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A presentation by the LACBC Ciclovía Commitee A ciclovía for LA
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A presentation by the LACBC Ciclovía Commitee
A ciclovía
for LA
In Bogotá, Colombia, every Sunday from 7AM to 2:30PM is a Ciclovía
What is a
Ciclovía?
Many streets throughout the city are closed to vehicles and opened to pedestrians and bicycles.
What is a
Ciclovía?
What is a
Ciclovía?
70 miles of routes throughout the city allow pedestrians and bicyclists to connect to many destinations.
What is a
Ciclovía?
The route is permeable to vehicles.
What is a
Ciclovía?
Up to 1.5 million people participate in Ciclovía,
30% of the population.
Where is Ciclovía?
Where is Ciclovía?
Following Bogotá’s example, many other cities in Latin America have Ciclovías of their own:
Mexico City - CiclotónGuadalajara, Mexico - Vía RecreactivaSantiago, Chile - CicloRecreoVíaQuito, Ecuador - CicloPaseo
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
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.
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.
Why
CicLAvia?
This is a way to make LA the “cleanest, greenest, big city.”
Why
CicLAvia?
Mediterranean Climate
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Why
CicLAvia?
Mediterranean Climate
Large car-free population**
Why
CicLAvia?
Mediterranean Climate
Large car-free population
Strong bike culture Midnight Ridazz, Bikeboom, Bicycle Kitchen, Bike Summit
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Why
CicLAvia?
Mediterranean Climate
Large car-free population
Strong bike culture
LA is a park-poor city.
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LA needs this!
A transformative, ongoing event without infrastructure costs!
More impact than a bike lane!
LA needs this!
Perhaps most importantly, the ciclovía creates a mobile park that temporarily corrects the lack of open space in park-poor cities.
LA needs this!
It also provides health benefits by increasing the number of people using alternative modes, such as walking, cycling, and public transit.
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.
Where is Ciclovía?
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 neighborhoods with limited access to parks.
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Route Criteria
*Population density
Park-poor areas
Transit and bikeway connections **
MacArthur Park to Griffith Park via 7th St, Heliotrope, and Vermont
Proposed
Route
This route would increase business for Skylight Books, Los Feliz Theater,Cafe Figero, and other shops and restaurants along Vermont.
The Bicycle Kitchen on Heliotrope: The epicenter of bicycle activity in Central Los Angeles.
Detour around 101/Vermont Interchange to keep freeway access open.
Increased business for restaurants on 7th St, such as Mama’s Hot Tamales and Langer’s Deli.
5 Metro Red Line stops along this route provide access to transit riders and exposes non-riders to transit.
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Visualization
of CicLAvia at
MacArthur
Park
Visualization
of CicLAvia on
Vermont
Other possible routesAlong 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
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Budget
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.
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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.
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ChangeCicLAvia will make our city healthier.
It will create a stronger sense of community, by connecting neighborhoods with temporary park space.
In Bogotá the long-term effects have been a safer city where people can travel with ease and a new vision of public space.
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