Open CicLAvia Thread…
Leave your thoughts about yesterday’s CicLAvia and links to your favorite social media in the comments section below. I’ll throw my thoughts in after I finish a little work and dropping Sammy off at pre-school.
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Open Thread: CicLAvia
By Damien Newton |
Photo: Gary Kavanagh So what did you think of CicLAvia VII: Historic Wilshire Corridor? Leave your thoughts about yesterday’s CicLAvia and links to your favorite social media in the comments section below. I’ll add my comments early this afternoon, I want to give you all a chance to sounds off with your praise, suggestions, and […]
Rise and Shine, Mayor Announces “Bike Summit” for August 16
By Damien Newton |
(Note: You can read full copies of the statements of everyone quoted below here.) The now famous picture of the mayor fooling around the night before his crash. Following his bike crash and broken elbow, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vowed to hold a "Bike Summit" to talk speak with cyclists about ways to make […]
CicLAvia No. 10: Huge, Wonderful, Happy, But No Longer Newsworthy?
By Joe Linton |
If a CicLAvia opens the city, and almost no media coverage ensues, does anybody hear? My answer is a resounding yes. Even if CicLAvia is now becoming almost taken for granted by the mainstream, it still changes lives, activates places, and brings Angelenos together. L.A.’s 10th CicLAvia came and went yesterday. Tens of thousands of people […]
Come Out and Play: Let’s Help CicLAvia Become More Friendly to Kids and Walkers
By Damien Newton |
CicLAvia was amazing last Sunday. When you think that less than a year ago it wasn’t certain Los Angeles would every have an open street festival and now we’re having over 100,000 people take to the streets, it’s double-amazing. But if there’s one thing that kept the day from being perfect, it’s that some people […]
CicLAvia IX, Iconic Wilshire Corridor Open Thread
By Damien Newton |
CicLAvia IX: Iconic Wilshire Corridor has come and gone. While my Facebook feed is full of happy adults and smiling children, I know that my social media streams aren’t the best way to gauge how well an event was received. I also know we didn’t make it to LaBrea…so that leaves about 80% of the […]
Heads Up: No Added Bicycle Capacity on Metrolink For Sunday’s CicLAvia
By Erik Griswold |
(Editor’s Note: Sorry to run this disappointing news announced by Metrolink, when we’re otherwise really excited about CicLAvia this Sunday. Don’t forget, though, bicycles are not required equipment. There are lots of great CicLAvia attractions located within easy walking distance from Union Station! Including a pedestrian zone in the Broadway Historic Theater area. Also, don’t forget […]