The ride of silence, now in its 11th year, honors those bicyclists who were killed in motor vehicle related crashes and reminds everyone of the importance of driving and riding safely.

In 2012 over 700 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes in the US. In Long Beach over the past 5 years in we have averaged over one death per year.

While the total number of traffic related fatalities in the US has been steadily falling since 2003, the number of bicycle fatalities has risen. This is in part due to the fact that more people are bicycling every year.  In Long Beach alone we have seen a doubling of the number of bicyclists on our streets since 2007.  However, just because we have more bicyclists doesn’t mean we need to have more crashes and more fatalities.

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KIDICAL Mass happens every month in the Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach. What a great event for everyone.  Kids, parents, grand parents, aunts and uncles, friends.  Anyone and everyone is welcome to join this monthly event.

Each month Kidical Mass, sponsored by Bixby Knolls Business Association, takes you on a short journey through the great neighborhoods of  Bixby Knolls and the Los Cerritos.  This months four mile ride attracted over 50 people, a significant number of them under 10, for leisurely four mile ride.

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BIKEable Communities posed a series of five questions to each of the active candidates for elected positions in Long Beach that will be contested in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 3.

Below are the answers from Long Beach and San Pedro State Assembly Candidate Suja Lowenthal to the five questions posed by BIKEable Communities regarding active living, Biking and walking in Long Beach.

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BIKEable Communities posed a series of 5 questions to each of the active candidates for elected positions in Long Beach that will be contested in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 3.

Below are the answers from Long Beach Mayoral Candidate Robert Garcia to 5 questions posed by BIKEable Communities regarding active living, Biking and walking in Long Beach. Read more »

Yesterday was bike to work day in Long Beach.  BIKEable Communities hosted a aid station at the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and Anaheim across the Metro Blue Line Station.  We made some new friends, handed out coffee, bagels, bananas (they were the most popular item) Orange Juice and the new downtown bike maps. Check out the images from the event. Read more »

 

 

 

BIKEable Communities posed a series of five questions to each of the active candidates for elected positions in Long Beach that will be contested in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 3.

Below are the answers from Long Beach City Council Candidate Lena Gonzalez to the five questions posed by BIKEable Communities regarding active living, Biking and walking in Long Beach.

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BIKEable Communities posed a series of five questions to each of the active candidates for elected positions in Long Beach that will be contested in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 3.

Below are the answers from Long Beach and San Pedro State Assembly Candidate John Goya to the five questions posed by BIKEable Communities regarding active living, Biking and walking in Long Beach.

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BIKEable Communities posed a series of five questions to each of the active candidates for elected positions in Long Beach that will be contested in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 3.

Below are the answers from Long Beach City Council Candidate Misi Tagaloa to the five questions posed by BIKEable Communities regarding active living, Biking and walking in Long Beach.

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BIKEable Communities posed a series of 5 questions to each of the active candidates for elected positions in Long Beach that will be contested in the upcoming election on Tuesday June 3.

Below are the answers from Long Beach Mayoral Candidate Damon Dunn to 5 questions posed by BIKEable Communities regarding active living, Biking and walking in Long Beach.

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