On Saturday, June 20th the Long Beach UPLAN team hosted a walk audit of Market Street 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) [Checkboxes]

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* 1. Route 4: Market Street.

Market Street is a secondary arterial (not as wide of fast as Del Amo, for example) with on-street parking, one travel lane in each direction, and a 2-way center turn lane.The segment between Long Beach Boulevard and Orange Avenue is zoned as mixed retail / residential and is home to many small shops and churches. The segment of Market Street from Orange Avenue to Cherry Avenue is wider and is zoned as residential.

 To consider as we walk along the corridor:
-Land use is a mix of residential and retail, encouraging small trips.
-How can we improve pedestrian and transit conditions?
-What can we do with the wide section of Market?

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* 2. Cherry Ave

Would you feel safe crossing this intersection? What changes could help you feel safer and more comfortable?

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* 3. Walnut Ave

There is a marked crosswalk here, but what other improvements can be implemented? Flashing lights? Advance yield lines? Today, this location can present the "double threat" issue for people crossing the street.

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* 4. Orange Ave

This intersection has been resurfaced with high visibility crosswalks and bus stops with shelters. Does this feel safer to you? Notice the bike lane on Orange Ave. Would adding a bike lane to market street make is safer for bicyclists?

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* 5. Public Art and Narrow Street Width

Does art like this enhance the experience along the street?

Should this plan incorporate public art into the streetscape? The street narrows to one travel lane in each direction. What if all of Market street looked like this?

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* 6. Lemon Ave

There are pedestrian crossing signs at this intersection, but no crosswalks. Does this intersection need a marked crosswalk?

What else would make it safer or more comfortable for people to access to the church for people walking, biking, or riding transit?

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* 7. Lewis Ave: Lindbergh Middle School

What type of improvements will help students as they walk or bike to school?

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* 8. Myrtle Ave

Notice the yellow crosswalks - are they well maintained? How about the street? This could be a good opportunity to re-imagine the entire street (see the example above the question box in Google Earth- click on it to enlarge the image).

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* 9. Olive Ave & Lime Ave

Should other side streets on the corridor get marked crosswalks like Olive and Lime Ave?

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* 10. Atlantic Avenue

This intersection is wide, but the sidewalks are narrow, and property lines may cause visibility issues. notice the multiple driveways too.

What improvements would help people walking cross the street safely and comfortably?

Long Beach Transit line 192 travels along a small portion of Market Street and is a direct connection to the Metro A Line.

What amenities or improvements that would make transit stops more comfortable or accessible here?

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* 11. Elm Ave

There's an existing marked crosswalk across Market St at Elm Ave, but is it visible right now? Do you think it’s visible at night?

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* 12. Pine Ave

Like Lemon Ave, this intersection includes a church. Do you think people are crossing the street here today? How could crossing conditions be improved?

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* 13. Cedar Ave

How comfortable would you be waiting for the bus at this stop? What would make it more comfortable for transit riders?

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* 14. Dairy Ave

How can we change the crossings at this intersection to improve access to the park for people walking or biking?

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* 15. N Long Beach Boulevard

We are at the end of the route and at a big intersection. Based off everything we discussed, what changes would help you feel safer and more comfortable here? Notice the look of this area, do you like the decorative features? (See the examples above the question box in Google Earth for possible improvements- click on it to enlarge the image)

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* 16. 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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