CicLAvia
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CicLAvia XXII Heart of L.A. – Open Thread
CicLAvia open streets through Chinatown, Echo Park, Boyle Heights, Little Tokyo, Arts District, and Civic Center
October 9, 2017
Transpo Advocates Receive Troubling Letter Cheering Hit-and-Run Harm
Mysterious cranky letter criticizes "transgendering car lanes into bike lanes", "Mexicans who ride", and cheers hit-and-run crime
August 17, 2017
CicLAvia XVII – Wilmington to San Pedro – Open Thread
Yesterday CicLAvia opened seven miles of streets along L.A.'s waterfront - in the communities of San Pedro and Wilmington.
August 14, 2017
CicLAvia 21 – Glendale Meets Atwater Village – Open Thread
CicLAvia opened streets in Glendale and Atwater Village yesterday!
June 12, 2017
CicLAvia XIX ‘Heart of Los Angeles’ – Open Thread
The 19th iteration of L.A.'s popular open streets festival, CicLAvia, touched down yesterday in central Los Angeles. The "Heart of Los Angeles" route included Boyle Heights, the downtown Arts District, Little Tokyo, Civic Center, Chinatown, historic Broadway, Central City West, and MacArthur Park. The weather was perfect for bicycling and walking: cool and cloudy, with no rain.
October 17, 2016
Metro Moving Forward With $4 Million For 17 Open Streets
Today, Metro's Planning and Programming Committee approved $4.04 million for 17 L.A. County open streets events to take place through December 2018. The full Metro board of directors is expected to approve the open streets program funding at its meeting next Thursday.
September 14, 2016
CicLAvia No.18 Iconic Wilshire Boulevard – Open Thread
The eighteenth iteration of CicLAvia touched down on a three-mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard yesterday. The Wilshire route extended from Grand Avenue in downtown L.A. to Western Avenue in Koreatown. Organizers had hoped for a longer route, but Metro Purple Line construction has closed a couple of Miracle Mile Wilshire intersections for multiple weekends, so extending further west was not feasible.
August 15, 2016
A Brief Interview With CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual
Romel Pascual is the Executive Director of CicLAvia. If you're reading Streetsblog L.A., you probably know that the non-profit CicLAvia collaborates with cities to host open streets events throughout Southern California. Pascual and his crew are gearing up for the next CicLAvia event, their Iconic Wilshire Boulevard route, coming up on Sunday August 14.
July 20, 2016
Four Years in the Making, CicLAvia Southeast Rides Strong
Sadly, a scheduling snafu meant that I was out of town for CicLAvia Southeast this past weekend. Having to settle for watching the photos pop up on social media was not nearly as good as being there in person. But it was still pretty great, believe it or not.
May 16, 2016
CicLAvia XVII Open Thread – Southeast Cities
Yesterday, CicLAvia touched down in Southeast Los Angeles County for the first time. The 10-mile car-free open streets route included the cities of Huntington Park, Lynwood, and South Gate, and the L.A. City community of Watts and the unincorporated L.A. County communities of Florence-Firestone and Walnut Park.
May 16, 2016