Bike Around Town

Long Beach also started the City Bike Share program. It will provide 16 bikes for city employees to use in and around downtown.

Councilwoman Tonia Reyes Uranga said the program also is "great for the bottom line" - financially and literally. It will allow city workers to save money on gas and get more exercise, she said.

"We're going to have some beautifully trim people at City Hall," Uranga said.

The city employees who signed up also recieved a free helmet. Sweet.