Long Beach transportation

Long Beach Airport Tops List With Lowest Airfares in California

Long Beach Airport (LGB) is pleased to announce the lowest airfares in the State of California and the second lowest airfares in the entire country, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which tracks the data nationally. “Long Beach Airport is known for exceeding expectations – very low fares, easy access, [...]

Board of Harbor Commissioners Gives Preliminary Approval to 40-year terminal Lease

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners gave preliminary approval Monday to a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the Middle Harbor property, clearing the way for a final vote on the largest deal of its kind for any U.S. seaport.

L.A. Metro Announces Open Houses to Examine Final EIS/EIR for Regional Connector Transit Corridor

The Regional Connector, a Measure R transportation project, is a proposed fully underground light rail line that will connect the Metro Gold Line to the Metro Blue Line and soon-to-open Expo Line. The Final EIS/EIR contains recommendations for the nearly 2-mile alignment and three station locations. The report also includes recommendations for environmental mitigations for [...]

City Prosecutor Files 58 Count Criminal Complaint For Transportation of Unsafe Loads

The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office announced today that it filed a 58 count criminal complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Pacific Coast Container, Inc., for illegally transporting overweight shipments in violation of the California Vehicle Code. In addition to Pacific Coast Container, Inc., the complaint charges Umex Freight System, Inc., and 19 [...]

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Port of Long Beach $17 million For Rail Project

The Port of Long Beach was awarded $17 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help fund a rail track improvement project that will allow for a shift of more cargo from trucks to trains. The Green Port Gateway project, slated to begin construction in 2012, will lay 16,400 feet of new track to [...]

Long Beach Transit Offers Free Transportation New Year’s Eve

Free system-wide bus service will be available on Long Beach Transit this New Year’s Eve starting at 5 p.m. The promotion encourages residents to take public transit on New Year’s Eve to avoid drinking and driving and comes with the added benefits of not having to find parking during the celebration. This free service was [...]

Tickets Now on Sale For DLBA’s New Year’s Eve Celebration

Tickets are now on sale for the Downtown Long Beach Associates’ (DLBA) massive New Year’s Eve celebration taking place on Pine Avenue and Broadway. Kicking off at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2011, the high-energy street party will encompass two-square blocks and feature live music by Wayward Sons and Love Fool, covering hits from [...]

7th Annual Travel & Adventure Show Brings the World to Long Beach in January

The 7th Annual Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show™, the largest travel show in the West, will take place January 14th and 15th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The event will make Long Beach the ultimate destination for those passionate about jet-set vacations, epic journeys and rejuvenating road trips. “Our attendees come year [...]

Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services Expands to Offer Club Z! Music In-Home Music Lessons

Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services has expanded its repertoire to include music lessons provided through its sister company, Club Z! Music. Just as the original Club Z! matches tutor to student, Club Z! Music will match qualified music instructors to children or adults interested in learning how to play a musical instrument. Club Z! Music [...]

Bonnie Lowenthal’s Notes from the Capitol

Now that I chair the Joint Committee on Emergency Management, I’m constantly thinking of preparedness. That’s why I’ve met with California firefighters, who were happy to show me their aging air fleet. The helicopters may be old – some of them are Vietnam-era machines – but the men and women at CalFire are doing a [...]

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