On Saturday, June 20th the Long Beach UPLAN team hosted a walk audit of Cherry Avenue to analyze and discuss existing street conditions and desired improvements along major North Long Beach corridors. This effort will help inform future City projects and zoning recommendations. For those that were unable to attend, this self-guided virtual walk audit and survey allows participants to submit their feedback and recommendations for North Long Beach. For more information about UPLAN, visit the UPLAN website.

Survey Instructions:
Click here to access the Google Earth walk audit route. To start the audit, click on the “Present” button in Google Earth, then cycle through each stop on the route by clicking on the <> indicators at the bottom left of the screen. Each of the following questions in the survey is numbered according to its corresponding stop in the Google Earth route. The survey questions and prompt for each stop will also be shown in a text box on the top right of the Google Earth display. At each stop, feel free to zoom in and out, change between street view and aerial view, and look around the area using the Google Earth controls on the bottom right. To return to the original stop viewpoint on the Google Earth route, simply click on the next stop and then click back to reset the layout.

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* Contact Information

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* How would you describe yourself? For our purposes North Long Beach is defined as the 90805 zip code (Check all that apply)

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* 1. Route 3: Cherry Ave.

Cherry Ave is a street with various land use types. There’s single family residential, multi-family residential, neighborhood serving retail, schools nearby, and a large industrial area along this street. This land use type encourages many small trips by walking and taking transit. For this walk audit route, you should focus on opportunities and challenges for walking and transit, and especially for connectivity barriers near the industrial site, with an eye for improvements we would want to see as land uses transition from industrial to neo-industrial.

As we walk along Cherry Ave, we want you to consider all of the opportunities and issues along the route. How do you usually travel along this corridor? (Check all that apply)

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* 2. E Artesia Blvd

This intersection is large, and we see many like this in North Long Beach. One thing we can see from the aerial image is that the crosswalks are faded and can be upgraded to have higher visibility. These are things to consider as we walk the corridor. Do you feel safe walking across this intersection? What changes could help you feel safer and more comfortable? (see the examples of possible improvements above the question box in Google Earth- click on it to enlarge the image).

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* 3. Artesia Blvd: Businesses

Other things to consider are the businesses already here. Notice the gas stations and driveways near corners. Is this an issue for you when walking at an intersection like this?

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* 4. Artesia Blvd: Welcome Sign

One thing we noticed was a welcome sign “Welcome to Grant Neighborhood” which shows neighborhood pride. Is this something that resonates with you and are there other gateways like this you’d like to see throughout North Long Beach?

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* 5. 65th St.

This intersection has bus stops and a marked crosswalk. Should this intersection have a signal? How would you feel walking across to the residential areas?

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* 6. 65th St: Bus Stop

What would make the bus stop more comfortable for riders waiting for their bus? Notice one side has shade and the other doesn't. What would make crossing the street safer and more comfortable at long crosswalks like this? Would a median for people to rest help? Or should there be flashing lights to alert drivers to people crossing?

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* 7. Long Distance Between Crossings

Traveling south on Cherry Ave from Artesia Blvd, there are very few crosswalks until Harding St. - that’s almost a distance of 2000 ft, or about 5 football fields back to back. Do you think there should be more frequent marked crosswalks? Where should they be?

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* 8. 63rd St

Like 65th Street, this intersection also connects to the residential neighborhood to the east. Should this intersection have marked crosswalks? What about a signal?

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* 9. Harding St

Look at the contrast between Cherry and Harding St. What if Cherry Ave had the look and feel of Harding St? Harding St. is narrower and has a posted speed of 30mph. Cherry Ave. has a posted speed of 40mph. This is the first intersection since our starting point at Artesia that is signalized.

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* 10. Harding St Bike Lane

This is a great East-West Connection. What are ways to improve bike connectivity if you were biking on Harding and turned onto Cherry? Would you prefer to bike on a residential street instead?

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* 11. Industrial Area

How does this industrial area impact connectivity in the neighborhood for people walking and biking?

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* 12. Industrial Area: Sidewalk

Does walking through the industrial area seem safe and comfortable? Are there enough crosswalks and sufficient lighting at night? Would more landscaping help? For reference, below are a couple of excerpts from the City’s new Urban Design Element (UDE) for the new Neo-Industrial PlaceType district that is now established for this area (see page 54 of the UDE for more info).

Policy UD 25-5: Encourage Neo-Industrial PlaceTypes to have improved walkability with on-site, sidewalk and streetscape landscaping, signage, and other enhancements.  Policy UD 25-6: As a critical component of this PlaceType, establish alleys and pathways between streets and blocks that will be maintained and enhanced.

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* 13. Hungerford St: Bus Stop 1

Would you feel comfortable waiting for the bus at this location? Who do you think is getting off/on this stop? Are they crossing Cherry Ave?

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* 14. Hungerford St: Bus Stop 2

Would you feel comfortable waiting for the bus at this location? Does it feel any different for a bus stop to be in front of a restaurant, vs. the industrial site, or vs. apartments?

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* 15. Second Industrial / Retail Block

There is another large block between South St. And Market St. Along Cherry. It is another east-west barrier in the neighborhood.

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* 16. South St.: Aerial View

There are a lot of land use types near this intersection: Harte Elementary School, a church, fast food/small businesses, auto-focused businesses, etc. How do people access these locations? What improvements should be made for people walking to these places?

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* 17. 55th St Crosswalk

Marked crosswalk connecting residential areas to the shopping center. Based off what we’ve discussed, can you think of ways to improve this crossing? The City has implemented these types of improvements before in other areas of Long Beach. (see the examples from Broadway and Euclid above the question box in Google Earth- click on it to enlarge the image).

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* 18. Market St: End of the Route

This intersection is similar to the South St. Intersection. What differences do you see between the two? Which is safer or more desirable to walk or bike across? Which would you rather drive to? Describe this intersection in one word.

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* 19. Final Thoughts

Is there anything else that we didn’t ask about that you think is important about this route or area?

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