Car-Lite Long Beach

Author: Kurt Canfield

  • Car-Lite Nov 2024 Voter Guide

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    Following up on our earlier Voter Guide, we’re back with our picks for endorsements for the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Measure LB Measure LB removes a tax exemption for electrical corporations and government agencies using natural gas for electricity. This would potentially raise $15 mil per year that would go into the city’s general fund.…

  • Bike Lane Sweeper Fundraiser (70% complete!)

    Bike Lane Sweeper Fundraiser (70% complete!)

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    First, the link: https://gofund.me/60aa4702 We’ve been fundraising (perhaps a little too quietly) for the past two months, trying to raise enough money to afford a tow-behind bike lane sweeper. We think that with one of these doohickeys, we’ll be able to clean a lot more efficiently on clean-up days, and provide a little more passive…

  • Circuit Transit Is Not the Solution

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    Originally posted on Reddit This Tuesday, City Council will be considering renewing the contract and increasing the budget of Circuit Transit, an on-demand transit network company that provides ride hail services in limited locations within Long Beach. The new budget proposes an increase from $1.34 million to $6.47 million to fund a larger service area, 8 more…

  • Parking Solutions for the City of Long Beach

    Parking Solutions for the City of Long Beach

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    Originally posted on Reddit.com The Tradeoff It’s an adage of parking advocates that parking can be “available, convenient, and free, but it can’t be all three.” Most of the time it may feel like it can’t even be two. The search for available, convenient, and free parking in Long Beach has created more than a…

  • Explore DeForest Wetlands Event 6/1/24

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    Public Transit Long Beach Transit 61 buses run north/south on Atlantic every 20 minutes on Saturdays. Get off at Atlantic and Harding. The event is about a 10-minute walk west. LBT 51 buses run north/south on Long Beach Boulevard every 20 minutes. Get off at Long Beach Boulevard and Ellis and walk 10 minutes north.…

  • Car-Lite LB 2024 Voter Guide

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    For our first voting guide, we collaborated with Streets For All on a questionnaire for all of the district races happening here in Long Beach. We asked tough questions regarding vision zero, transit funding, and transportation inequity, and we tailored each questionnaire to each district. It was a lot of fun. District 2 – Cindy…