In 1996, Long Beach became the birthplace of the first US bicycle transit center, Bikestation.
It was set up as a 6-month trial and given numorous extensions until it was established in a permanent facility in 2005.
Structures near the Transit Mall that used to house the Bikestation and the former Long Beach Transit Information Center have been turned into rubble.
The new Transit Information Center is located at the corner of Pine and First.
This August 4th 2009 image shows a huge tractor at work. Below the new earth, there used to be an amphitheater. The Promenade and adjacent areas are getting a new look.
The Bikestation is now once again in temporary housing, this time on Broadway between Pine and Long Beach Blvd.
This concept art shows what is in the works for the new Bikestation when it returns to the Transit Mall in 2010
