Key Newspaper Articles for Biking in Long Beach

Interactive Quiz Answers on the Rules of Biking in Long Beach (Press Telegram) 11/7/2010

Bicycling Conditions

• Mapping out the most dangerous intersections in Long Beach (Press-Telegram) 12/19/2009
• Bike thieves are on a roll (Press-Telegram) 2/19/2012

Progress on Bicycle Condition Improvement

• Bike Lane Progress in Downtown (Gazettes) 1/23/2012
• LA County updates bike plan (Long Beach Post) 2/28/2012
• San Gabriel Bike Path to Get New Surface (Gazettes) 3/14/2012

Development of Long Beach's Branding as a Bicycle-Friendly City

• Long Beach receives upgrade to Silver Bicycle Friendly City (Gazettes) 5/26/2012
• Long Beach rising in the rankings of Friendly-bike cities in America from #23 to #19 (Press-Telegram) 5/28/2012
• The very recent history of Long Beach being named the "most bicycle-friendly-city in America" (OC Weekly Part 1 ) (OC Weekly Part 2) (OC Weekly Part 3) 5/31/2012

Bicycling and Economic Development

• Bikestation Long Beach moves to Downtown (Gazettes)  8/25/2011 
• Opening of Long Beach Cyclery (Gazettes) 12/1/2011
• Cycling-culture entrepreneurs moving to bike-friendly Long Beach (Press-Telegram) 12/23/2011
• Opening of Bicycle Stand (Gazettes) 1/17/2012
• Report on Bike-Friendly Business Districts (Long Beach Business Journal) 1/31/2012
• Pedaler Society Offering Grocery Delivery Service (Gazettes) 1/27/2012
• City-wide Discounts for Bicyclists (Long Beach Post) 3/13/2012 
• Bike Shops in Long Beach (Long Beach Post) 4/23/2012

Events and Group Riders

• National Center for Biking and Walking Will Have Conference in LB in 2012 (Gazettes) 10/5/2011
• Bixby Rollers (Gazettes) 10/13/2011
• Dengue Fever Bikes Through Cambodia Town (Long Beach Post) 9/12/2011
• Bike for Art's Scavenger Hunt (Gazettes) 3/30/2012
• Bikefest Tour of Long Beach Brings in Money (Gazettes) 5/3/2012
• Fourth of July Bike Parade (Gazettes) 7/1/2012

Programs

• Bikes 90800 Giving Juvenile Offenders a Chance (Daily News) 9/30/2004
• Introduction to Bikestation Long Beach (Press-Telegram) 7/21/2008
• Long Beach Bicyclists provide education as defense against accidents (Press-Telegram) 12/20/2009
• Long Beach Bicycle Hub (Long Beach Post) 9/29/2011
• The beginning of the Women on Bikes Program to increase female ridership (Press-Telegram) 2/8/2012
• Bike Safety Rodeos (Gazettes) 2/19/2012