On Sunday, Oct. 13, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., CicLAvia – Heart of L.A., presented by Metro, and also known as CicLAvia’s popular signature route, welcomes everyone of all ages and abilities to its 56th car-free open streets event connecting several of the most important and historic Los Angeles neighborhoods.

They include Boyle Heights, Chinatown, Downtown, Echo Park, the Arts District and Little Tokyo.

Highlights include the 6th Street Viaduct, Echo Park Lake, and the Historic Core of DTLA, for participants to jog, ride, bike, skate, run, walk, skateboard, spectate, play, and enjoy the 7.5-mile route.

Always free, CicLAvia allows participants to just show up anywhere along the route at any time to enjoy the open streets and to take the time to explore the “Heart of L.A.”
With five hubs filled with plenty of activities and programs along the route, CicLAvia – Heart of L.A. will be both fun and engaging for all to enjoy. Hubs are walking zones (bike dismounts) and meeting points along the route:

• Echo Park Hub on the south side of Echo Park Lake on Bellevue Avenue at Glendale Boulevard;
• Chinatown Hub on North Broadway near Chinatown’s historic Central Plaza;
• Little Tokyo Hub on Central Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets;
• Mariachi Plaza Hub on 1st Street east of Boyle Avenue;
• Evergreen Hub on East Cesar Chavez Avenue, west of Evergreen Avenue.

Hubs offer family-friendly activities, restrooms, free water refilling stations, free basic bike repair, bike parking, and first aid. Free pedicab rides are also available at each information booth.

“Heart of L.A. is CicLAvia’s anchor route,” says CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual. “It’s where the inaugural CicLAvia took place in October 2010, and the route we return to every fall. Each year the route varies slightly to see more of our beautiful city from outside the confines of a car.

“For 2024 we’ll be going back over the spectacular 6th Street Viaduct, one of L.A.’s most celebrated and iconic landmarks. We will also travel a bit farther into Boyle Heights along East Cesar Chavez Avenue. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Metro and LADOT for this 56th CicLAvia, the 14th Heart of L.A. (HOLA).”

Inspired by Bogotá’s weekly ciclovía, CicLAvia has been temporarily closing streets to car traffic and opening them as public parks in Los Angeles since 2010. Now, with more than 319 miles of open streets, these beloved, always free to attend events are a celebration of L.A.’s diverse and vibrant communities.

CicLAvia car-free streets connect all of us to the neighborhoods where we live, work, shop, learn, and play. Active participants at CicLAvia use people-powered mobility to navigate public streets in a safe and joyful way. Along the way there is shopping at local businesses, access to cultural and architectural gems, using open streets as spaces to connect with each other, and making a positive impact on the environment by creating a more sustainable and climate resilient city and region.

Over the past 14 years CicLAvia has helped communities re-imagine a greener and cleaner Los Angeles, while also promoting equitable transportation options, healthier lifestyles, and closer connections to community.

Only people-powered vehicles are allowed. No electric scooters, electric skateboards, hoverboards, electric unicycles, motorcycles and other non-people-powered vehicles are allowed at CicLAvia. Class 1 e-bike pedal-assist allowed. Class 2 e-bikes are allowed when the throttle is powered off. Class 3 e-bikes are allowed when pedal-assist is powered off. Motorized wheelchairs are allowed. Participants assume all known and unknown risks of participation in CicLAvia. More information regarding participants’ rights can be found here: www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia-safety

The last CicLAvia event for 2024 will take place on Dec. 8: CicLAvia – The Valley (West Valley).

For more information, call (213) 355-8500, email [email protected] or visit: https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia_heart_of_la_24 or https://www.facebook.com/ciclavia

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