Recent Streetsblog LA posts about CicLAvia

CicLAvia XVI Open Thread: CicLAvia in Panorama City, Arleta, Pacoima

By Joe Linton | Mar 7, 2016 | 12 Comments

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. As I mentioned in a preview, this was the first CicLAvia without a Metro rail station on the route, though there were still plenty […]

What This Gold Line & CicLAvia Weekend Says About So. Cal.’s Future

By Joe Linton | Mar 4, 2016 | 3 Comments

I am looking forward to this weekend. My 2-year old daughter Maeve and I will be attending the opening festivities for the Metro Gold Line tomorrow, and we’ll be heading up to the northern San Fernando Valley for CicLAvia on Sunday. If I were transportation investment king, I would not have prioritized building the Gold […]

Metrolink Adds Train Service to San Fernando Valley CicLAvia this Sunday

By Joe Linton | Mar 1, 2016 | 3 Comments

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 […]

Your Friday Video of Zen: DTLA Street Futures (Featuring CicLAvia)

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 18, 2015 | 3 Comments

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? Digital artist, […]

CicLAvia XV Open Thread: 5 Years, 15 Events, And A Little Rain

By Joe Linton | Oct 19, 2015 | 5 Comments

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 […]

This Week’s L.A. Transportation Committee: Vision Zero, Parking, CicLAvia

By Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2015 | 1 Comment

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. Vision Zero and Pedestrian Enforcement – Council File 15-0546 This is the second committee […]

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