Long Beach
Streetsblog California
Open Thread: Long Beach’s Beach Streets and CicLAvia 30
This weekend saw not one, but two, open streets events in Long Beach County.
April 30, 2019
Long Beach Newspaper Maps Pedestrian Deaths
Over the past five and a half years, pedestrians in Long Beach have been hit by a car, motorcycle, bicycle, or other type of vehicle almost 2,000 times. This map shows where those crashes happened.
October 2, 2018
710 Proposal Would Create Further Ped/Bike Danger for West & North Long Beach
Widening the southern 710 Freeway is not going to help Long Beach pedestrians and cyclists.
August 2, 2017
When the Wealthy and Privileged Hijack All the Narratives—Including Convincing the Poor that Housing Is Bad
if passed, Measure S - the "Neighborhood Integrity Initiative" - would shut down housing on practically all levels in a city that is short on housing in a county that is short on housing in a state that is short on housing
January 13, 2017
California Pedestrian Fatalities Are on the Rise
California as a state ranks at number 17 for pedestrian risk, with 6,616 pedestrian deaths between 2005 and 2014. The California regions with the highest pedestrian fatality rates are Bakersfield, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Stockton-Lodi, Modesto, and Fresno.
January 12, 2017
Take Note, California: Oakland Tragedy Shows the Cost of Too Little Housing Construction
Oakland's tragedy at Ghost Ship, where 36 people died after a fire dissolved the makeshift home into ashes, acts as mirror to SoCal and Long Beach specifically.
December 15, 2016
