Open Streets in Southern California

2016 will be the most open-streets-friendly in SoCal, ever, with over a half a dozen  major ciclovias scheduled between March and October 2016. In addition to 626 Golden Streets presented by Metro, several events will feature completely new routes and neighborhoods to explore, including four southeast LA cities on May 15th and a host of San Gabriel Valley cities on June 12th and 26th. If you enjoy exploring LA's diversity by foot, bike, or skate, you will want to save these dates for an active day with friends and family!

Upcoming open streets events in Southern California

• Sun March 6 (9am-4pm) - cicLAvia The Valley 
• Sat March 19 (10am-5pm) - Long Beach Streets - DTLB - Closest Metro Station: 1st Street, Downtown Long Beach Metro Blue Line Stations
• Sun May 1 (10am-2pm) - Downey - Ride and Stride Open Streets - Closest Metro Station: Lakewood Metro Green Line Station.
• Sun May 15 (9am-4pm) - Huntington Park, Lynwood, South Gate, Watts - cicLAvia Southeast Cities - Closest Metro Station: 103rd Street/Watts Towers Metro Blue Line Station. 
• Sun June 5 (9am-3pm) - COAST: Santa Monica Open Streets - Closest Metro Station: Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line Station.
• Sun June 12 (10am-3pm) - El Monte-South El Monte-LA County - Viva SGV Open Streets - Closest Transit Station: El Monte Bus Station and Metrolink Station. By Bike: Upper Rio Hondo Bicycle Path.
• Sun June 26 - South Pasadena, San Marino, LA County, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa - 6.26 Golden Streets - Closest Transit Stations: Foothill Gold Line South Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and downtown Azusa stations. By Bike: San Gabriel and Arroyo Seco River Paths 
• Sun August 14 - Wilshire Blvd - cicLAvia
• Sun October 9 - Heart of LA (downtown) - cicLAvia - Closest Transit Station: 7th/Metro Red-Purple-Blue line station.

What are "Open Streets"?
Open Streets events or ciclovias are temporary street closures for automobile traffic that "open" roads for community members of all ages to walk, bike, dance, play, jog, run, socialize and more!  Popularized over 40 years ago in Bogota, Columbia, whose “ciclovia” takes place every Sunday and public holiday from 7am to 2pm with an estimated 2 million participants spread out over 70 miles, these simple but powerful events are relatively new to southern California; the first and largest regular event in SoCal (CicLAvia) was only hosted in October 2010. Check out this video for a better idea of what these wonderful community events can look like.