The Port of Long Beach looks set to approve the EIR with Bike and Ped Path for Gerald Desmond Bridge Another major milestone along the path to build a separated bicycle and pedestrian facility on the replacement for the Gerald Desmond Bridge will occur on December 19 when the Long Beach harbor commission meets to review [...]

I’m hard pressed to think of a more urban – and hilly city – in the US than San Francisco.  And until this weekend  I didn’t think of it as a particularly bike friendly city.  But…this weekend changed my mind. It also made me think…if they can make San Francisco this bike friendly most cities in the [...]

Federal funding for one of the most important bicycling and walking programs is in danger of being cut.  Read on to find out more about this important program and how you can reach out to your senators and congress people to express your support. Go to safe routes to school site to contact your senators and [...]

There are several common perceptions about cycling and cyclists – many of which just aren’t true.  Such as “cyclists don’t pay road taxes..and thus shouldn’t have “equal access to the road.”  Or “bike lanes cost too much.”  Or a biggy “reducing driving kills business.” In a recent op-ed piece in one of the most widely [...]

What can a world-class bike advocate do for your city and its bike program? Long Beach can tell you. In an excellent article in today’s Long Beach paper, the Press-Telegram,  Doug Kirkorian talks about Charlie Gandy, Long Beach’s mobility coordinator (what is a mobility coordinator you ask…in this case it’s the person in charge of putting together [...]

Long Beach has undertaken several major bike infrastructure projects over the past three years.  These are the sharrows in Belmont Shore, the Vista Street Bike Boulevard and the cycle tracks in downtown.  All of these took political will and community support. This video from Long Beach TV shows the projects and interviews with some of the [...]

The separate bike lanes…or cycle tracks as they are known in Europe…were officially opened in Long Beach on Saturday. The tracks, which are on Broadway and 3rd Avenues, run through the downtown corridor from the 710 freeway on the west to Alamitos Avenue on the east.  The tracks, which are about 1.2 miles in length, [...]

“LONG BEACH THE UNDISPUTED LEADER” For those of you who have not seen the latest LA.STREETSBLOG by Joe Linton, a well know cycling blogger, it is a must read for anyone interested in what is happening in Long Beach and in cycling.   As you can see from the “clipping” below…Joe starts off his piece with the [...]

Long Beach is having a grand opening for the new downtown bikeways on Saturday April 23rd from 11:00 to 2:00.  There will be activities for people of all ages – so we encourage you to come down…bring your family…and check out this newest addition to Long Beach’s cycling infrastructure. “The first separated bikeway in Southern [...]

From a cycling perspective there were two significant events at yesterday’s Long Beach Harbor Commission Meeting: The Mark Bixby Bike and Pedestrian Path: The commissioners unanimously recommended naming the bike and pedestrian path on the new bridge connecting downtown Long Beach with Terminal island “The Mark Bixby bike and pedestrian path.”  We would like to thank the [...]