Jonathan Parfrey presented the proposed event CicLAvia to the DLANC Sustainability Committee in January 2010. The committee and Board of Directors have voted to support this event Downtown.

1. A ciclovía
for LA
A presentation by the
LACBC Ciclovía Commitee

2. What is a
Ciclovía?
In Bogotá, Colombia,
every Sunday from 7AM
to 2:30PM is a Ciclovía

3. What is a
Ciclovía?
Many streets throughout the
city are closed to vehicles
and opened to pedestrians
and bicycles.

4. What is a
Ciclovía?
70 miles of routes
throughout the city allow
pedestrians and bicyclists
to connect to many
destinations.

5. What is a
Ciclovía?
The route is
permeable to vehicles.

6. What is a
Ciclovía?
Up to 1.5 million people
participate in Ciclovía,
30% of the population.

7. Where is Ciclovía?
Following Bogotá’s Ciclovía?
WhereAmerica have Ciclovías
is example, many other
cities in Latin
of their own:
Mexico City - Ciclotón
Guadalajara, Mexico - Vía Recreactiva
Santiago, Chile - CicloRecreoVía
Quito, Ecuador - CicloPaseo

8. Where is Ciclovía
in the US?
El Paso - Ciclovía (now Scenic Sundays)
Portland - Sunday Parkways
Chicago - Sunday Parkways / Paseo Dominical
New York - Summer Streets
San Francisco - Sunday Streets
Miami - Bike Miami Days

9. Who makes
it happen?
Bogota mayors Antonas Mokus
and Enrique Peñalosa were
instrumental in bringing Ciclovía
to Bogotá.
Enrique Peñalosa now travels
the world spreading the word
about Cicloía and has been
a catalyst for many of the new
ciclovía events happening
around the world.

10. Who makes
it happen?
Gavin Newsom has expanded
the 2009 San Francisco Sunday
Streets routes to include the
Mission District and other parts
of the city for 2009.
Mayor Manny Diaz of Miami
spearheaded Bike Miami, after
meeting with Enrique Peñalosa.

11. Why
CicLAvia?
This is a way to make LA the
“cleanest, greenest, big city.”

12. Why
CicLAvia?
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Mediterranean Climate

13. Why
CicLAvia?
*
Mediterranean Climate
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Large car-free population

14. Why
CicLAvia?
*
Mediterranean Climate
*
Large car-free population
*
Strong bike culture
Midnight Ridazz, Bikeboom,
Bicycle Kitchen, Bike Summit

15. Why
CicLAvia?
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*
Mediterranean Climate
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*
Large car-free population
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*
Strong bike culture
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LA is a park-poor city.

16. LA needs this!
A transformative, ongoing event
without infrastructure costs!
More impact than a bike lane!

17. LA needs this!
Perhaps most importantly, the
ciclovía creates a mobile park
that temporarily corrects
the lack of open space in
park-poor cities.

18. LA needs this!
It also provides health benefits
by increasing the number of
people using alternative modes,
such as walking, cycling, and
public transit.

19. LA needs this!
Another benefit is a reduction
in vehicle-miles-traveled, which
means less traffic congestion,
less wear on existing infrastructure,
and improved air quality.
All of these things improve the
quality of life for all Angelinos.

20. What route for LA? What route
for LA?
A ciclovía route in Los Angeles
should educate people about
? how easy it is to bike, walk or
take public transit, as an
alternative to driving.
The ideal route should
connect diverse and dense
Where is Ciclovía? neighborhoods with limited
access to parks.
?
?

21. Route Criteria
* Population density
* Park-poor areas
* Transit and bikeway connections

22. Proposed
Route
MacArthur Park to Griffith Park via
7th St, Heliotrope, and Vermont

23. This route would increase
business for Skylight Books,
Los Feliz Theater,Cafe Figero,
and other shops and restaurants
along Vermont.

24. The Bicycle Kitchen on Heliotrope:
The epicenter of bicycle activity in
Central Los Angeles.
Detour around 101/Vermont
Interchange to keep freeway
access open.

25. Increased business for restaurants
on 7th St, such as Mama’s Hot
Tamales and Langer’s Deli.

26. 5 Metro Red Line stops
along this route provide access
to transit riders and exposes
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*
non-riders to transit.
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27. Visualization
of CicLAvia at
MacArthur
Park

28. Visualization
of CicLAvia on
Vermont

29. Other possible routes
* Along Washington to the Ballona creek bike path connecting
Downtown to the beach
* Along Wilshire Blvd, connecting Downtown, Westlake,
Koreatown, Miracle Mile, and LACMA
* Hollywood between Vine and Vermont, connecting the
Farmer’s Market to Griffith Park
* Downtown to Exposition Park via Hoover

30. Budget

31. Making it happen in LA
* LACBC committee has been researching and planning this
project since October 2008.
* We have consulted with ciclovía planners in Bogotá, Portland
and New York.
* We have support from Eric Garcetti’s council district,
the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council, and the
Silverlake Neighborhood Council.
* We have already been spreading the word about cicLAvia
amoung local environmental and cycling groups.
* We’re currently applying for grant money.

32. Next Steps
* In every city where cilovía has been a sucess, the city government has
taken it on.
* Our goal is to have a pilot cicLAvia event in late summer 2009.
* For this to happen, we need the support of the city government.
* We also need their help in attracting big sponsors and other funding.

33. Change
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CicLAvia will make our city healthier.
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It will create a stronger sense of community, by connecting
neighborhoods with temporary park space.
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In Bogotá the long-term effects have been a safer city where people
can travel with ease and a new vision of public space.