Long Beach bikes
San Gabriel River Bike Path Realignment Moves Forward
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to award a construction contract for Phase 2 of the San Gabriel River Bicycle Trail Realignment, Supervisor Don Knabe announced last week. Phase 2 of the project will realign and reconstruct 460 feet of the bike path just south of Del Amo Boulevard. Additionally, [...]
Get ready to ride! Thursday is Bike to Work Day
Long Beach is well on its way to becoming the most bicycle friendly city in the country, and the community is encouraged to participate in 2010 California Bike Commute Week from May 17 through May 21. In celebration of this week and to encourage more people help clean our air by riding their bike to [...]
Join the discussion to create a countywide Bicycle Master Plan
Bicycle riders are invited to participate in the second series of community workshops on the countywide Bicycle Master Plan, currently being developed by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department. The Los Angeles County Bicycle Master Plan seeks to expand and connect the bikeways, improve existing bicycle facilities, develop and prioritize a list of proposed [...]
Recycle your bicycle
Do you have an old bike taking up space in your garage? Has your child outgrown a bike or two? You can give your bike a second life by donating it to Long Beach youth through the Recycle Your Bicycle Program. In celebration of National Bike Month, the City of Long Beach, Waste Management, and [...]
Bike Festival presents weekend of cycling events to Long Beach
The 2nd Annual Long Beach Bicycle Festival presented by Wokcano Restaurant is expected to draw up to 10,000 spectators and more than 1,200 participants in the competitive and amateur cycling events May 7-9 in Downtown Long Beach. The weekend of bike festivities will kick off with the Fixed Gear Festival in the East Village Arts [...]
Bixby Road Bike Lane completes Long Beach bike loop
Last week the City of Long Beach installed a new bike lane on Bixby Road. The Bixby Road Bike Lane includes striping, signage, and bike lane pavement markings along Bixby Road from Country Club Drive to Cherry Avenue. This new bike lane connects Los Cerritos Park, Longfellow Elementary School, and Hughes Middle School, and passes [...]
4th Street in Motion Festivals ready to roll through Retro Row
The 1st Annual 4th Street in Motion festival is rolling into town on May 9. The wheels are turning on 4th Street, aspiring to an increasingly green lifestyle and this festival is no exception, showcasing alternative transportation and bicycle-related activities. The 4th Street corridor, between Junipero and Cherry Avenues, will be buzzing with activity, including [...]
Car Free Fridays rides again
Are you ready for Car Free Friday? On Friday, April 2, the community is invited to again leave their car in the garage and feel the wind in their hair. Ride your bike on Car Free Friday and join the car-free community for discounts at Lunch Breaks for Cyclists. In addition to the clean-living karma of a [...]
Excitement builds for Tour of Long Beach, Bike Festival
In anticipation of the Long Beach Bike Festival in May, professional cyclist Tony Cruz and Mayor Bob Foster hosted a kick-off event outside of the new pavilion of Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach on March 24 to encourage community members to ride their bicycles. Part of the Long Beach Bike Festival is the Tour of [...]
Wrigley Neighborhood meeting presents Metro Blue Line audit
Review the findings from the Metro Blue Line Bike and Walk Audits conducted this past December at the upcoming Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance meeting. The neighborhood organization will discuss the bike and walk audit findings from the stations in the Wrigley area on Monday, March 15 at the regular monthly WANA meeting at Veteran’s Park Social Room [...]
