Something near and dear to me (when I’m not volunteering for LB Cyclists) is professional photography. Recently, LB Cyclists was contacted by staff from “Get the Green” to help spread the word on their LA Metro area based photo contest for kids!
The basics:
Get out in nature with your kids (age 13-18) and hand them the camera! For a great location in Long Beach, I would highly recommend a family bike ride down to El Dorado Park Nature Center (find the “Friends of El Dorado Nature Center” on Facebook) Let us know if you need a route- we’ll help get you there!
Contest started January 18, 2012 and ends March 14, 2012. Please take the time to look at their informative website for rules and PRIZE information!
Thanks for supporting a creative activity aimed at environmental sustainability!
Bernadette
bmckeever, January 22nd 2012 |
Posted in Current News, Education, advocacy, event
Come downtown for the grand opening celebration and a family bike ride on Saturday, April 23rd. The fun starts at 11:00 am. Meet at the downtown Promenade.
Long Beach will inaugurate two separated bikeways—one along Broadway, the other along 3rd Street—designed to provide a pleasant, new way for the entire family to cycle when in downtown Long Beach.
The official ceremony will be held at noon.
Click to enlarge the map. Click to enlarge the Grand Opening poster for more details.
MichaelB, April 18th 2011 |
Tags: bike lane, bikeway, children, cycling, fun, goals, ride, routes, safety, separated bikeway, traffic
Posted in Current News, ride
Mark Bixby was an important advocate for cycling in Long Beach. He was the founding director of the annual Long Beach Bicycle Festival. In recent months he was an important voice calling for allowances for cyclists in the design of a new bridge connecting downtown Long Beach to Terminal Island. Mark Bixby was a member of Long Beach Cyclists. He was a friend to our community, and he will be missed.
MichaelB, March 16th 2011 |
Tags: advocacy, goals, Long Beach Bicycle Festival
Posted in Current News, advocacy
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? …
bmckeever, March 3rd 2011 |
Posted in Current News, advocacy
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…
travis, February 9th 2011 |
Posted in Current News, advocacy
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…
travis, February 8th 2011 |
Posted in Current News, advocacy
“Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.” – Helen Keller
and so it goes…
The LBC general meeting will be canceled this month due to a restructuring process of the organization. We are working hard on a new format for LBC, one that will allow us to get back into the community in education, advocacy and cycling fun! Thank you for your patience during this difficult transition. Soon, we will be proposing a new referendum, and we will be asking our members to participate.
Ride Safe LBC!
- Long Beach Cyclists Board of Directors
bmckeever, January 31st 2011 |
Posted in Current News, event, meeting
…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.
travis, January 27th 2011 |
Posted in Current News, advocacy
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/
bmckeever, December 28th 2010 |
Tags: advocacy, education, huntington beach
Posted in Current News, advocacy
Saturday, November 27th @12.30p is the date/time for a grand opening party of a new BMX shop here in long beach. there’ll be eats. there’ll be drinks. there’ll be music (by the Deadly Fins).
here’s the address: 2319 e. 7th st., Long Beach, CA 90804
here’s the flyer (click to enlarge):
travis, November 26th 2010 |
Tags: BMX
Posted in Current News
