Free electric shuttle service coming to Downtown, Belmont Shore in October
The all-electric shuttles will give people free rides inside two service areas that include Downtown and southeast Long Beach. Service is expected to start in October.
Will a new oversight position help California’s high-speed rail plans get on track?
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature agreed to create an inspector general job for high-speed rail as part of a compromise that they hope will get the project moving and end with an actual train.
Governor, legislators won’t budge in high-speed rail dispute
Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on what the next steps for California’s high-speed rail project should be.
Long Beach Transit to receive $6.5 million grant to electrify UCLA route
The Long Beach Transit grant will help the agency meet its goal of having an entire fleet of zero emission buses by 2035, said spokesman Michael Gold.
Long Beach to offer free job training in logistics industry
The online courses will teach job candidates the fundamentals of e-commerce, supply chain and inventory management, safety and other key skills required for logistics careers.
Bird scooter mechanic says he was fired after raising safety concerns
The mechanic alleges he’s been blacklisted from the electric scooter industry after saying he wouldn’t ignore damage to scooters.
City Council briefed on Blue Line project as city braces for four-month closure
According to Metro staff, the southern portion of the closure—which includes all stations south of the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station—will begin at 4 a.m. Saturday.
Major roads in Long Beach, Los Angeles and Anaheim rank third worst in U.S., report says
Bumpy roads, uneven pavement and potholes cost drivers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim areas more than $900 a year, it said.
Amid massive chaos over e-scooters, Long Beach actually does the right thing: makes room for them
Rather than dismissing scooters under a ban, Long Beach has done something entirely different: created a program that actually incorporates them an alternative mode of transit.
Long Beach is testing an electric scooter pilot program, hoping to avoid problems others cities have faced
The scooter program will operate similar to the city’s existing bike share program, in which users can rent a scooter for a flat initiation fee—typically $1—and then pay about 15 cents for every minute the scooters are in operation.