Walk Bike Long Beach

For all the new or recently returning riders out there, here is an opportunity to get a little help getting out on your bike safely!

Show your support for Open Streets! Submit a comment to Mayor Robert Garcia and the City Council to encourage them to pass the proposal to study having open streets to prioritize essential travel and social distancing for people throughout our communities, especially those neighborhoods where open public space is limited. https://longbeach.granicusideas.com//5ebc8bdef2b67094e3006

We are saddened to hear about the death of a pedestrian near Cabrillo High School. The incident highlights a major challenge that WBLB has been fighting to address for years now: the safety of pedestrians along Santa Fe. The area around Cabrillo HS is busy with kids while school is in session and busy with other residents when school is out because of the restaurants, shops, and Admiral Kidd Park. In 2017, we conducted walk audits of the area with the local community and highlighted the major areas of improvement to help address bike and pedestrian safety. We hope that it does not take more incidents like this one to get some of the recommendations implemented.

This is an idea we have asked of city leadership for various corridors even before the current health crisis. Opening streets and prioritizing them for people instead of cars will allow Long Beach to demonstrate its leadership in a new and innovative way for the LA region. We'll be posting more about this as information becomes available.

LA County has deemed bike shops essential businesses. Do you know which of our local shops are open and what special measures they are taking?

We at WBLB love that folks are out #walking, #biking, and #running. However, as a reminder, please be extra cautious: - stay home if you are not feeling well - observe a 6ft gap between you and others using the roads and trails - give extra space to pass or slow down until you are able to pass safely - make sure you call out your passes to alert the people you are passing... - make sure you are able to hear your surroundings so you know if someone is coming up from behind Also, remember that @LongBeachParks sports facilities are closed. #SocialDistancing

Our very own Danny Gamboa was a part of this short film talking about #ghostbikes. Check it out now!

Our parent organization, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition - LACBC, got a mention from KCRW for its efforts to organize people during the 2010s to fight for alternative transportation and increased mobility throughout the LA region. #bravo

Imagine a world where bus and rail access costs nothing... Oh, hey, look at that!

Our latest newsletter went out this #GivingTuesday morning. Help support our work by donating at https://la-bike.org/chapter/walk-bike-long-beach/. Read the rest of our newsletter at http://eepurl.com/gLHyNT. Want to make sure you receive our newsletter in your inbox each month? Sign up at http://eepurl.com/cP_Dcr

Coming up this weekend is the next in an ongoing series of neighborhood engagement events to help youth learn more about planning. On Saturday Dec 7 at Dooley Elementary School will be an opportunity to share your input on the mobility needs of the North LB community. Share with your friends, encourage your family, and help make a difference in how the neighborhood will grow.

North LB residents, the next in the neighborhood leadership series is coming up! Join your neighbors and youth from the community to help shape the future of your neighborhood!

Know any North Long Beach youth who are interested in helping make their neighborhood better? Encourage them to participate in the Emerging Leaders Academy and help shape the future of the community.

Come check out this short film on Saturday morning at 10AM with our friends the Filipino Migrant Center and East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice.