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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
This Week’s Metro Committees: All-Door Boarding, Bike-Share, Parking, More
This week's big Metro announcement, expected Friday, will be the fall ballot measure expenditure plan. Some early Measure R2.1 outlines are already foreshadowed here and at the Los Angeles Times.
March 16, 2016
CicLAvia XVI Open Thread: CicLAvia in Panorama City, Arleta, Pacoima
Each open streets event is excellent, and each has its own variations. Yesterday, L.A.'s 16th CicLAvia touched down in the north San Fernando Valley communities of Pacoima, Arleta, and Panorama City.
March 7, 2016
What This Gold Line & CicLAvia Weekend Says About So. Cal.’s Future
I am looking forward to this weekend.
March 4, 2016
Metrolink Adds Train Service to San Fernando Valley CicLAvia this Sunday
Good news! Metrolink will be running extra trains this Sunday so folks can get to CicLAvia - The Valley. This Sunday's event will the first CicLAvia without an on-route connection to Metro rail. Participants can bike to CicLAvia from the Metro Red Line North Hollywood Station, but that is a 7-mile ride (about three miles on the Orange Line bike path) to the southern tip of the CicLAvia route at Van Nuys Boulevard and Roscoe Boulevard.
March 1, 2016