"Stretching over five miles from 2nd Street to Carson Street, the $65M Studebaker Road Transformation Project has officially broken ground. And with that, it is set to become one of Long Beach's most ambitious and meaningful infrastructure upgrades in decades. More than a facelift, it's a rethinking of what a major corridor can be. Safer for people. Greener for the planet. And smarter for the city's future."
"It all makes it a street people drove through, not one they drove along. This project flips that logic. Guided by the City's Safe Streets and Complete Streets initiatives, the redesign will narrow conflicts between cars, bikes, and pedestrians. It will (hopefully) lower speeds. And it will all be woven in greenery and gathering spaces. That means protected bike lanes. ADA-compliant sidewalks and ramps. Safer school crossings with flashing beacons and bulb-outs."
Studebaker Road will undergo a $65 million, five-mile transformation to prioritize safety, greenery, and multimodal mobility. The redesign narrows conflicts among cars, bikes, and pedestrians and aims to reduce vehicle speeds. The project includes Class IV protected bikeways, a bi-directional Class I shared path north of 2nd Street, ADA-compliant sidewalks and ramps, and enhanced school crossings with flashing beacons and bulb-outs. Work also encompasses roadway resurfacing, fiber-optic infrastructure for improved connectivity, and planting over 100 trees plus 2,000 shrubs to cool the corridor and filter stormwater. Funding combines federal and local measures including FHWA, Measure M, and Measure A.
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