Longbeachize

• Parks

May 23, 2019

Long Beach ranks No. 18 on national park-space index, but there’s work to do

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

The Trust for Public Land has released its annual ParkScore list, ranking the nation's most populous cities on providing their citizens with easy access to green space, and Long Beach officially cracked the Top 20.

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• Housing Long Beach

May 22, 2019

Longtime advocate Josh Butler to step down as executive director of Housing Long Beach

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

After serving for four years as its leader and executive director, Josh Butler has decided to step down from his post at Housing Long Beach.

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• Long Beach Transit

May 22, 2019

Daily service on Long Beach Transit’s water taxis begins this Friday

by Staff Reports    in Longbeachize

Long Beach Transit has announced that daily rides on its shoreline-cruising Aqualink will begin Friday, May 24 and continue through the summer.

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• parking

May 20, 2019

Following complaints about Broadway alterations, more parking could be making its way to Alamitos Beach

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

Staff will examine streets between Junipero Avenue and Alamitos Avenue that might accommodate 90-degree diagonal parking.

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• Housing

May 18, 2019

Long Beach named 7th worst in the nation when it comes to housing cost burdens

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

Long Beach was named the seventh worst city in the nation when it comes to its citizens being burdened by housing costs, according to research from Smart Asset.

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• Commentary

May 8, 2019

Report highlights Long Beach’s dismissal of the ‘missing middle’ when it comes to housing

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

The "missing middle" refers to households that are cost-burdened by market rate housing but unable to qualify for housing subsidies.

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• Rankings

May 8, 2019

Long Beach named among Top 50 most bike friendly cities in nation

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

Long Beach saw itself climb out of the Top 200 from 2018 and into the Top 50 most bike friendly cities in 2019 according to People for Bikes.

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• Metro

May 7, 2019

After Blue Line reopens, riders could face service cuts as Metro discusses proposed budget

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

Metro Los Angeles' proposed budget for this upcoming fiscal year includes a swath of service cuts that could affect riders on the Blue, Expo, and Gold lines.

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• Vision Zero

May 6, 2019

31 people were killed in car collisions in Long Beach in 2018. Here’s what the city is doing about it.

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

Car collisions took more lives than the act of homicide did in 2018: 31 people were killed in car collisions in Long Beach. 24 of them were Long Beach residents. 11 of them were pedestrians and bicyclists.

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• Commentary

May 6, 2019

Huxton townhomes in DTLB increase from $400K to over $800K over course of construction

by Brian Addison    in Longbeachize

In less than two years, the 40-townhouse development known as the Huxton in Downtown Long Beach has doubled its prices.

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