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Metro Puts $2 Million Behind Villaraigosa Plan to Bring “CicLAvia” Everywhere
We knew Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa liked CicLAvia. Upon returning from Copenhagen in 2009, he vowed that Los Angeles would have its own "open street festival."
June 27, 2013
Hit-and-Run Mars Otherwise Low-Key CicLAvia
Walking along Wilshire in the early afternoon yesterday was a surprisingly pleasant experience. I tend not to ride my bike along Wilshire too often, both because of the poor condition of the road and the hectic feeling of the traffic. It is noisy and the drivers are sometimes unpredictable -- people pull over suddenly to park, cross lanes to turn abruptly in front of you, or speed unnecessarily -- making it feel more like you're trapped in a game of Frogger than anything.
June 24, 2013
Open Thread: CicLAvia
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 criticism.
June 24, 2013
Streetsblog’s CicLAvia VII Scavenger Hunt
Since we're not doing a Streetfilm for this year's CicLAvia, the Streetsblog team thought we would add to Sunday's festivities by making the first ever Streetsblog photo scavenger hunt. The first person to tweet us a picture of each of the following items will win a Streetsblog t-shirt.
June 21, 2013
During CicLAvia, Wolfpack Hustle Presents the Crit Race in DTLA
This Sunday, June 23rd at noon, coinciding with CicLAvia’s “Iconic Wilshire Boulevard”, Wolfpack Hustle will hold its 2nd installment of its Unified Title Race Series: the Civic Center Criterium.
June 19, 2013
The Streetsblog Guide to CicLAvia VII: Iconic Wilshire Corridor
If there are two complaints people have with CicLAvia they are, in order of how often I hear them: cyclists are racing by and there's not enough space to walk and that the event doesn't last long enough to truly explore the entire route.
June 19, 2013
Three Great Places to Eat on Sunday’s CicLAvia Route
My original inspiration to write about favorite places to eat at along Wilshire Blvd. was a recent piece on food destinations along Foothill Transit's route 187 in the March issue of Footnotes.
June 19, 2013
CicLAvia Introduces Iconic Wilshire Boulevard Route for June 23rd Open Streets Festival
We just got word that CicLAvia has announced the route for CicLAvia VII: Iconic Wilshire Boulevard. The event runs a record 7 hours, from 9 am to 4 pm. The route runs a cool 6.3 miles from Wilshire and Grand in Downtown Los Angeles to Wilshire and Fairfax, just a couple of blocks from the historic 3rd Street Farmers Market.
May 9, 2013
King of CicLAvia: Richie Trimble’s 14.5 ft. Tall Bike!
In addition to the 150,000 cyclists that took to Venice Blvd. on Sunday, at CicLAvia VI: CicLAvia To the Sea, the "King of CicLAvia" was crowned. The crown was not awarded by the event-creators, but by the buzz surrounding Richie Trimble's over a hundred pound, 14.5 foot - to the seat, 17 foot - to eye level, tall bike: "STOOPID TALL" aka "Big Boy" as it made its way from La Cienega to Venice beach.
April 23, 2013