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Seattle, Washington Biking
After an amazing time biking around Portland, we took the couple hour train ride up to Seattle, Washington. In addition to the rainy weather, hilly topography, and being the birthplace of the green mermaid peddling Vanilla Frappuccinos to the masses, …
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The Bicycle Stand
Longbeachize proudly introduces the newest resource to our cycling community: The Bicycle Stand located on Broadway near the intersection at Cherry Avenue in Long Beach. We sat down with owners Nicole Maltz and Evan Whitener to get the scoop on …
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Portland, Oregon Biking
If you are paying attention to the domestic biking scene, chances are you have heard the city of Portland thrown around as a model for Biking in America. This recognition is not without merit; the city boasts one of the …
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Biking in the Pacific Northwest
After living in Long Beach for over 6 years, I have witnessed the city really emerge as a biking city amongst it’s car-dependent neighbors. Within Southern California, Long Beach is leading the way for creating, promoting, and fostering a local …
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Shhh…The Bikes are Coming
In case you haven’t noticed, people are actually biking in LA. From big events like CicLavia, to grassroots level efforts such as the recent People For Bikes filming, the city synonymous with cars is beginning to share some of …
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Paving the Way for a Bikeable Downtown
Take a bike ride through downtown Long Beach these days and you will notice a lot of change. Progress is being made toward major bike facility projects that will improve the biking experience for downtown residents (like myself) and visitors …
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Bike Plan Community Meeting
Last Saturday we had the pleasure of attending Long Beach’s Bike Master Plan Community Update & workshop. The meeting, which will be the first of nine such workshops throughout Long Beach, was held at Lowell Elementary School in the Belmont …
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Weekly Linkage
We scoured the web over the last week to find you the following bike-related links:
[VIDEO] ABC News discusses Long Beach’s unknown and (arguably) unneeded bike registration law
[VIDEO] Comedian tries-and fails-at mocking cyclists in his stand-up routine
Long Beach …
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Social Bicycles
Need to find a bike to use for a short trip? There’s an app for that. Well, not yet, but a new start-up company is capitalizing on mobile communications and GPS to create a whole new type of public bike …
