Recent Streetsblog LA posts about CicLAvia

CicLAvia XII Open Thread: Viva the Valley!

By Joe Linton | Mar 23, 2015 | 33 Comments

With a winning formula that attracts tens of thousands of participants, spurred on by funding from Metro, Southern California open streets programs are not just for central and Downtown L.A. any more. Coming soon, inaugural ciclovías will take Long Beach and Pasadena. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Yesterday, CicLAvia opened Lankershim and Ventura Boulevards for nearly […]

CicLAvia – The Valley: Tips For Fun, Families, Getting There, and More

By Joe Linton | Mar 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

CicLAvia – The Valley takes place this Sunday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CicLAvia is L.A.’s open streets celebration – a free, fun, family-friendly festival – where streets are closed to cars to allow people on foot, skates, and bikes to take over. There are already a handful of great guides available online. […]

Want a Guided Tour of the Next CicLAvia? There’s an App for That

By Damien Newton | Mar 11, 2015 | 1 Comment

“I grew up in the Valley and walked Ventura Boulevard and Lankershim countless times as a kid and as an adult,” begins Aaron Paley as he introduces the “soundscape” that has been produced for CicLAvia – The Valley, coming to a street near you on March 22. For more information on CicLAvia, or the event […]

CicLAvia Open Thread: It Was a Great Day for South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 8, 2014 | 19 Comments

“I am such a terrible reporter,” I texted my boss as I left Leimert Park around 4 p.m. yesterday. “All I did was talk to everyone I’ve ever met in the last three years…” It was true. Instead of just taking in the event or snapping photos of happy participants, I went from pit stop […]

Caribbean-Style Parades, Drum Processions, and Bike Rodeos, Oh My!: Here’s What’s on Tap at CicLAvia on Sunday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 5, 2014 | No Comments

Rain, rain stay away. Come again some other Sunday. This Sunday, December 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., South L.A. will host its first CicLAvia and there is simply too much awesome stuff planned for the rain to make an appearance. As you hopefully know by now, the route for this year’s event is […]

Community Gets Ready for Sunday’s CicLAvia: “It’s Going to Be a Good Day for South L.A.”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 3, 2014 | 21 Comments

It was exciting, said Community Health Council’s (CHC) Andres Ramirez Huiztek, that South L.A. would finally have the opportunity to “show [people] what CicLAvia can be” this weekend. If you’ve attended a CicLAvia event before — a festival that spans and connects communities by temporarily closing the streets to cars and opening them to people […]

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