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Two New CicLAvia Routes Announced For October and December 2014
Earlier this week, CicLAvia released new route maps for the final two CicLAvia events coming up in 2014.
July 17, 2014
Metro Round-Up: LAX, Open Streets, New Reps on Technical Committee
At yesterday's Metro Board Meeting, directors approved a handful of initiatives that have great implications for the future livability of the Los Angeles Region. Here is the re-cap:
June 27, 2014
Streetsblog Talks Open Streets Expansion On KPCC Radio Today
Streetsblog's Joe Linton appeared on KPCC Radio's Take Two morning news show this morning. Audio is available on-line.
June 4, 2014
Open Streets Slated for SFV, SGV, Pasadena, LB, Santa Monica, and More
It is not fully approved or completely finalized, but a document has circulated that shows Metro's staff recommendations for open streets events for FY2015-16. Open streets events, or ciclovías, are car-free festivals primarily for bicycling and walking, more or less the same as Los Angeles' popular CicLAvia.
May 28, 2014
CicLAvia Highlights Need for Better Bike Infrastructure for Cycling to Grow as a Transportation Option
"Stay to the right!" rang out over the megaphone from a passing police car. "That means you, young lady!"
April 8, 2014
CicLAvia IX, Iconic Wilshire Corridor Open Thread
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.
April 7, 2014
Twelve Tips For This Sunday’s Iconic Wilshire Boulevard CicLAvia
This Sunday is CicLAvia! Wooot! Wooooooot! The route is all along Wilshire Boulevard - from Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. all the way to Fairfax Avenue in Miracle Mile. There are lots of great guides already published on-line, including at the CicLAvia website, so SBLA won't be encyclopedic here, but we do, in honor of April 6th, have six general tips for all CicLAvia participants, and six tips specifically for cyclists.
April 4, 2014
Expand Your Streets Knowledge at Upcoming Conferences
Over the next couple months, there are number of upcoming local conferences that L.A. Streetsblog readers might be interested in:
March 7, 2014
Why Are There CicLAvias I Never Walk Along but Large and Melodious Thoughts Descend upon Me?*
"Wow! That's a lot of bike people!" exclaimed a security guard at a plaza in Little Tokyo.
October 7, 2013
Open Thread: CicLAvia VIII, Heart of Los Angeles
The last CicLAvia of 2013 has come and gone, with the next one planned for "March probably April" per the CicLAvia Twitter account. So what did you think? Did you love it? Did you take our advice and just have fun? Did you wonder how in the world the person inside that cow costume didn't cook herself to death? And how about the Spring Street Green-In-Places Occasionally Buffered Sometimes Unmarked Bike Lane?
October 7, 2013