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Long Beach City Council could expand micro-transit program, connect service areas

The program currently has two service areas but a new contract could connect them and more than double the number of shuttles in operation to 14.

Jason Ruiz

Sep 3, 2024 — 2 min read

A photo of the free micro-transit shuttles that provide rides in Dowtown and in Southeast Long Beach. The City Council could extend and expand the program at its Sept. 10 meeting. Photo courtesy city of Long Beach.

More shuttles and a seamless ride between Downtown and 2nd and PCH could be on the way as the City Council readies to approve an expansion of Long Beach’s micro-transit program this fall.

Long Beach City Council members could vote on a $6.4 million extension of the program at its Sept. 10 meeting that would more than double the size of the micro-transit fleet from six to 14 and finally connect the existing two service areas in Downtown and the Belmont Shore and Alamitos Bay Landing areas.

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