CicLAvia
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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
For Some Riding in CicLAvia, it is about More than Just Having Fun (Although Fun is Allowed)
With each iteration of CicLAvia comes the stress of trying to figure out what new things can be written about it besides, "People rode bikes. And it was good."
April 22, 2013
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.
April 22, 2013
Introducing the Long Beach “Ciclovía”
For readers and Long Beachers alike, they have known of my dream to bring a ciclovía to our city, my dream of shutting down a large stretch of street to make way for cyclists and skaters, walkers and runners.
April 17, 2013
Riding to CicLAvia from South L.A.? We’ve Got Four Feeder Rides for You!
When a week starts off with senseless acts of violence like those seen in Boston, it feels a little frivolous to prattle on about less serious subjects. That said, in its defense, CicLAvia is not as frivolous as it might seem on the surface. In the name of fun, health, good neighborships, and more livable cities, with each iteration, it manages to seamlessly bring together more and more people from all races and classes in what can otherwise be a very segregated city.
April 16, 2013
Thwart Terrorism. Experience CicLAvia. Meet Your Neighbors.
Yesterday's news out of Boston rattled me.
April 16, 2013
CicLAvia Updates Map for April 21…No Figueroa, but MacArthur Park Is Back
CicLAvia announced some changes to the eastern end of the April 21 "CicLAvia to the Sea." Originally, the route was going to start near City Hall, cut through the Downtown, head south on Figueroa until it hit Venice. Then it was a straight shot to the ocean.
March 21, 2013