LOS ANGELES — Nearly eight miles of streets in downtown Los Angeles will be closed to vehicles Sunday for the year’s seventh CicLAvia event, in which city officials encourage residents to explore what different neighborhoods have to offer on foot or via other non-motorized modes of transport.
CicLAvia-Heart of LA will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The 7.8-mile route begins at Broadway and Bernard Street and extends to the following areas:
— South from Broadway and Bernard
— East at Broadway and First Street
— South at Central Avenue to Sixth Street
— East on Sixth to Whittier Boulevard
— North on St. Louis Street
— West on First to Boyle Avenue
— East on First to Evergreen Avenue
— West at Broadway and Seventh to Figueroa
— South to Figueroa and Venice Boulevard
Motorized vehicles are prohibited along the route, but people are permitted to walk, bike, skate or otherwise traverse the route. Only people-powered equipment will be allowed — so no electric vehicles such as scooters or hoverboards.
Four hubs along the route will offer free water stations and restrooms, first-aid stations, bike parking, free bike repair and free pedicabs provided by AARP.
Hubs will be at the following locations:
— South Park Hub, 1420 S. Figueroa St.
— Chinatown Hub, 942 N. Broadway
— Little Tokyo Hub, 121 S. Central Ave.
— Mariachi Plaza Hub, 1801 E. First St.
An Evergreen Pit Stop at 2917 First St. will also have all the services offered at the pit stops with the exception of free bike parking.
The route used Sunday is considered CicLAvia’s “anchor route,” where the inaugural CicLAvia took place in October 2010, according to CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual.
“Each year the route varies slightly to see more of our beautiful city from outside the confines of a car,” Pascual said. “For 2023, we’ll be going back over the spectacular Sixth Street Viaduct, one of LA’s newest iconic landmarks. We are also…
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