bike long beach — year in review 2010

7/31/2019 Bike Long Beach Year in Review 2010

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YEAR IN REVIEW

2010BIKE LONG BEACH

Photo: Allan Crawford

www.bikelongbeach.org


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2010 BIKE LONG BEACHYEAR IN REVIEW

2Once avoided by parents due to speedy traffic crossing at Park and Ximeno,

Vista Street now serves as a safe route to school serving Horace Mann and

Lowell Elementary Schools, as well as Rogers Middle School.

Vista Street Bike BoulevardThe 1st bike boulevard in Southern California was

opened to much fanfare by the residents on Vista

at a block party hosted by the Belmont Heights

and Bluff Heights Neighborhood Associations on

Sunday, December 12th.

2010 has been a stellar year for

biking in Long Beach, withmany significant advancesoccurring on all fronts. Newbike routes, innovative bike

facilities, bike safety education,bike corrals, and more and

were just getting started.

The purpose of all of theseimprovements is to make LongBeach a healthier, moreactive, and more livablecommunity for all of itsresidents. We are a perfectcommunity to take advantage

of cycling and mobility giventhe great bike paths along the

Los Angeles and San GabrielRivers as well as our own BeachBike Path.

Photo: Allan Crawford


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Green Sharrow Study Results

Accolades & Distinctions

! Ranked as the 23rd best bike city inAmerica by Bicycling Magazine

the highest ranked city in SouthernCalifornia

! Received a grand prize national

innovation award from the Institutefor Transportation Engineers for the

green sharrow installation inBelmontShore

! Featured in the independent

film Riding Bikes with Dutch,in which film maker MichaelBauch rediscovers

bicycle bliss in hishome town


Before and after studies were completed for this one-year experimental project

approved by the Federal Highway Administration and the California Traffic

Control Devices Committee that was installed in June, 2009. The results showed

almost a doubling of people on bicycles on 2nd Street, and a 485% increase of

people on bikes correctly using the green sharrow lane outside of the door zone.


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Improvements! Completed the Vista Bike

Boulevard, the first of itskind in southern California

! Installed bike corrals in theEast Village and upperPine, with more on the way

! Began construction of a

new Bikestation on thePromenade

! Began construction ofprotected bike lanes on Broadway and 3rd Street downtown

! Worked with Caltrans to add bike lanes on PCH from the Traffic Circle southto Orange County


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! Added 20 newmiles of bike-ways throughgrants, innova-tions, and PublicWorks expertise

! Worked with Los

Angeles Countyto repave theLos Angeles

River Bike Trail

! Completed improvements to encourage people to ride their bikes to the

Willow Metro Blue Line Station, including new bike lanes, signs, and loopdetectors


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Programs & Events! Implemented youth bike

safety education classes, inwhich every elementaryand middle school studentwith have participated bythe end of 2012

! Provided The Cruzer

Sessions, with Long Beach

Bike Ambassador Tony Cruz,every Thursday night to

promote cycling for peopleof all ages

! More than 7,000 people participated in the2010 Long Beach Bike Festival, which wasexpanded include activities for all ages andinterests, such as a kids race, bike polo,bmx, and a bike fashion show

! 1,200 people participated in the Inaugural

Tour of Long Beach, which raised over$65,000 for Miller Childrens Hospital

! 2,666 cyclistsparticipated in the LongBeach Bike Marathon

! Facilitated a series ofpresentations by guest

speakers, including JeffMapes and Jim Sayer,to discuss innovations inthe world of biking andhow we can applythem in Long Beach


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Planning Efforts & Community Assistance

! Initiated work to update the CitysBike Master Plan

! Competed the third annual bikecount with the help of volunteers

and CSULB

! Formed the Mayors CoastalCoalition, involving cities in Los

Angeles and Orange Counties, towork with Caltrans to makeimprovements to bike facilitiesalong the full stretch of PCH

! Participated in the process toaudit every Metro Blue Line

Station in Long Beach to developa plan to encourage people to walk

or ride their bike to take the Blue Line

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! Secured funding fromthe Los AngelesCounty Public HealthDepartment for theformation of four bike-friendly retail districts East Village ArtsDistrict, Bixby Knolls,

Retro Row, and theAnaheim Corridor

! Provided assistance toopen the Bicycle H.U.Bcooperative locatedat 1740 N. Long BeachBlvd


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Other Bicycling Activity in Long Beach

! More than 1,000 people participated in the American DiabetesAssociations Ship to Shore Tour de Cure bike ride across the GeraldDesmond and Vincent Thomas Bridges

! The Tuesday night circuit series at El Dorado Regional Park organized byCalifornia Bicycle Racing continues to draw over 200 participants per week

during the Spring and Summer

! 3,000 people attended the 4th Street in Motion event, which included the

Bike Film Festival

! The Cyclone Coasters, a vintage bicycle club, hosted Sunday rides

! Groups such as Velo Allegro, Lightning Velo, and the LaHabra Cycling Clubcontinue to have daily rides throughout the community and welcome newmembers

Photo: Mark Bixby

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Photos: Mark Bixby


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Coming in 2011Theres a lot to look forward to next year because a lot is underway. First andmost exciting is the separated bikeways that are under construction downtownon Broadway and 3rd. They will be opening in the first quarter and will go a longway toward serving the growing neighborhood of new families that calldowntown home. The update of the bike master plan is also getting started with

community meetings throughout the city from January through March. And nextup is the brand new downtown Bikestation and a new bike share program to

serve downtown and CSULB through a Metro grant. Theres much more on theway to include it all here - plus we have to save something for the 2011 Year in

Review!

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Bike Long BeachTransportation Programs Officer

Sumire Gant

[email protected]

Mobility Coordinator

Charles Gandy

[email protected]

Transportation Planner

Steve Tweed

[email protected]

Transportation Programs Planner

Courtney Aguirre

[email protected]

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