Nearly eight miles of streets in downtown Los Angeles will be closed to vehicles Sunday for the year’s seventh CicLAvia event. This event encourages residents to explore different neighborhoods on foot or using non-motorized modes of transportation, such as biking or skating.
CicLAvia-Heart of LA will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The 7.8-mile route starts at Broadway and Bernard Street and extends to several 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 not allowed along the route, but pedestrians, cyclists, and skaters are welcome. Electric vehicles, such as scooters or hoverboards, are not permitted.
Four hubs along the route will provide free water stations, restrooms, first-aid stations, bike parking, free bike repair, and free pedicabs courtesy of AARP.
The hubs will be located at the following places:
– 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.
On First St., there will also be an Evergreen Pit Stop at 2917. It will provide the same services as the other pit stops, except for free bike parking.
The route used on Sunday is considered CicLAvia’s “anchor route,” where the first CicLAvia event took place in October 2010. Each year, the route slightly changes to showcase more of the city beyond cars. In 2023, the event will include the iconic Sixth Street Viaduct. CicLAvia is in partnership with Metro and LADOT for this 48th CicLAvia.
A kickoff news conference will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the Little Tokyo Hub, featuring Mayor Karen Bass, Romel Pascual (CicLAvia Executive Director), Seleta Reynolds (Metro Chief Innovation Officer), Jaime Ortiz (Founder of Ciclovía in Bogota), and Laura Rubio-Cornejo (GM of the city Department of Transportation).
CicLAvia-Heart of LA is the fifth full-scale event of 2023. Two smaller CicLAvia events, called CicLAmini, took place in Watts and North Hollywood. The next scheduled CicLAvia after Sunday is on December 3 in South Los Angeles, marking the final event of the year.
For more information, visit ciclavia.org/.
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