Editing Long Beach, California (section)

==Transportation==
===Ports and freight===
[[File:POLB.jpg|thumb|left|Northwest-facing view of the harbor and port at dusk]]

As of 2005, the [[Port of Long Beach]] was the second busiest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2005_NORTH_AMERICAN_CONTAINER_TRAFFIC.pdf |title=2005 North American Contain Traffic |work=AAPA website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920142823/http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2005_NORTH_AMERICAN_CONTAINER_TRAFFIC.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2009 }}</ref> [[port#Major ports|seaport in the United States]] and the tenth busiest in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.longbeach.gov/lgb/news/10-3-23-lgb-recognized-among-top-ten-airports-by-conde-nast-traveler-magazine-for-second-consecutive-year/|title=LGB Recognized Among Top Ten Airports by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine for Second Consecutive Year}}</ref> shipping some 66 million metric tons of cargo worth $95 billion in 2001. The port serves shipping between the United States and the [[Pacific Rim]]. The combined operations of the Port of Long Beach and the [[Port of Los Angeles]] are the busiest in the US.
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Rail shipping is provided by [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and [[BNSF Railway]], which carry about half of the trans-shipments from the port. Long Beach has contributed to the [[Alameda Corridor]] project to increase the capacity of the rail lines, roads, and highways connecting the port to the Los Angeles rail hub. The project, completed in 2002, created a trench {{convert|20|mi|km|0}} long and {{convert|33|ft|m|0}} deep in order to eliminate 200&nbsp;[[grade crossing]]s and cost about US$2.4&nbsp;billion.

;Long Beach Cruise Terminal
[[File:Queen Mary Dome (3298007004).jpg|thumb|Long Beach Cruise Terminal]]
Operated by [[Carnival Corporation & plc|Carnival Corporation]], the Long Beach Cruise Terminal is the year-round home of three cruise ships carrying over 600,000 passengers annually. Passengers are processed in the domed structure that housed the [[Spruce Goose]].<ref>Meeks, Karen Robes (June 13, 2014). [http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20140613/carnival-cruise-lines-expands-services-in-long-beach Carnival Cruise Lines expands services in Long Beach.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117231839/http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20140613/carnival-cruise-lines-expands-services-in-long-beach |date=January 17, 2016 }} Long Beach ''Press-Telegram.'' Retrieved January 5, 2016.</ref><ref>sanpedro.com. [http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp2.htm Cruise Ships—Long Beach, CA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117155539/http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp2.htm |date=January 17, 2016 }}. Retrieved January 5, 2016.</ref>

;Catalina Landing
[[Catalina Express]] operates scheduled trips from the Catalina Landing.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Catalina Landing |url=https://catalinaexpress.com/port-long-beach/long-beach-port.html |website=catalinaexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Public transportation===
;Bus and coach services
[[File:The Passport (Free Bus).JPG|left|thumb|The "Passport" shuttle]]
[[Long Beach Transit]] provides local [[public transportation]] services within Long Beach, [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]], and [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lbtransit.com/Schedules/pdf/map_system.pdf | title=Long Beach Transit System Map | work=[[Long Beach Transit]] website | access-date=December 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404002848/http://www.lbtransit.com/Schedules/pdf/map_system.pdf | archive-date=April 4, 2018 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Long Beach Transit regularly operates 38 bus routes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/ | title=Long Beach Transit Services | work=[[Long Beach Transit]] website | access-date=December 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521135400/http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/ | archive-date=May 21, 2018 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Most regular service bus routes begin or end at the [[Long Beach Transit Mall]] in [[downtown Long Beach]].

Long Beach Transit also operates the Passport shuttle within downtown Long Beach. The free shuttle carries passengers to the [[Aquarium of the Pacific]], Pine Avenue, Shoreline Village, the [[Long Beach Convention Center]], the {{RMS|Queen Mary||2}}, Catalina Landing, various hotels, and other points of interest.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/Passport.aspx | title=Long Beach Transit Passport | work=[[Long Beach Transit]] website | access-date=December 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729050216/http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/Passport.aspx | archive-date=July 29, 2018 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> During the summer, Long Beach Transit operates the AquaLink, a {{convert|68|ft|m|adj=on}} catamaran that carries passengers between the [[downtown Long Beach]] waterfront and the Alamitos Bay Landing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/Aqualink.aspx | title=Long Beach Transit AquaLink | work=[[Long Beach Transit]] website | access-date=February 15, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216220714/http://lbtransit.com/Services/Aqualink.aspx | archive-date=December 16, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In addition, during the summer, a 49-passenger water taxis called the AquaBus is provided. With $1 fares, the AquaBus serves six different locations within the downtown Long Beach waterfront.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lbtransit.com/Services/Aquabus.aspx | title=Long Beach Transit AquaBus | work=[[Long Beach Transit]] website | access-date=February 15, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216221209/http://lbtransit.com/Services/AquaBus.aspx | archive-date=December 16, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Several transit operators offer services from the [[Long Beach Transit Mall]]. [[Torrance Transit]] offers bus service to the [[South Bay, Los Angeles|South Bay]]. The [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation]] (LADOT) offers bus service to [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]]. LA Metro operates other regional bus lines. [[Orange County Transportation Authority]] offers limited bus service to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. Route 1, from Long Beach to [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]] is the longest bus route in the OCTA system.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.octa.net/ | title=Orange County Transportation Authority | work=[[Orange County Transportation Authority]] website | access-date=February 15, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970501224434/http://www.octa.net/ | archive-date=May 1, 1997 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Amtrak]] Thruway offers bus shuttles starting in [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]], with stops at the {{RMS|Queen Mary||2}} and downtown Long Beach, that then goes to [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] in downtown Los Angeles, and ends in [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]. [[Greyhound Lines]] operates the Long Beach Station in Long Beach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/california/long-beach/bus-station-891979 |title=Long Beach Greyhound Station |work=[[Greyhound Lines]] website |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118143756/http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/california/long-beach/bus-station-891979 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[FlyAway (bus)|FlyAway]] bus route to [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]] began service on December 30, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=FlyAway bus service to LAX expands to Long Beach|url=http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20151230/flyaway-bus-service-to-lax-expands-to-long-beach|access-date=January 5, 2016|work=Press-Telegram|agency=City News Service|date=December 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101202543/http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20151230/flyaway-bus-service-to-lax-expands-to-long-beach|archive-date=January 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

;Light rail
[[File:Long Beach Transit Gallery (formerly the Long Beach Transit Mall).jpg|thumb|A Metro Blue Line train arrives at the [[Downtown Long Beach (Los Angeles Metro station)|Downtown Long Beach Station]] (the service was renamed to the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] in 2019, while the station was renamed from its original name of Transit Mall Station in July 2013).]]
The [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)]] operates the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro A Line]], a [[light rail]] service that runs between the Downtown Long Beach Station (known as the Transit Mall Station until July 2013) and the [[APU/Citrus College station]] in [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] (extension to [[Pomona–North station|Pomona–North Metrolink station]] in 2025) via [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] and [[Del Mar station]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]. From the 7th Street/Metro Center Station, passengers can make connections to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], Universal Studios, and other points of interest along the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] subway ([[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B]] and [[D Line (Los Angeles Metro)|D lines]]) network. From Union Station in downtown L.A., transit users can access the regional [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] rail system to access a vast area of urban Southern California, and connect to nationwide Amtrak trains as well. The Metro A Line also offers connections to the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro E Line]] at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station, [[Pico (Los Angeles Metro station)|Pico Station]], [[Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill station]], [[Historic Broadway station]], and [[Little Tokyo/Arts District station]] with service to [[Santa Monica]] and [[East Los Angeles]]. In addition, at [[Willowbrook (Los Angeles Metro station)|Willowbrook Station]], passengers can transfer to the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro C Line]] with service to [[Redondo Beach, CA|Redondo Beach]], [[Norwalk, CA|Norwalk]], and [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]] via an additional shuttle connection. The Metro A Line Maintenance Shops are also in Long Beach just south of the [[Del Amo (Los Angeles Metro station)|Del Amo Blue Line station]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metro.net/ | title=LA Metro Home | publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] website | access-date=February 15, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216025847/http://www.metro.net/ | archive-date=February 16, 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, the city was served by [[Pacific Electric]] trains, including the [[Long Beach Line]] and [[Streetcars in Long Beach|several local streetcars]].

;Taxicabs
[[Taxicab]]s in Long Beach serve the tourism and [[Convention (meeting)|convention industry]] and local services such as for elderly and disabled residents. Yellow Long Beach is the city's only licensed taxi franchise, with 199 taxicabs in service.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bradley|first1=Eric|title=Long Beach relaxes restrictions on taxi company, allowing it to compete with ride-sharing rivals|url=http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20150512/long-beach-relaxes-restrictions-on-taxi-company-allowing-it-to-compete-with-ride-sharing-rivals|access-date=January 5, 2016|work=Press-Telegram|date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102042321/http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20150512/long-beach-relaxes-restrictions-on-taxi-company-allowing-it-to-compete-with-ride-sharing-rivals|archive-date=January 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Long Beach was the nation's first large city to relax restrictions on cabs by allowing them to offer variable, discounted fares, free rides and other price promotions to lure customers while keeping maximum fares in place. Many other cities have responded to [[Uber]] and [[Lyft]] by increasing regulation of these new competitors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-long-beach-uber-20150514-story.html|title=Long Beach allows taxis to lower fares as they compete with Uber, Lyft|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 14, 2015|first=Laura J.|last=Nelson|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115173550/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-long-beach-uber-20150514-story.html|archive-date=January 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Airports===
{{Main|Long Beach Airport}}
[[File:Home Sweet Home (3158132532).jpg|thumb|350px|Long Beach Airport with [[Mount San Antonio]] and [[Timber Mountain (San Bernardino County, California)|Timber Mountain]] in the background]]
Long Beach Airport serves the Long Beach, [[South Bay, Los Angeles|South Bay]] and northern [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] areas. It was also the site of a major [[Boeing]] (formerly Douglas, then [[McDonnell Douglas]]) aircraft production facility, which is the city's largest non-government employer. [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX) is the nearest airport with international service. [[John Wayne Airport]] in [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]] is another alternative to the airport. However, its only international services are to [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. Other airports with scheduled service are [[Bob Hope Airport]] in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] and [[Ontario International Airport]] in [[Ontario, California|Ontario]].

===Freeways and highways===
Several [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]]s run through Long Beach, connecting it with the [[Greater Los Angeles|Greater Los Angeles area]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] areas. The [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway (I-405)]] bisects the northern and southern portions of the city and takes commuters northwest or southeast to the [[Interstate 5 in California|Golden State/Santa Ana Freeways (I-5)]]. The San Diego Freeway also provides regional access to Long Beach Airport, which is on the north side of the freeway near [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]]. The [[Interstate 710 and State Route 710|Long Beach Freeway (I-710)]] runs north–south on the city's western border, with its southern terminus adjacent to the [[Port of Long Beach]] on [[Terminal Island]] at the intersection of the [[California State Route 103|Terminal Island Freeway (SR 103)]] and [[California State Route 47|State Route 47]]. The Long Beach Freeway is the major spur route serving Long Beach from downtown Los Angeles, with its northern terminus near downtown Los Angeles in [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]]. Along with the [[Interstate 110 and California State Route 110|Harbor Freeway (I-110)]] to the west, the Long Beach Freeway is one of the major routes for trucks transporting goods from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to railyards and [[distribution center]]s in downtown Los Angeles and the [[Inland Empire]]. The southern end of the Long Beach Freeway joins Long Beach with Terminal Island via the [[Gerald Desmond Bridge]].

Southeast Long Beach is served by the [[Interstate 605|San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605)]], which joins the San Diego Freeway at the Long Beach/[[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos]] border. The [[California State Route 91|Artesia Freeway (SR 91)]] runs east–west near the northern border of Long Beach. The western portion of the [[California State Route 22|Garden Grove Freeway (SR 22)]] provides a spur off of the San Diego and 605 Freeways to 7th Street in southeast Long Beach for access to the [[VA Long Beach Healthcare System]], [[California State University, Long Beach]], and the Alamitos Bay.

[[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway (SR 1)]] takes an east to southwest route through the southern portion of Long Beach. Its intersection with [[California State Route 19|Lakewood Boulevard (SR 19)]] and Los Coyotes Diagonal is the [[Los Alamitos Circle|Los Alamitos Traffic Circle]].

===Bicycles and pedestrians===
The city of Long Beach has five major Class 1 bike paths (separate off-road bike paths) within its boundaries, encompassing over {{convert|60|mi|km}}. The city also has many Class 2 (painted lanes on roadway) and Class 3 paths (connecting bike routes with shared use of road with cars).<ref name=Destination>{{cite news |title=Here's How Long Beach Is Becoming a Top Open-Water Swimming Destination |work=Route Fifty |publisher=[[Atlantic Media]] |first=Dave |last=Nyczepir |date=July 13, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |url=http://www.routefifty.com/2016/07/long-beach-swimability/129887/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726160735/http://www.routefifty.com/2016/07/long-beach-swimability/129887/ |archive-date=July 26, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 2019 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Long Beach the tenth most walkable of over 100 cities around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |title=2011 City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919182522/http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |archive-date=September 19, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Modal characteristics===
According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 73.6 percent of working residents of Long Beach commuted by driving alone, 10.2 percent carpooled, 6.2 percent used public transportation, and 3.4 percent walked. About 2 percent commuted by all other means of transportation, including taxi, bicycle, and motorcycle. About 4.6 worked at home.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Census Reporter|title=Means of Transportation to Work by Age|access-date=May 6, 2018|url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B08101&geo_ids=16000US0643000&primary_geo_id=16000US0643000}}</ref>

In 2015, 10.4 percent of city of Long Beach households were without a car, which decreased slightly to 10.0 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Long Beach averaged 1.69 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map|journal=Governing|url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511162014/http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>