the way for Beach Streets Uptown to move forward in the fall.
Urbanism & Development
Long Beach traffic circles? We have more than any other city in the state
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.
Urbanism & Development
Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach was to receive fully protected bike lanes; that could change
Caltrans initially had Class IV bike lanes—fully protected bike lanes that separate bicyclists and motorists with hard physical barriers like curbs—planned for its rehabilitation...
Urbanism & Development
Thank the bicycle gods: A guide to the new curb-protected Long Beach bike lanes
Concrete curbs are real protection compared to plastic bollard posts that errant drivers regularly mow down—and the fact that four new Long Beach bike lanes feature them means there is hope.
Culture & Commentary
Maritime Bicycle Courier—Long Beach’s sole bike deliverer—quietly and permanently shutters business
Long Beach has officially lost one of its most unique (and green) businesses: Maritime Bicycle Courier, the nearly decade-long delivery service that used bicyclists, has permanently shut down.
Urbanism & Development
Bike path connecting DTLB to International Gateway Bridge officially opens
Bicycling advocates have long dreamed of a seamless ride from the beaches of our shoreline to the sweeping views atop the bridges that connect the Port to DTLB—and that day has come.
Urbanism & Development
Bike share for $5 per year? City of Long Beach says, ‘Yes—bike share for all’
In a move toward further transit and accessibility equity, the City of Long Beach has launched its Bike Share for All program, where eligible applicants can access it for $5 per year. Yes, five dollars.
Culture & Commentary
Why one of Long Beach’s most important foci should be limiting speeds on our most dangerous roads
In this guest commentary piece, Long Beach Transit Boardmember Michael Clemson breaks down how speed is one of our city's most dangerous characteristics.
