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The internet is filled with things. Here is one of them.

Mark Bixby Memorial Bike Path 2024 Aug 18
It is very difficult to be a pedestrian on Terminal Island. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles dominate Terminal Island, and are largely responsible for the island's very existence. But the place is covered in "No pedestrians allowed" signs.

In May 2023 that changed with the opening of the Mark Bixby Memorial Bike Path. Offering a bike and pedestrian route from Long Beach and across Terminal Island, it has unique views and impressive backdrops. However sometime after it's grand opening, it closed due to "construction." I can find no mention of this construction online. I believe it's a conspiracy, that the Port Authorities objected to having pedestrian access to their ports and so begrudgingly opened the Bixby Path with some fanfare and then quietly closed it again as soon as nobody was looking.

But maybe I'm reading too much into it. (I'm not, I'm just trying to not appear unhinged.)
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