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Articles and Testimonials from CicLAvia's 10th Anniversary

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CicLAvia Heart of L.A. 2024 – Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, October 15, 2024
CicLAvia Event Hits the Heart of Los Angeles on Sunday – CBS News, October 13, 2024
CicLAvia Brings Open Streets to “Heart of L.A.” City Streets Were Closed to Car Traffic Sunday for the Environmentally-Friendly Event – Boyle Heights Beat, October 13, 2024
Going to CicLAvia This Weekend? 10 Spots to Eat or Drink Along the Route – Bill Addison, Stephanie Breijo, Danielle Dorsey, and Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2024
CicLAmini in Lincoln Heights: A Car-Free Celebration on Broadway – Los Angeles Wire, September 23, 2024
CicLAvia Opens Lincoln Heights Streets – Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, September 16, 2024
CicLAmini Hits Streets of Lincoln Heights – CBS News, September 15, 2024
Lane Change. If We Want People to Move Around Without Cars, What We Really Need in This City Are More Permanent Spaces Along Our Streets to Rest and Relieve Along the Way – Alissa Walker, Torched, August 21, 2024
PHOTOS! Thousands Hit West Hollywood for CicLAvia: Meet the Hollywoods 2024 – Paulo Murillo, WeHo Times, August 19, 2024
CicLAvia Meet the Hollywoods 2024 – Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, August 19, 2024
Cyclists Rejoice as CicLAvia Takes Over WeHo – Brandon Ross Garcia, WeHo Online, August 18, 2024
CicLAvia Takes Over Hollywood Roads. Hundreds of People Hit the Roads in Hollywood for Another CicLAvia Event on Sunday. – CBS News, August 18, 2024
CicLAvia Hits Streets of South Los Angeles – KCAL News, June 23, 2024
10 Things To Do For This Sunday in L.A. [6-23-2024] – Brian Champlin, We Like L.A., June 23, 2024
CicLAvia Returns to South Los Angeles – NBC 4 Los Angeles, June 23, 2024
CicLAvia South LA. Making the Most Out of the 5-Mile Block Party – Gavin Quinton, LAist, June 23, 2024
Oh, Those Summer (Days and) Nights – Weekend Events for June 21-23 – Elizabeth Fuller, Larchmont Buzz, June 21, 2024
South L.A. CicLAvia To Be Held June 23 – Beverly Press, June 20, 2024
Things To Do This Weekend: CicLAvia Visits South LA. The Free People-Powered Spectacular Will Spend A Sun-Filled Day on Western Avenue – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, June 20, 2024
Best Things To Do This Weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: June 21 - 23 – Laura Hertzfeld, LAist, June 20, 2024
Open-Street Event Comes to Western Avenue June 23 – Darlene Donloe, Los Angeles WAVE Newspapers, June 19, 2024
CicLAvia Set for June 23 – Erin Herriford, Our Weekly Los Angeles, June 18, 2024
This Week In Livable Streets Juneteenth, Metro board committees, CicLAvia South L.A., Metro PSAC, and more. – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, June 17, 2024
CicLAvia South LA: 5-Miles of Open Streets Along Western Ave Between Exposition & Century Blvds – The Hollywood Home, June 11, 2024
CicLAvia – South LA Presented by Metro Returns on June 23rd – SoCalCycling, June 8, 2024
CicLAvia on June 23, Erewhon coming to Glendale, and more – Steven Sharp, Urbanize LA, June 8, 2024
Wilmington CicLAvia CicLAmini – Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, May 20, 2024
Cyclists Seize the Streets in Unique Venice Ridealong – Thomas Leffler, Santa Monica Daily Press, April 23, 2024
CicLAvia Opens Venice Boulevard – Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, April 22, 2024
Venice Boulevard Transforms Into Cyclist's Haven for CicLAvia's 51st Open Streets Celebration – Fabian Lewkowicz, Santa Monica Closeup, April 21, 2024
5 Delicious Reasons To Grab Your Bike And Head To Venice Beach Sunday – Gab Chabrán, LAist, April 19, 2024
Pop Up Park Event: CicLAvia Event Redefines Community – Briana Conte, The Argonaut, April 16, 2024
CicLAvia on Venice Blvd – LA This Week, April 25, 2024
CicLAvia Connects Melrose Avenue – Jess Brumana, Daily Sundial, March 1, 2024
Highlights from Sunday’s Melrose CorgLAvia – BikinginLA, February 26, 2024
CicLAvia Melrose Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, February 26, 2024
Melrose Avenue Transforms into a Bustling Pedestrian Paradise for CicLAvia's 50th Event – Aqsa Younas Rana, BNN Breaking, February 25, 2024
Hundreds Hit the Streets for First CicLAvia Event of the Year – KCAL News, February 25, 2024
CicLAvia Comes To Melrose – Gab Chabrán, LAist, February 23, 2024
Rain or Shine, Melrose Opens Up Sunday for CicLAvia – Rance Collins, Beverly Press, February 21, 2024
CicLAvia Teams Up With Los Angeles Ale Works Ahead of its 2024 Season – Richard Guzman, Los Angeles Daily News, February 15, 2024
CicLAvia South L.A. December 2023 Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, December 4, 2023
10 Things To Do For This Sunday in L.A. [12-3-2023] – Brian Champlin, We Like LA, December 3, 2023
CicLAvia Cycles Into Leimert Park, South L.A. Dec. 3 – Darlene Donloe, Los Angeles Wave Newspapers, December 1, 2023
CicLAvia Visits South LA - Cycle (or stroll or skate) Along Six Miles of Open Streets from Leimert Park to Historic South Central. – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, November 30, 2023
CicLAvia: 6 Miles of Open Streets to Explore Leimert Park & Historic South Central – Jacqueline Tager, The Hollywood Home, November 9, 2023
Life at the Pace of Bike – Aaron Rickel Jones, LA Field Guide, October 19, 2023
Along for the Ride in Bogotá’s Extraordinary Ciclovía – Jim Benning, AAA Magazines, October 18, 2023
CicLAvia Returns to Downtown LA and Annular Solar Eclipse Dazzles Views | Twilight Highlight – CBS News Los Angeles, October 16, 2023
Heart of L.A. CicLAvia 2023 – Open Thread – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, October 16, 2023
CicLAvia's 'Heart of LA' Closes Nearly 8 Miles of Streets to Cars Sunday – CBS News Los Angeles, October 15, 2023
CicLAvia 2023: An Open Street Bicycle Fiesta in the Heart of Los Angeles | Solar Eclipse – LA Loft Blog, October 14, 2023
CicLAvia to Close Several Streets in Downtown Los Angeles – NBC 4 Los Angeles, October 14, 2023
CicLAvia Returns to Downtown LA Sunday; Here's What You Need to Know – Fox 11 Los Angeles, October 14, 2023
CicLAvia Takes Over DTLA Today – Makenna Sievertson, LAist, October 14, 2023
The Best Events This Weekend in Los Angeles | Fri., Oct. 13 – Sun., Oct. 15 – The Hollywood Home, October 11, 2023
A Different Kind Of Traffic: CicLAvia – Heart of LA Expected to Drive Thousands Into the City – Keri Freeman, DTLA Weekly, October 10, 2023
CicLAvia: Heart of LA: Metro’s Car-Free Street Event Returns – Bannon Clark, LA Downtown News, October 9, 2023
CicLAvia Returns With Route Over 6th Street Viaduct – Alexandra Romero, NBC 4 Los Angeles, September 26, 2023
CicLAmini: Exciting Sunday Event for North Hollywood Residents! – Beverley Rayner, Vigour Times, September 16, 2023
‘CicLAmini’ Transforms Streets in NoHo Into a Public Park On Sunday - Bring Your Pet to a Relaxed Walking Experience on a Mile Stretch of Lankershim Boulevard – Los Angeles Daily News, September 15, 2023
No Time, No Worry: A One-Mile ‘CicLAmini' is Headed to North Hollywood – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, September 13, 2023
Celebrate CicLAmini—North Hollywood with Fanbase Press and Cosmic Lion Productions on September 17 at Collector’s Paradise North Hollywood – Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press, September 8, 2023
CicLAvia Pedals Down NoHo Streets – Beverly Press, September 6, 2023
CicLAmini—North Hollywood – Lisa Bianconi, NoHo Arts District, August 24, 2023
CicLAvia Takes Over South L.A. for Juneteenth Celebration – Annie Rose Ramos, KTLA 5, June 18, 2023
Tafarai Bayne: CicLAvia South LA on Juneteenth 2023 – Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Rootwork: "Getting Down to the Roots", June 8, 2023
CicLAvia Pico Union Meets Mid City – Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA, April 17, 2023
CicLAvia Returns to Los Angeles in Mid-City, Pico-Union Area – ABC 7, April 16, 2023
The First CicLAvia Mini Map Is Here; Cyclists to Enjoy a Mile-Long Watts Route – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, March 10, 2023
Angelenos Bear the Cold for CicLAvia – CBS Los Angeles, February 26, 2023
LA Ale Works Debuts West Coast IPA "seek-la-VEE-ah," on Friday evening, February 10, Ivy Station, Culver City, to Benefit CicLAvia – Brewbound, January 31, 2023
CicLAvia's New 'CicLAminis' Will Spotlight Pedestrian Adventures – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, January 23, 2023
SMC Interaction Design Bachelor's Degree Students Lend Special Touch to CicLAvia 2022 – Associated Press, Santa Monica Daily Press, January 3, 2023
How To LA: Taking Back LA's Streets with CicLAvia – NPR, KPCC, December 7, 2022
Things to Do This Weekend: CicLAvia Visits South LA – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, December 1, 2022
CicLAvia - South LA Set for Dec. 4 – Los Angeles Sentinel, December 1, 2022
CicLAvia - South LA: Miles of car-free open streets as temporary park space – Our Weekly Los Angeles, November 30, 2022
Inside SoCal: CicLAvia – Erica Olsen, CBS Los Angeles, October 23, 2022
CicLAvia Returns to Downtown LA, 7 Miles of Streets Closed to Motorized Vehicles – ABC 7, October 9, 2022
CicLAvia Closes Seven Miles of Streets in Downtown LA – CBS Los Angeles, October 9, 2022
CicLAvia Returns to 'Heart of LA' on Sunday – NBC 4 Los Angeles, October 8, 2022
CicLAvia Rolls Through the Heart of L.A. this Sunday – Lina Lecaro, LA Weekly, October 7, 2022
CicLAvia Cierra Las Calles en el "Corazón de Los Ángeles" – Telemundo 52 News Los Angeles, October 7, 2022
CicLAvia: People-powered mobility lets you see LA differently – Steve Chiotakis, KCRW, October 6, 2022
7 miles of Downtown L.A. streets to close for CicLAvia – Vivian Chow, KTLA, October 8, 2022
Parts of Hollywood go car-free for CicLAvia on Sunday – CBS Los Angeles, August 21, 2022
CicLAvia Will Roll Through a Bevy of Hollywoods – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, August 21, 2022
CicLAvia open-streets festival goes Hollywood – Spectrum News 1, August 21, 2022
CicLAvia open-streets festival goes Hollywood. Here's what you need to know – ABC Eyewitness News, August 21, 2022
It’s the 40th CicLAvia on Sunday, as East meets West in Hollywood – Steve Scauzillo, Los Angeles Daily News, August 19, 2022
These ‘only in L.A.’ adventures are the perfect last hoorah for your summer – Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2022
CicLAvia returns to South Los Angeles for open-streets event Sunday – Spectrum News 1, July 9, 2022
CicLAvia returns to South Los Angeles this Sunday – CBS Los Angeles, July 8, 2022
CicLAvia to Roll Along Western in South LA – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, July 7, 2022
CicLAvia Is Back. Ditch Your Car And Enjoy South LA On Open Streets – Ryan Fonseca, LAist / KPCC, June 30, 2022
South LA CicLAvia Draws 20K-Plus Participants – KFI AM640, December 6, 2021
CicLAvia Returns to South LA for Open-Streets Event – Kathy Vara, NBC 4 Los Angeles, December 5, 2021
CicLAvia Hits South LA This Weekend. Bicycles, Skateboards, Wheelchairs Or Unicycles Welcome – Sharon McNary, KPCC | LAist, December 3, 2021
December's CicLAvia community bike ride takes to Crenshaw Corridor – Kristopher Gee, Spectrum News, December 3, 2021
CicLAvía celebrates diversity and the community's return to the streets of Los Angeles – Jorge Luis Macías, La Opinión, October 11, 2021
CicLAvia returns to LA, attracting thousands of cyclists – Lydia Pantazes, Spectrum News, October 11, 2021
CicLAvia Returns To 'Heart Of LA' That Debuted 10 Years Ago – CBS Los Angeles, October 10, 2021
Photos: Bike-happy CicLAvia event rolls back into Los Angeles – Los Angeles Daily News, October 10, 2021
10th Annual CicLAvia Event – Phillip Ige, KTLA News, October 10, 2021
Roll, run or walk in downtown this Sunday. CicLAvia returns to ‘Heart of LA’ route for 10th anniversary – Chery Glaser, KCRW, October 8, 2021
Weekend: CicLAvia Rolls Through the 'Heart of LA' – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, October 7, 2021
Go Metro this Sunday to CicLAvia — Heart of LA – Anna Chen, Metro: The Source, October 5, 2021
CicLAvia is Back! – Keri Freeman, DTLA Weekly, October 4, 2021
CicLAvia Returns for First Time Since Before Pandemic – NBC 4 Los Angeles, August 16, 2021
CicLAvia Returns In Wilmington After 1-Year Break Due To Pandemic – CBS News Los Angeles, August 15, 2021
CicLAvia returns in more than a year — with pop-up vaccination clinics – Matt Guilhem, KCRW, August 12, 2021
The open street bike festival known as 'CicLAvia' is back after a one-year hiatus. – Michaela Pereira, Good Day LA / Fox 11 Los Angeles, August 9, 2021
What to Do This Summer: Los Angeles – Finn-Olaf Jones, The New York Times, July 30, 2021
CicLAvia Announces New Events, Beginning In August – Olivia Richard, LAist, July 4, 2021
CicLAvia is returning to Los Angeles County – Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2021
3 CicLAvia bike festivals to take place this year in L.A. County – KTLA, July 3, 2021
CicLAvia Celebrates 10 Years of Open Streets and Public Health – Abel Weiss, DTLA Weekly, July 2, 2020
CicLAvia Helping Expand Al Fresco Dining In Neighborhoods Hit Hard By COVID-19 – Olivia Richard, LAist, May 23, 2021
LA Turns to the Open Streets Experts at CicLAvia to Expand Outdoor Dining Program – NBC 4 Los Angeles, May 20, 2021
CicLAvia Working With Los Angeles To Expand Al Fresco Outdoor Dining Program – My News LA, May 20, 2021
The Notion of Disrupting Aging – bUneke Magazine, February 16, 2021
Best friends for 65 years: A bike-loving L.A. couple shares advice for a long marriage – Rachel Schnalzer, The Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2021
How to keep that Valentine’s Day feeling year ‘round – Lisa Olivia Fitch, Our Weekly Los Angeles, February 11, 2021
Ten Years of CicLAvia Lead to Many Changes in Road Safety – Nic Cha Kim, Spectrum News 1, December 28, 2020
As businesses adjust to Covid-19, a new take on an old question: Who owns the sidewalks? – Dayna Evans, The Counter, November 5, 2020
CicLAvia joins the High Line Network – The High Line, July 2, 2020
CicLAvia – 2020 ULI Urban Open Space Awards Special Mention – ULI Americas, May 20, 2020
Romel Pascual on CicLAvia’s 10 Years of Reimagining Public Streets – The Planning Report, May 19, 2020
L.A. just had its longest stretch of clean air since 1980 – Elijah Chiland, CurbedLA, April 3, 2020
7 Los Angeles streets that should go car free – Alissa Walker, CurbedLA, January 28, 2020
20 Los Angeles Headlines from the Future – Alissa Walker, CurbedLA, January 13, 2020
Reimagine What Your Streets Can Be with CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pasqual – The Movement, June 12, 2019
Feature Story on CicLAvia Super Fan Swee Ool – Kristopher Gee, Spectrum News 1, March 4, 2019
Culver City Mayor Small Discusses Promoting People-Friendly Streets – Jada Montemerano, Spectrum News 1, March 5, 2019
Interview with CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual – Inside the Issues with Alex Cohn, Spectrum News 1, February 7, 2019
1800 performers as Ciclavia celebrates the LA Philharmonic – Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Southern California Public Radio, October 1, 2018
CicLAvia’s Celebrate LA! offers city views at a slower pace – Sarah Farvot, Daily Breeze, September 30, 2018
10 Events in Los Angeles that Give Us Major FOMO – Corey Marfitt, College Magazine, June 25, 2018
18 LA things to look forward to in 2018 – Alissa Walker, Curbed LA, December 29, 2017
Mega CicLAvia: Disney Hall to Hollywood Bowl – Alysia Gray Painter, NBC 4 Los Angeles, November 10, 2017
10 cities that put cars in park for a day – Larry Bleiberg, USA Today, June 10, 2016
This 11-year-old wants L.A.'s streets to be safe for everyone — not just cars – Matlock Grossman, The Los Angeles Times, March 10, 2016
CicLAvia improves air quality in LA neighborhoods, study finds – KPCC, October 2015
As CicLAvia Grows, Angelenos Do Too – KCET History & Society, October 19, 2014
CicLAvia boosted sales for businesses along route, UCLA research shows – Alex Boekelheide, UCLA Newsroom, October 1, 2013
City Walk: CicLAvia – KCET, April 2013
CicLAvia Rules! How Bicyclists Made L.A. a Better Place – Hillel Aron, LA Weekly, April 5, 2012
An estimated 100,000 turn out for L.A.'s inaugural CicLAvia event – Joel Rubin, The Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2010

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