차 없는 거리행사 시클라비아(CicLAvia) 행사가 진행된다.
CicLAvia는 오는 19일 일요일 오전 10시 부터 오후 3시까지 윌밍턴 워터프론트 파크 인근 2,25마일에 걸쳐 진행된다.
윌밍턴은 남가주의 관문으로 역사박물관, 군사 시설, 공원, 해안가 명소 등을 제공하는 오랜 역사를 자랑하는 도시다.
윌밍턴 워터프론트 파크와 배닝 파크에 걸쳐 2.25마일에 이날 차량 통행이 금지되며 걷거나 자전거, 조깅, 롤로스케이트 등을 타고 거리를 마음껏 누비며 차 없는 탁 트인 거리를 즐길 수 있다.
CicLAvia는 가족친화적인 다양한 활동이 지원될 예정이며, 화장실과, 무료 물 보충소, 자전거 주차 공간, 응급 요원들이 배치될 예정이다.
이번 CicLAvia 행사는 2010년 이후 52번째 행사로 윌밍턴 지역에서는 이번이 세 번째다.
CicLAvia의 목적은 차 없는 거리로 주민들과 타지역 주민들에게 도시를 개방하고 소개하며, 거리를 걸으며 쇼핑하고, 주민들과 연결하는 것이 주 목적이다.
지역 상점에서 쇼핑을 하고, 문화와 건축 명소를 방문하고 열린 거리에서 주민들끼리 서로 소통하는 도시의 기능을 회복하기 위한 CicLAvia 행사는 건강한 지역 주민들을 위해 시작됐다.
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CicLAmini – Wilmington
CicLAvia Invites the Public to Enjoy a Pop-Up Park for the Day with 2.25-Miles of Open Streets Connecting Banning Park and Wilmington Waterfront Park
Sunday, May 19, 2024; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHAT: CicLAmini – Wilmington
Come experience car-free open streets at CicLAvia’s 52nd event on Sunday, May 19; between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy this compact neighborhood route as a pop-up park for the day connecting Wilmington Waterfront Park and Banning Park. For all ages and abilities, CicLAvia – Wilmington offers walkers, joggers, bikers, roller skaters, and those who simply want to play with one’s favorite people-powered way to enjoy this 2.25-mile temporary park. Always free, CicLAvia participants just show up anywhere along the route at any time to enjoy the open streets and to take the time to explore this modern and progressive community. Wilmington has a long and proud history of being the gateway to Los Angeles and the rest of Southern and Central California, offering historical museums, military installations, parks and waterfront attractions.
CicLAmini – Wilmington includes two Hubs filled with plenty of activities and programs located at each end of the route. The Hubs, one located at Wilmington Waterfront Park and the other at Banning Park, are walking zones (mandatory bike dismounts) and meeting points along the route. Hubs offer family-friendly activities, restrooms, free water refilling stations, free basic bike repair, bike parking, and first aid. Free pedicab rides are available next to each information booth. Please visit the CicLAvia website for updates regarding local gems, additional activities and specials offered by local businesses along the route.
“CicLAminis have been a popular addition to our schedule,” says CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual. “A shorter and more pedestrian oriented route allows us to experience our neighborhoods in a relaxed way. We are eager to return to the Wilmington neighborhood for our 52nd event and our third CicLAmini since 2010.”
Inspired by Bogotá’s weekly ciclovía, which is celebrating its 50th year anniversary, CicLAvia has been temporarily closing streets to car traffic and opening them as public parks in Los Angeles since 2010. 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 13-plus 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. Learn more here.
Participants assume all known and unknown risks of participation in CicLAvia. More information regarding participants rights can be found here: https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia-safety
The 2024 CicLAvia schedule continues with June 23: CicLAvia–South LA (Western Ave); August 18: CicLAvia–Meet the Hollywoods; September 15: CicLAmini–Lincoln Heights; October 13: CicLAvia–Heart of LA; and December 8: CicLAvia–The Valley (Ventura Blvd).
WHO:
CicLAvia is a nonprofit organization committed to introducing Angelenos to the vibrant civic and cultural treasures throughout Los Angeles. CicLAvia highlights important issues to all Angelenos – from environmental health and air quality improvement to access to safe and open parks, physical and mental well-being. CicLAvia has captured the imagination of more than 2-million people who have traveled together along more than 304 miles of streets. Free for all, CicLAvia builds a unifying social fabric, joyously connecting culturally diverse neighborhoods and neighbors to each other through open streets. CicLAvia is not just about cycling, it’s also about multiple modes of people-powered transportation. Whether one walks, strolls, skates, jogs, scooters, or bikes, CicLAvia creates so many incredible moments and experiences enjoying our city streets together.
HOW & MORE INFORMATION:
• Visit https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclamini_wilmington24 for more detailed information
• https://www.ciclavia.org/; info@ciclavia.org; 213-355-8500
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