Dangerous condition on Long Beach bike path: Lime scooter box on Carson bike path at SW corner with Palo Verde

So the email below had to be posted to remain true to our word and for public safety. I hope this scooter box gets moved before scooters get put in it. Stay tuned...

​From: Long Beach Accountability Action Group <updates@laag.us>
Date: Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 4:57 PM
Subject: Lime scooter box on Carson bike path at SW corner with Palo verde
To: Public Works Long Beach Transportation Mobility Bureau <goactivelb@longbeach.gov>, Tom Modica city manager Long beach <citymanager@longbeach.gov>, Tony Cruz Community Programs Specialist V | Public Works long beach <Tony.Cruz@longbeach.gov>, Eric Lopez | Dir. Pub Works Long beach <eric.lopez@longbeach.gov>, Carl Hickman manager | Transportation Mobility Bureau long beach public works <Carl.Hickman@longbeach.gov>, City attorney long beach general email <cityattorney@longbeach.gov>, Charles Parkin City Atty Long beach <charles.parkin@longbeach.gov>
Cc: <support@li.me>, Robert Garcia Mayor | City of Long beach <mayor@longbeach.gov>, Stacy Mungo Councilwoman City of Long Beach, 5th District <stacy.mungo@longbeach.gov>

So I leave for a few days and come back and see this scooter box painted on the bike path while I was gone. No scooters in it yet but I'm sure they are on the way. Once again Public Works never fails to disappoint. Who ever at the city (if anyone) decided to place this "scooter parking space" right on the middle of the bike path on a blind corner (see map https://goo.gl/maps/mDu4XwY4y4kzNyaSA ) needs to be transferred away from any tasks having to do with bikes or bike paths. Pics are here  https://photos.app.goo.gl/zwYhKxvbGgQcGRmF7  I can think of no worse place to put this parking spot other than say middle of carson st. What are you people thinking? Why don't you ever listen to people that ride these paths? Why do you insist on using people to design these types of things that apparently have either never ridden a bike on this path or ever gone out to look at it. This tree/bush in the drainage channel needs to be removed.  It was not planted there and is a weed. otherwise it needs to be trimmed monthly. In the pics above it is "moderately trimmed" I have better pictures of it not trimmed. You can't see around it so everyone will just ride right into the parked scooters. The tree was not enough of a hazard. you had to put the scooter box in the perfect place to have people collide with 10 parked scooters when trying to avoid dogs, roller bladers, other bikes and 15 other hazards on that blind corner. I am going to post this entire email on the web so that when someone gets injured due to the placement of the box they will know who made the decision and when and that the city was told it was creating a dangerous condition. Lime is on notice as well as I'm sure their excuse is "the city told us to put it there". The only thing that gets any attention in this city is lawsuits or threats of them that's it. Much like the ADA lawsuit on the sidewalks. they get curb cuts but as for 45 degree slopes on sidewalks due to tree roots ..nope. I read this and just shook my head. I really don't know how you guys look yourselves in the mirror everyday  https://lbpost.com/news/with-billions-in-backlogged-work-long-beach-could-look-to-bonds-to-fix-city-streets

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