Recent Streetsblog LA posts about CicLAvia

The Family Guide to CicLAvia

By Damien Newton | Oct 6, 2011 | 5 Comments

On Sunday morning, thousands of families will get together in Los Angeles to celebrate the temporary liberation of ten miles of city streets we call CicLAvia. Since this isn’t the typical pack the kids in the car and go to the park sort of event, we thought we’d post our own family guide to the […]

Editorial: Don’t Move the Protestors for CicLAvia

By Damien Newton | Oct 6, 2011 | 6 Comments

The relationship between “Occupy L.A.” and the City of Los Angeles has been a relatively smooth one, at least compared to the one in New York City. Protesters have peacefully assembled on the City Hall Lawn, some sleep on the concrete pathways at night as sleeping on the grass is technically illegal, and arrests have […]

Join Us to Support CicLAvia at the Veggie Grill

By Damien Newton | Oct 5, 2011 | No Comments

Tonight, a series of Veggie Grill restaurants is hosting a series of fundraisers for CicLAvia at seven locations around L.A. County and Orange County. A 50% of all meals bought after 5:00 P.M. goes to the CicLAvia coffers which is a pretty sweet deal. Joe Linton, Joel Epstein and myself are all going to be […]

CicLAvia Update: Mini-Grants, Meet the Candidates, City Ponies Up Cash

By Damien Newton | Sep 27, 2011 | No Comments

As we get closer to the 10/9/11 CicLAvia, expect more and more coverage here at Streetsblog. Of course, you can stay up to date by “liking” CicLAvia on Facebook or visiting their blogpage anytime. But for regular Streetsblog readers who want their news in one place, we’ll be offering semi-regular updates on the CicLAvia news you might have […]

In Case You Missed It: CicLAvia’s Expanded Route Changed Again Last Week

By Damien Newton | Sep 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

As we get closer to the 10/9/11 CicLAvia, expect more and more coverage here at Streetsblog. Of course, you can stay up to date by “liking” CicLAvia on Facebook or visiting their blogpage anytime. For example, I’m told they’ll be releasing a list of “mini-grant” winners later today… But for regular Streetsblog readers who want […]

CicLAvia Mini-Grants, a Chance for You to Expand CicLAvia

By Damien Newton | Sep 6, 2011 | No Comments

Maybe it’s the name. Maybe it’s that cyclists are so hungry for safe streets, they swarm to it like bees to honey. Maybe it’s the way it’s been treated in the press. For whatever reason, CicLAvia has yet to capture the public imagination as a giant open street carnival. The vast majority of the attendees […]

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