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Complete Streets
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...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Golden Burgers to become Eat Fantastic; two new parklets coming; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Urbanism & Development
Part of Broadway in Downtown Long Beach to clear after years of blockage
After breaking ground in 2021 and part of the scaffolding coming off back in June, the Aster Long Beach will finally complete its roadwork on Broadway that was part of its contract to build in the coming weeks. And the clearing will likely garner cheers from drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike.
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
Not as safe as we think: Why are so many fatal crashes in Long Beach being left out of data?
City, state, and federal governments depend on fatal crash data to determine which streets and arterials need money invested into making them safer—but how they can do that soundly when the data is faulty?
Culture & Commentary
Why the most recent Beach Streets was easily Long Beach’s best (and why our streets are more than things for cars)
This year's Beach Streets event was genuinely its best yet: Fully activated hubs, a genuinely communal feel that superseded formally sanctioned happenings, and a continual presence of walkers, bicyclists, strollers, skaters...
Events & Festivals
Where to (unquestionably) eat and drink along this weekend’s Beach Streets route
Tens of thousands of people have participated in the car-free events that allows bicyclists, skaters, walkers, and more to roam the streets safely—and this year's event is along one of Long Beach's richest culinary stretches.
Urbanism & Development
One of Long Beach’s most dangerous intersections to increase safety with four murals
15th and Chestnut is a perpetual site of fender benders, pedestrian scares, blown through stop signs, and an overall domination of the car—but now the many walkers in the Washington neighborhood will have a colorful buffer of safety.
