CicLAvia Turns 15, Enlivens the Heart of L.A.

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Sunday, tens of thousands of Angelenos participated in CicLAvia’s Heart of L.A. open streets event. The 7.5-mile route opened streets through Boyle Heights, Chinatown, MacArthur Park, Little Tokyo, and Downtown L.A. With cars temporarily removed, streets filled with people of all ages – on bike, on foot, on skates, scooters, and more.

The very first CicLAvia took place on October 10, 2010 – 10-10-10, so yesterday’s event celebrated 15 years of Southern California CicLAvias. Before CicLAvia, people said that it couldn’t be done, that it just wouldn’t work in car-centric Los Angeles. Now it’s almost difficult for many participants to imagine L.A. without CicLAvias taking place in various neighborhoods throughout the year.

CicLAvia on the new Sixth Street Viaduct
CicLAvia under Chinatown’s dragon arch
CicLAvia on Metro Bike Share
The Heart of L.A. CicLAvia route includes many historic buildings, including the 1927 Fine Arts Building on 7th Street
CicLAvia in Little Tokyo
CicLAvia through downtown L.A.
CicLAvia through downtown L.A.

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Damien Newton
Damien Newton
Damien is the executive director of the Southern California Streets Initiative which publishes Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog Los Angeles, Streetsblog San Francisco, Streetsblog California and Longbeachize.

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