Editing Long Beach, California (section)

===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>