Transit Cut

The Long Beach Transit provides transportation to more than 29 million riders who consist of  the citizens of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Artesia, Bellflower, Carson, Cerritos, Compton, Hawaiian Gardens, Norwalk, Paramount and Seal Beach.  Due to cuts in state funds local transportation has been downsized. CSULB students who have been using the U-Pass program are now obligated to wait longer for busses, which delays the time they need to get to classes or work. Route 181-182 and Passport B/4^th Street will be arriving every 30 minutes in the evening, whereas the prior wait was only 15 minutes. Passport C/Pine Ave. now docks every 20 minutes and Route 172/PCH-Palo Verde has been limited to Monday through Friday, daytime hours only. According to the Daily 49er, President and CEO of Long Beach Transit, Larry Jackson states that the limitations in the service will not severely affect the quality of service for riders. 

West County Connectors Construction Update

The construction cancelled! Students would have had to plan alternate routs of getting to and  campus during the weekend, however the following construction plans have been cancelled due to the weather.
The 22 West, Valley View Street loop and straight on ramps are undergoing a 55 hour ramp closure which started on Friday, October 15 at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Monday, October 18.

The detour for this closure from south Valley View is: continue south to Westminister Blvd., turn right on Westminister Blvd., right on Seal Beach Blvd. until you reach the 405 north/22 west. If you are coming from north Valley View, turn left on Westminister Blvd., right on Seal Beach Blvd. until you reach the 405 north/22 west.

Seal Beach Blvd. south 405 on ramp had a closure from Saturday, October 16 at 7 a.m. until 3:30 on Sunday, October 17.

The detour for this closure is: keep on south on Seal Beach Blvd. then take a left on Westminster Blvd. Eastbound 22 traffic was directed to turn left on Bolsa Chica Rd. to the 22 East on ramp at Garden Grove Blvd/Valley View. Southbound 405 traffic was directed to continue straight on Westminister Blvd to 405 south entrance. 

The West County Connectors Project

On October 4 a notice was sent out regarding The West County Connectors project, which has been scheduled to begin on October 3 and end on October 11.

The outcome of the project will provide two direct HOV connectors and add a second HOV lane in each direction on the 405 freeway between the 1-22 and the 1-605. The on and off ramps will be reconstructed and landscaping will be added. This project affects CSULB students during certain times of the day where 

there will be more traffic due to the construction; lanes are scheduled to be closed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, October 3 through Saturday, October 9. Ramps will be closed Saturday, October 9 at 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday, October 11. Because of this project, students will need to leave for their classes earlier to factor in possible delays due to traffic!

The Jitney

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For all students who begin their classes later in the day, finding parking is always an issue. Many students must arrive at school at least a half-hour before their class times just to get a parking spot and get to their classes on time. The Jitney Service accommodates students and faculty members of Cal State University Long Beach, by providing a one-way ride to their stops when parking lots in South Campus are filled up. The Jitney picks up in parking lot 18, which is behind the student health center, and in parking lot 1. The drop off points is parking lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a and 12. This service is available Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which is conveniently during the times that the campus is most busy. To request a pickup, students and staff may call (562) 985-4158.