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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
Your Friday Video of Zen: DTLA Street Futures (Featuring CicLAvia)
What will the future streets of Los Angeles look like? And what sorts of innovations, interventions, infrastructure, interconnections, and events will help us get there? And can we get there in a way that is sustainable, grounded in community experiences, and does not displace residents of communities that have experienced historical disinvestment?
December 18, 2015
CicLAvia XV Open Thread: 5 Years, 15 Events, And A Little Rain
CicLAvia hosted its 15th Open Streets festival yesterday. The Heart of L.A. route was similar to the now-familiar and always-a-hit initial October 10, 2010, route, with hubs at MacArthur Park, City Hall, and Hollenbeck Park, plus an added spur up into Chinatown. The route included plenty of great architecture, excellent transit connections, and of course tens of thousands of smiling faces.
October 19, 2015
This Week’s L.A. Transportation Committee: Vision Zero, Parking, CicLAvia
Yesterday's Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee touched on a number of items related to Los Angeles livability. Below is a brief recap of highlights. All these committee actions still need to be approved by the full city council before going into effect.
September 10, 2015
CicLAvia Culver City Venice Open Thread
CicLAvia - Culver City meets Venice was another massive CicLAvia. Despite the usual fears from some businesses, the event was attended by huge numbers of cyclists, plus plenty of people on foot, skates, blades, skateboards, and more.
August 10, 2015
Tito’s Tacos Comes Around, Welcomes Culver City CicLAvia Participants
Today, Tito's Tacos posted on Twitter and Facebook that they will be open during this Sunday's CicLAvia - Culver City meets Venice. Tito's emphasized that many of their employees take public transit and ride bikes to work every day. CicLAvia tweeted that they'll be helping Tito's out with bike and car parking that day.
August 7, 2015
Activist Profile: Tafarai Bayne
South L.A. community organizer and streets advocate extraordinaire Tafarai Bayne was often seen exploring the vast landscape of Los Angeles on “The Flash,” his recently retired bicycle.
June 9, 2015
Long Beach’s First Ever Beach Streets Ciclovía – Open Thread
How was your Beach Streets? Long Beach, the aspirational most bike-friendly city in America and demonstrably the most bike-friendly city in L.A. County, has joined the ranks of cities hosting open streets festivals or ciclovías. Long Beach's first ever Beach Streets was full of camaraderie, chillness, and community.
June 8, 2015