Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Long Beach

Pedestrian deaths were low in 2008, during the recession, but they have risen again to some of their highest rates in more than a decade. Image: Smart Growth America, Dangerous by Design

California Pedestrian Fatalities Are on the Rise

By Melanie Curry | Jan 12, 2017 | 5 Comments

California as a state ranks at number 17 for pedestrian risk, with 6,616 pedestrian deaths between 2005 and 2014. The California regions with the highest pedestrian fatality rates are Bakersfield, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Stockton-Lodi, Modesto, and Fresno.

Take Note, California: Oakland Tragedy Shows the Cost of Too Little Housing Construction

By Brian Addison | Dec 15, 2016 | No Comments

Oakland's tragedy at Ghost Ship, where 36 people died after a fire dissolved the makeshift home into ashes, acts as mirror to SoCal and Long Beach specifically.