Turn off your engines and hop on a bike or lace up the walking shoes because CicLAvia is taking over a few streets in the Los Angeles area as it returns with its biggest season to date.
“Imagine streets without cars and full of people using not only bikes, but walking, running, skateboarding, skating and folks in wheelchairs rediscovering communities and reconnecting with their communities and neighbors,” said Romel Pascual, executive director of CicLAvia.
“What CicLAvia offers is a safe space for us to be able to gather,” he added.
CicLAvia launches its 2023 season on Sunday, Feb. 26 in the San Fernando Valley with a five-mile route that will traverse parts of Reseda and Canoga Park along Sherman Way between Lindley and Shoup avenues.
Since 2010, the citywide event has closed certain stretches of streets to motorized traffic and given them over alternative forms of transportation. This is the second time CicLAvia has used this particular route in the Valley since the first on this street took place in 2019.
Though there are typically five events per year, this CicLAvia season has a total of eight through December including two CicLAmini events. These happenings feature shorter routes meant to encourage people to walk the streets. Upcoming events include April 16 at Mid-City and Pico Union; May 21 a CicLAmini in Watts; June 18 in South Los Angeles at Vermont Avenue; Aug. 20 in Koreatown and Hollywood; Sept. 17 a CicLAmini in North Hollywood; Oct. 15 in the heart of downtown Los Angeles; and Dec. 3 in Leimert Park and South Central. More information and exact routes will be available at ciclavia.org closer to the event dates.
Along the CicLaVia paths are several hub zones that include games for kids, giveaways and several food trucks for snacks and drinks. Participants of the Feb. 26 event can start from either end of the route. Since one of the primary goals of CicLAvia is to encourage Southern Californians to explore new neighborhoods, we’ve come up…
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