Bixby Park—Saturday, March 19

See you at Bixby Park for an easy, family-oriented neighborhood bike ride on Saturday, March 19th, departing at 10:00 am.

Then, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, also at Bixby Park, join the community workshop to update the Long Beach Bicycle Master Plan. Your suggestions and observations will be noted by staff of the Department of Public Works.

Bixby Park is located between Cherry and Junipero, and between Ocean Blvd. and Broadway.

If the opportunity to participate in a fun bike ride and to provide City planners with your input about cycling infrastructure isn’t incentive enough… here’s one more goodie to sweeten the pot: There will be free Mc’Coffee.

It occurs to us that this Saturday you could enjoy a particularly Buzzy Day in a coffee-tasting way. We suggest that you buy various cups of coffee at several of our favorite local cafés (including coffee from Hot Java and from the Park Pantry—both across the street from Bixby Park—and from Portfolio Coffeehouse on Fourth at Junipero)… and then enjoy some free McCoffee as part of the community workshop. After the workshop, you could then cycle over to Sipology #2 on Broadway at Temple… and then cycle around the rest of the day to a dozen other great, locally-owned cafés. No… wait… you should NOT sip that much coffee in one day. Better to do your coffee tasting little by little. So… scratch the Buzzy Day idea. This Saturday, would you care for some McCoffee?

The final Bicycle Master Plan Update community meeting will take place at the Mark Twain Library (1401 E. Anaheim), Wednesday, March 23rd, 6:00-8:00 pm.

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MichaelB, March 16th 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Separated Bikeways on 3rd & Broadway

Everyone has an opinion about this project

Who wants to start [the most recent] dialog?

Anxieties? positive outlooks? how does it work? Is it safe? …

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bmckeever, March 3rd 2011 | Posted in Current News, advocacy

LB Bicycle Registration Update

this just in. here’s an excerpt of an eMail from Councilman Robert Garcia:

“Last night, the City Council unanimously supported my proposal for a new and accessible bike registration program that eliminates the mandatory registration system and moves to an online national bike registry. This new and free registration system is fair, voluntary, and will partner with local bike retailers and repair shops. We have eliminated an extra level of bureaucracy for residents and visitors. Additionally, a vast majority of Long Beach residents and families who did not have their bikes registered with the city, will no longer be subject to expensive fines and bike impounds.

Read more…

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travis, February 9th 2011 | Posted in Current News, advocacy

Last minute, I know..

so today’s the day: Tuesday, February 8th, 5pm
in the council chambers of city hall (333 w. ocean blvd. 90802)

Long Beach City Council votes on the currently mandatory bike registration, on whether or not to continue it’s mandatoriness, make it optional or outright abolish it.

let’s all hope—and keep our fingers crossed—City Council makes a sensible decision and moves for outright abolishment.
Read more…

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travis, February 8th 2011 | Posted in Current News, advocacy

Cyclists, Runners, Pedestrians…

…and those who love them.

Your support is needed! As some may be familiar, the Port of Long Beach is reconstructing the Gerald Desmond Bridge. The GDb is one of the two bridges between Long Beach and San Pedro, and is the one which connects Long Beach with Terminal Island.

A Class 1 (separated) bike path and pedestrian access on this bridge to Terminal Island would be beneficial to many: for work, for play, for tourists, for et cetera.

Come to BIKESTATION in downtown LB (222 e. broadway, 90802) and sign the petition to the CA Coastal Commission to make them aware of this community’s desire for the Class 1 bike path & pedestrian access. Also find in Bikestation some literature for precise information about the petition and CA law and Policy requirements and et cetera.

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travis, January 27th 2011 | Posted in Current News, advocacy

Request for input to Bicycle Master Plan update

Attend an upcoming public meeting to provide your input regarding cycling in Long Beach. The Long Beach Department of Public Works is holding meetings in many neighborhoods to solicit input about updating the Bicycle Master Plan.

The City has scheduled nine public sessions to request input during January, February and March. Also, the City will sponsor free bike rides prior to five of those public meetings.

To view details (dates, times, locations) about meetings 1-5, click on the LEFT. (Bicycle Master Plan workshops at Lowell Elementary School, First Congregational Church, Silverado Park, Coolidge Park and Los Altos Library.)

To view details (dates, times, locations) about meetings 6-9, click on the RIGHT. (Bicycle Master Plan workshops at El Dorado Park, Bixby Knolls, Bixby Park and Mark Twain Library.)

To view details about free bike rides starting at Lowell Elementary School and Silverado Park, click on the LEFT.

To view details about free bike rides starting at El Dorado Park, Bixby Knolls and Bixby Park, click on the RIGHT.

For more information, contact Courtney Aguirre at (562) 570-6667.

Courtney.Aguirre@LongBeach.Gov.

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MichaelB, January 21st 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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HuBBA

Huntington Beach Bicycle Advocates (HuBBA)

New bicycle advocates join the club! Congrats Jim Powers for putting another great team in action!

http://www.hubbabikenews.blogspot.com/

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bmckeever, December 28th 2010 | Tags: , ,
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Traffic Skills for Cyclists, Wednesday Dec. 15

Now is a great time to sign up for the next, free, two-session Traffic Skills 101 course. Participants meet at the CSULB Pyramid Annex for one evening classroom session, then meet once again on their bicycles the following weekend for several daylight hours of practice and sharing of observations while cycling legally and safely in traffic. Instructors are LCI certified.

You need to sign up online in advance. Go to EDUCATION at the top of the longbeachcyclists.com web page for details, for schedule, and for the registration link. The next in-class session is Wednesday, December 15th at 6:00 pm.

There are many good reasons to take the Traffic Skills 101 course. It’s smart to know your road rights and responsibilities, and to always cycle safely and legally. Another great reason to take the course is that it is a prerequesite for serving as a board member of Long Beach Cyclists—you are encouraged to consider becoming one of the organization’s leaders in coming months. Our first board was elected in March of 2010; soon perhaps a new group of individuals will want to lead our organization. Step up and make it happen.

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MichaelB, December 6th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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Bicycling in Long Beach, the most friendly

news has spread throughout the Long Beach cycling community, indeed beyond the city’s borders, of the immediate crack-down of the most recent Long Beach Critical Mass ride.

let it be noted here, now, that Long Beach Cyclists has no stance for, nor against the Critical Mass rides which take place all over the country and around the world in many metropolitan areas. what we do stand for is abiding by all traffic laws just as motorists must. “Same Roads. Same Rights. Same Responsibilities.” you can read all about the CA vehicle code as it concerns bicycles and their drivers here [LINK]. and though it’s not a legal requirement for those of us over the age of 17, we strongly recommend the proper use of helmets while biking. I, Travis Bos, current vice-pres of this organization, do not bike without one.

if you don’t know what happened with October 29th’s Critical Mass you can read the articles already published by others here (LA Times), here (P-T), here (PedalMovement.com), and here (MashLBC.com). don’t forget to read the comments, of which there are many. this is very important dialogue occurring among cyclists.

it’s a dialogue which will be brought to Long Beach’s City Hall this Tuesday, November 9th at 5pm. our friends at PedalMovement are organizing a group to go before city council to express their concerns over this most recent clash of cyclists and non-cyclists. please, let this not be characterized as a march on city hall with picket signs and shouting and anger. these are honest citizens looking to express their concerns with a perceived contradiction in the policies and actions of “the most bicycle friendly city in America.”

PedalMovement’s plan is to meet in Lincoln Park (broadway/pacific) an hour before the council meeting to organize, clarify and galvanize their efforts. everyone will be wearing green as they step up to the podium to talk about issues such as a Cyclist’s Bill of Rights.

Ronnie Sandlin, spokesman for this issue for PedalMovement, has given his phone number for contact (562 243 2448) if you would like to be more involved. if you’d like to show up in support of bicycling in Long Beach, please remember to wear green.

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travis, November 5th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
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A Proud Day for LBC

Today we were honored at the Port of Long Beach for our hard work supporting Green Port Festival (GPF)

In case you have been living under a rock, we (Long Beach Cyclists) organized and hosted all of the successful bicycle activities for Green Port Festival that took place on October 2! Today, I was at the port photographing the reception, that not only honored us but all the other “green” organizations in LB that were part of that day.   I was able to step away from shooting to pose (as all the other recipients of the awards were doing) with POLB Board of Harbor Commissioners.  In the board meeting that followed the wonderful reception (with amazing food by the way) Port staff thanked us several times and were ALL SMILES for what we had accomplished!  I felt very inclined to share this with all of you in the community as well as all the fantastic volunteers that made that day possible – THANK YOU!  We were awarded a beautiful bamboo frame with a photograph of us as a token of their thanks.

-Bernadette McKeever

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bmckeever, November 1st 2010 | Tags: , ,
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