Definitely the former. I've lived directly in Downtown for 4 years now and I'm embarrassed to say I only just started biking around the city earlier this year. I feel like I've wasted so much time walking/driving around than exploring the city the right way. In the few months I've been biking with my girlfriend,…

As a proud resident of Downtown Long Beach, all I can say is THANK YOU and keep up the great work. We use the Broadway and 3rd St. bike lanes every weekend as well as the 2nd and 4th St. sharrows. It's such a pleasure to bike around our city with such ease and safety.

Thanks, Nate! I'll bring that note to my city council.

I do love the "more people on bikes means more room for cars" argument. Long Beach has some awesome bike parking solutions!

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