Free rides will be offered on March 3 to help increase mobility to polling locations. The Walter Pyramid vote center will be available for voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m on March 3.
Tag: Long Beach Transit
‘Determination’ mural dedication celebrates public art and community
The Arts Council for Long Beach partnered with artist David ‘Big Sleeps’ Velasquez, Long Beach Transit and Centro CHA for “DETERMINATION LB,” a public art project and youth workshop series.
Long Beach State increases TAP card bus fees 800%, ignites student-led petition
This story has been updated Long Beach State’s TAP card program was raised from a one-time $5 fee to $40 per semester, an 800% increase per semester. The program, which started in 2010, provides unlimited rides on all Long Beach Transit buses to enrolled CSULB students and faculty and staff[Read More…]
A new bus route and detours arrive to Long Beach State
In response to a much anticipated heavy traffic flow through Long Beach State for the first week of school, students, staff and faculty who use public transportation to get to Long Beach State will notice some changes to the bus route starting Monday. All routes currently serving the school will[Read More…]
Public disturbances and vandalism remain an issue at CSULB
Disturbance – University Police arrived at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 to Lot 8A when a female student requested police presence to settle a parking dispute. The woman claimed that as she was parking her car, a male subject approached her. He claimed she had taken the parking slot from[Read More…]
Updated information on bus and shuttle schedules due to construction
The West Campus Circle will be closed until the end of fall semester due to construction. As a result, affected Long Beach Transit bus routes will take a detour. The affected bus routes are 91, 92, 93, 94, 96 ZAP, 121, and 171. Long Beach Transit Northbound routes Continue regular[Read More…]
Campus traffic circle closes for construction
Overdue repairs have caused the West Campus turnaround, which directs traffic around Brotman Hall and the USU building, to be closed off from mid-July through early November. Upgrades to a campus storm drainage system is what is causing the temporary shutdown, according to a campus-wide email sent out by Mary[Read More…]
Eco-friendly changes are coming to Long Beach Transit
Be careful to not miss the bus, because it’ll be harder to hear it coming around the corner. At the end of March, Long Beach Transit began to release new electrically powered buses as part of their initiative to use alternative fuels to run their buses. Three of these buses[Read More…]
CSULB’s LB Transit TAP card to be replaced by sticker
TAP cards used by Cal State Long Beach students, staff and faculty for free bus rides with Long Beach Transit will be replaced by a sticker, though current cards will not need to be replaced. The sticker will be placed on CSULB ID cards and go into effect in the[Read More…]
Long Beach Transit may purchase 10 battery-electric buses from BYD Motors, Inc.
After three years, environmentally-friendly public transportation is back on the Long Beach City Council’s agenda. Long Beach Transit negotiated a new deal with Build Your Dreams Motors, Inc. to purchase 10 battery-powered buses, an on-route charging station, associated maintenance tools and training, according to the agenda item. The item also[Read More…]