Protected Bike Lanes Implemented by the city of Long Beach have been a cornerstone for the city’s initiative when providing pedestrian interaction as well as a general safety increase. While motor vehicles are still very common, the bike lanes provide a sense of safety, for both those occupying the lanes as well as the pedestrians that occupy the sidewalk. This works as a natural buffer between all of these potential interactions, from the cars on the roads, to the cyclists, to the pedestrians using the sidewalk. The article mentions the popularity of protected lanes, with the usage becoming increasingly common practice. The article additionally mentions the Cycletrack Project, a project that directly reduces the lane usage from multi-lane streets, in this case from three to two, to allow for adequate spacing for protected bike lanes. Directly funded by developers, an additional selling factor of the project is the insertion of bike signaling similar to how traditional roadside vehicle street lights work. This directly allows for a direct increase in street equality as well as an increase in safety for pedestrians and cyclists using this part of the street.