It looks like 17 CicLAvia and other open streets events are coming LA’s way

Pump up those tires, Los Angeles, because Metro is pushing to fund a whopping 17 car-free, open streets events to take place county-wide through the end of 2018. Streetsblog LA reports that Metro’s planning and programming committee gave the green light to spending $4 million on the events; the agency’s board of directors is expected to give final approval at its meeting next week.

These CicLAvias and CicLAvia-style events shut down sections of road to cars and open them up to people on foot, on bikes, on basically any human-powered, non-car transport. The events range in length; Santa Monica’s first open streets event this past June measured just two miles, while a postponed San Gabriel Valley route was slated to take over 17 miles of road from South Pasadena to Asuza. (The committee approved additional funds to help the SGV event take place.)

Metro’s approved the following events, which are listed in the order that Metro has ranked them (not in chronological order):

1. West Hollywood: CicLAvia: Meet the Hollywoods (5.5 miles, Spring 2018)
2. Burbank: Burbank on the Boulevard (3.3 miles, Spring 2017)
3. Culver City: CicLAvia: Culver City to the Beach (6.6 miles, Spring 2017)
4. Los Angeles: CicLAvia Heart of L.A. (6 miles, Winter 2018)
5. Baldwin Park: Pride of the Valley Open Streets (6.8 miles, Summer 2017)
6. Vernon: River to Rail: Vernon & Huntington Park’s Open Streets Event (5.2 miles, Summer 2017)
7. Los Angeles: CicLAvia Heart of L.A. (6 miles, Fall 2017)
8. Los Angeles: CicLAvia Iconic Wilshire (6.3 miles, Winter 2017)
9. Glendale: CicLAvia: Glendale meets Atwater Village (3 miles, Spring 2017)
10. Santa Monica: Coast Santa Monica’s Open Street Event (2 miles, Summer 2018)
11. Downey: Downey Ride & Stride Open Streets Event (5 miles, Spring 2017)
12. San Fernando: Healthy San Fernando Open Street Event (4 miles, Fall 2017)
13. Long Beach: Beach Streets: Anaheim Corridor (4.1 miles, Fall 2016)
14. Whittier: Whittier Walk and Roll Street Festival (6 miles, Summer 2017)
15. Montebello: Cruising Whittier Blvd. (5 miles, Spring 2018)
16. San Dimas: CicLAvia: Route 66 (5.8 miles, Spring 2018)
17. Los Angeles: San Pedro Wilmington Open Streets (4.2 miles, Summer 2017)

• Metro Moving Forward With $4 Million For 17 Open Streets [Streetsblog LA]
• Here's the Map for Santa Monica's First-Ever Open Streets Event [Curbed LA]
• San Gabriel Valley's Open Streets Event Will Be 17 Miles of Car-Free Fun [Curbed LA]