Recent Streetsblog LA posts about CicLAvia

CicLAvia South East: Building a Movement Ride by Ride

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 27, 2012 | No Comments

“Oh yeah, I just saw maybe 50 or 60 riders go by. Yeah, it was pretty cool.” said a security guard at Plaza Mexico. “I think there were 500 or 600 bikers,” said a flower vendor, smiling. “There were a lot!” In order to ask people along the route what they thought of seeing a […]

South L.A. Calendar: Urban Farming, a CicLAvia Southeast Event, Community Coalition’s Power Festival, and a Neighborhood Bike Ambassador Meeting

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

Over the next week, you’ve got four opportunities to participate in promoting more livable streets in South L.A. From 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday morning, Community Services Unlimited will be working with the USC Volunteer Center at two of their urban farm sites. It’ll likely be hot, so have a hat, sunblock, and […]

Planning Begins For A Westside CicLAvia

By Gary Kavanagh | Aug 17, 2012 | 6 Comments

This Tuesday, CicLAvia hosted a workshop in Santa Monica at the Civic Center led by Aaron Paley to discuss a possible Westside route for the event. Paley explained that next year the organization is looking to expand the number of CicLAvia events, and feature new areas of the Los Angeles region. The Westside is one […]

CicLAvia’s Villavaso Responds to Your Questions: NELA CicLAvia? Why South Fig? How Much Does CicLAvia Cost?

By Damien Newton | Jul 17, 2012 | 4 Comments

Following the announcement of CicLAvia’s new route for the 10/7/12 CicLAvia, Stephen Villavaso, a transportation engineer and member of the CicLAvia Steering Committee, volunteered to answer any reader questions. While he answered some directly in the comments, we’re presenting all of the questions with his answers below. Dennis Hindman: Having a CicLAvia event on a street […]

CicLAvia’s Boyle Heights extension: Hollenbeck Hub Cut, Soto Street Station New End Point, Flyer Issues

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 13, 2012 | 8 Comments

In the upcoming CicLAvia on October 7, the Boyle Heights route finally moved up to Mariachi Plaza, and goes down 1st Street to Soto Street. This is the first change to the Boyle Heights route since the car-free event started in 2010. The current route goes into unfamiliar territory for CicLAvia, crossing Mariachi Plaza, the […]

L.A. Removes Its Training Wheels

By Damien Newton | Jul 11, 2012 | 2 Comments

One of the sure signs that CicLAvia, L.A.’s bi-annual car-free party that just announced a new route for its October incarnation, is becoming more and more mainstream is that city leaders now embrace the event not just as a great time; but as proof that Los Angeles can change. After CicLAvia I on October 10, […]

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