Ciclovía
Encyclopedia
Ciclovía is term which translates from Spanish into English as "bike path" and now used worldwide to describe either a permanently designated bicycle route or a temporary event, the closing of the street to automobiles for use by others.
, Cali
, Medellín
, and Colombian other municipalities, are blocked off to cars for the exclusive use of runners, skaters, and bicyclists. At the same time, stages are set up in city parks. Aerobics
instructors, yoga
teachers and musicians lead people through various performances. Bogotá
's weekly ciclovías are used by approximately 2 million people (30% of citizens) on over 120 km of carfree streets.
In Bogota, permanently designated bicycle lanes are also known as ciclo-rutas
, while streets temporarily closed for that purpose are called ciclovías.
Ciclovías happen in many cities but the inspiration is credited to Bogotá
. The events have taken place since 1976 when they started through the efforts of organizer Jaime Ortiz and others. Some credit Bogotá Mayor Hernando Duran Dusan with starting Ciclovías in the early 1980s. Mayor Enrique Peñalosa
deserves some credit for turning Bogotá
into a safe cycling city by taking on the dominance of automobiles in the late 1990s.
In 2007, a Colombian congressman, Rep. José Fernando Castro Caycedo, proposed a law restricting the hours of Ciclovias all over the country to between 5 a.m. and 12 noon, charging that it caused traffic jams. Ciclovia users protested the change, and received support from ex-mayor Peñalosa and current mayor Samuel Moreno, as well as several members of the city council and other congressmembers. The proposal was defeated.
, the Moreland city council
has held two Cyclovia events, on 28 May 2006, and on 13 April 2008. During these events, a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) section of the busy arterial Sydney Road
was pronounced car-free for a period of 6 hours. Bicycles and pedestrians filled the road, and the city's trams also flowed as normal. A smaller (1.5 km long) section of same road is closed off to trams as well as motorised vehicles for the Sydney Road Street Party
in the late southern summer each year.
was the first city in Argentina
to hold an official Ciclovia, called "Calle Receativa". Each Sunday and holiday few important avenues of Rosario
, are blocked off for the event to become Carfree. From 8 am to 1 pm, runners, skaters and bicyclists take over the streets. Rosario's weekly ciclovías are used by approximately 30.000 thousand people on over 13 km of carfree streets.
hosted its first Cyclovia on August 21, 2011. About 10 km of roads were totally or partially closed, with a course spanning from the Cinquantenaire
Park throughout the centre of the city ending at the western boundary of the Small ring (Brussels)
. Another event is planned for September 11, 2011.
was the first city in Canada
to hold an official Ciclovia, on Sunday, September 13, 2009. The event saw thousands of people crowd Broadway on bikes, skateboards and on foot. The event was such a success that organizers, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, hope to make it an annual event.
Vancouver
will hold its first Ciclovias , called Vancouver LiveStreets, on June 26, 2011 and September 11, 2011. The events are a partnership between The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC).
Calgary, Alberta has hosted the Bow River Flow since 2009. Most recently, on August 21, 2011, it saw the opening of two lanes of the Memorial Drive Parkway for thousands of Calgarians to enjoy dozens of participatory activities in a non-consumeristic street festival
Bow River Flow. Organizers have proposed larger scale multi-day events for 2012.
Hamilton
is holding its third Open Sreets event, based on the Ciclovia movement on June 12, 2011. The event is organized by a group of community partners and invites people to walk ride or roll down town through over 2K of James St. N car free.
Ottawa
has been the site of Ciclovías-type street closures since 1970. Every Sunday morning during the summer over 50 kilometres of roads in the heart of Ottawa and nearby Gatineau Park are reserved for cyclists, in-line skaters, runners, and pedestrians.
, Ecuador
has a Ciclovia which runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Sunday during the summer and every other Sunday the rest of the year.
has several circuits, the most important runs 59 kilometers from Polanco to Fierro del Toro; more information at the government's ciclovia website. Guadalajara
also has several ciclovia routes established for use Sundays 10:00 to 14:00.
, has had two ciclovia events, in 2009 and 2010, when groups headed by Cycle Action Waiheke temporarily closed to motor traffic The Esplanade, a gravel road between Blackpool
and Surfdale.
now has a ciclovia. As one of the first programs undertaken by the administration of the Lima mayor Susana Villaran
, the major road Avenida Arequipa is closed to motorized traffic every Sunday from 7am to 1pm, since February 2011.
, Michigan
has held ciclovias on the Edward N. Hines Parkway since 1983. Called "Saturday in the Park," six miles (10 km) of the parkway are closed to motorized vehicles between Outer Drive Road and Ann Arbor Trail. These events are held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on every Saturday from May through September. Edward N. Hines
was Chief Consul of the League of American Wheelmen (Bicyclists) Michigan Division during the 1890s and one of the most important innovators in road development.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, has also opened Memorial Drive to bicycle / pedestrian traffic (only) on Sundays from April to November since 1976.
Cleveland, Ohio hosted two ciclovia-type events in August 2006 which were attended by approximately 10,000 people. The event was spearheaded by two individuals, Lois Moss and Julia Sutter, and was funded by a grant from the Cleveland Foundation
's Civic Innovation Lab. In 2007, Walk+Roll Cleveland coordinated five community street-closing events and in 2008 the Walk+Roll program expanded to Lakewood, Ohio
. For 2009, Walk+Roll is being held in two additional Cleveland neighborhoods. The events have been held on Saturdays and on Sundays and are generally in the mid-day rather than very early mornings. Additionally, the Walk+Roll organization has been helping communities all across the U.S. by providing guidance, information and consulting services on how to bring ciclovias to new locations. More information including videos, photos and contact information for Walk+Roll Cleveland can be found at www.walkroll.com.
Tucson, Arizona
held its first cyclovia event on April 18, 2010. It included the closure to motor vehicles of portions of four main bicycle arteries (4th Ave, University/3rd St, Mountain and Seneca), along with a variety of activities along the route.
El Paso, Texas
ran a ciclovía each Sunday in May 2007.
The program has since been renamed Scenic Sundays (the events occur on Scenic Drive) and runs April through August.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
started holding ciclovîas on the last Sunday of each month, starting in March 2008. They were held at the city's Meerscheidt Recreation Center in 2008,
and in 2009 moved to Young Park.
Activities include biking, walking, dance, Wii, Bungee Run, aerobics, and weight training.
The Las Cruces ciclovías are put on by a partnership of the New Mexico Department of Health
, New Mexico State University
's Southern Area Health Education Center, the Cooperative Extension Service
from NMSU's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, the City of Las Cruces, Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach, and the Doña Ana County Diabetes Action Coalition.
Chicago
is planning a ciclovia for two Sundays in October, 2008.
Portland, Oregon
has run several ciclovia, called "Sunday Parkways", having undertaken their first one on June 22, 2008, three in 2009, and five in 2010.
New York City
ran a ciclovia for three August Saturdays each in 2008 and 2009, turning almost seven miles (11 km) of road from 96th st to the Brooklyn Bridge
into a car-free route from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Miami, Florida
held its first ciclovia, called Bike Miami,http://bikemiamiblog.wordpress.com on Sunday, November 9, 2008, as part of the City of Miami's Bicycle Action Plan. The event was created and hosted by the then City Mayor, Manny Diaz, who decided to make it a monthly event. On March 14, 2009, the City of Miami became the first US city to host 5 cyclovias. The monthly event, called Bike Miami Days, is supposed to promote livable streets and community as well as cycling and walking.
Clearwater, Florida
hosted Sunday Ciclovía on March 1, 2009, and again on April 26, 2009, after the first event was cancelled due to severe weather. The event was initiated by the city's East Gateway District in downtown to encourage social interaction and community building among diverse population groups. Sunday Ciclovía hours were 8am to 2pm and the route was 2 miles (3.2 km) in length.
San Francisco, California
hosted its first Ciclovia-styled events in 2008. Called "Sunday Streets" the events take place in different areas of the city. See http://sundaystreetssf.com.
Roanoke, Virginia
held its first Ciclovia on Saturday, August 1, 2009. The event closed down streets around the central market area of Downtown Roanoke, including sections of the main thoroughfare, Jefferson St. The event was held again in June 2010 with the expansion of closed streets to a square mile in the urban core. The June event received recognition from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) with its 2010 Excellence in Rural Transportation award.
The Roland Park neighborhood hosted Baltimore's first ciclovia, or "Sunday Streets" event on October 25, 2009. This modest event closed down south-bound Roland Avenue over a 2 km stretch.
Several cities in San Mateo County, California
will hold their first ciclovia-style events on Sunday, April 11, 2010. The event is named "Streets Alive San Mateo County" -- participating cities will include Belmont
, Brisbane
, Foster City, Millbrae, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City, San Mateo
, and South San Francisco. See http://streetsalivesmc.org/ for more information.
Durham, North Carolina
started their first ciclovia with Bull City Summer Streets on May 23, 2010. Over 1,000 people participated in the four hour physical activity celebration that had a one mile (1.6 km) course around Durham Central Park
and Durham Farmers' Market
. Photos from the event can be seen here and a video was produced by Jim Haverkamp. Bull City Summer Streets will return to Durham four times in 2011 as Bull City Open Streets.
Atlanta, Georgia
held its first ciclovia called Atlanta Streets Alive
on May 23, 2010. Road closures, totaling just under 2 miles (3.2 km), included Edgewood and Auburn Avenues in Downtown Atlanta
. Approximately 6,000 people attended. A second event including a slightly expanded route was held on October 17, 2010.
Spokane, Washington
will hold Summer Parkways on July 11 and August 22, 2010. It is being presented jointly by the City, The Parks and Recreation Department, and the SpokeFest Association. It will link downtown Riverfront Park
with Corbin Park, up Howard Street, for a total of 3 miles (4.8 km) of car-free activities.
Los Angeles, California
had its first CicLAvia on October 10, 2010 followed again on April 10, 2011. The next cicLAvia is scheduled for October 9, 2011. Another is tentatively scheduled for April 2012.
San Antonio, Texas
Síclovia 2011 on October 2, 2011 with another scheduled for March 2012. The city is closing down 4 miles of Broadway street and there will be multiple Reclovia's ( stopping points) along the route.
Fort Worth, Texas
will hold Open Streets Fort Worth on October 23, 2011 on Magnolia, 5th Avenue, and Allen, and on October 30, 2011 on South Main, Broadway, and Jennings.
Origins in Colombia
Each Sunday and holiday certain main streets of BogotáBogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
, Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, and Colombian other municipalities, are blocked off to cars for the exclusive use of runners, skaters, and bicyclists. At the same time, stages are set up in city parks. Aerobics
Aerobics
Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness...
instructors, yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
teachers and musicians lead people through various performances. Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
's weekly ciclovías are used by approximately 2 million people (30% of citizens) on over 120 km of carfree streets.
In Bogota, permanently designated bicycle lanes are also known as ciclo-rutas
Bogota's Bike Paths Network
Bogotá is the Colombian city with the most extensive and comprehensive network of bike paths. Bogotá’s bike paths network or ciclorrutas in Spanish, designed and built during the administration of Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, is also one of the most extensive in the world.The design of the network was...
, while streets temporarily closed for that purpose are called ciclovías.
Ciclovías happen in many cities but the inspiration is credited to Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. The events have taken place since 1976 when they started through the efforts of organizer Jaime Ortiz and others. Some credit Bogotá Mayor Hernando Duran Dusan with starting Ciclovías in the early 1980s. Mayor Enrique Peñalosa
Enrique Peñalosa
Enrique Peñalosa Londoño is a Colombian politician and New Urbanist. He was mayor of Bogotá, from 1998 until 2001, and was runner-up in 2007. He is running in 2011 for mayor as the Green Party candidate. He has also worked as a journalist and consultant on urban and transportation policy...
deserves some credit for turning Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
into a safe cycling city by taking on the dominance of automobiles in the late 1990s.
In 2007, a Colombian congressman, Rep. José Fernando Castro Caycedo, proposed a law restricting the hours of Ciclovias all over the country to between 5 a.m. and 12 noon, charging that it caused traffic jams. Ciclovia users protested the change, and received support from ex-mayor Peñalosa and current mayor Samuel Moreno, as well as several members of the city council and other congressmembers. The proposal was defeated.
Australia
In MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, the Moreland city council
City of Moreland
The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....
has held two Cyclovia events, on 28 May 2006, and on 13 April 2008. During these events, a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) section of the busy arterial Sydney Road
Sydney Road, Melbourne
Sydney Road is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Geography:...
was pronounced car-free for a period of 6 hours. Bicycles and pedestrians filled the road, and the city's trams also flowed as normal. A smaller (1.5 km long) section of same road is closed off to trams as well as motorised vehicles for the Sydney Road Street Party
Sydney Road Street Party
The Sydney Road Street Party is one of a number of large street-based festivals in Melbourne, Australia. While many other festivals of this type in Melbourne celebrate a particular occasion or cultural group, the Sydney Road Street Party celebrates the cultural diversity of one of Melbourne's most...
in the late southern summer each year.
Argentina
RosarioRosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
was the first city in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
to hold an official Ciclovia, called "Calle Receativa". Each Sunday and holiday few important avenues of Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, are blocked off for the event to become Carfree. From 8 am to 1 pm, runners, skaters and bicyclists take over the streets. Rosario's weekly ciclovías are used by approximately 30.000 thousand people on over 13 km of carfree streets.
Belgium
BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
hosted its first Cyclovia on August 21, 2011. About 10 km of roads were totally or partially closed, with a course spanning from the Cinquantenaire
Cinquantenaire
Parc du Cinquantenaire or Jubelpark is a large public, urban park in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium....
Park throughout the centre of the city ending at the western boundary of the Small ring (Brussels)
Small ring (Brussels)
The Brussels small ring or inner ring road is a series of roadways in central Brussels, Belgium, surrounding the historic city centre. It was built on the site of the Second walls of Brussels, built in the 16th century, after they were torn down....
. Another event is planned for September 11, 2011.
Canada
WinnipegWinnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
was the first city in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to hold an official Ciclovia, on Sunday, September 13, 2009. The event saw thousands of people crowd Broadway on bikes, skateboards and on foot. The event was such a success that organizers, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, hope to make it an annual event.
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
will hold its first Ciclovias , called Vancouver LiveStreets, on June 26, 2011 and September 11, 2011. The events are a partnership between The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC).
Calgary, Alberta has hosted the Bow River Flow since 2009. Most recently, on August 21, 2011, it saw the opening of two lanes of the Memorial Drive Parkway for thousands of Calgarians to enjoy dozens of participatory activities in a non-consumeristic street festival
Bow River Flow. Organizers have proposed larger scale multi-day events for 2012.
Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
is holding its third Open Sreets event, based on the Ciclovia movement on June 12, 2011. The event is organized by a group of community partners and invites people to walk ride or roll down town through over 2K of James St. N car free.
Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
has been the site of Ciclovías-type street closures since 1970. Every Sunday morning during the summer over 50 kilometres of roads in the heart of Ottawa and nearby Gatineau Park are reserved for cyclists, in-line skaters, runners, and pedestrians.
Ecuador
QuitoQuito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
has a Ciclovia which runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Sunday during the summer and every other Sunday the rest of the year.
Mexico
Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
has several circuits, the most important runs 59 kilometers from Polanco to Fierro del Toro; more information at the government's ciclovia website. Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
also has several ciclovia routes established for use Sundays 10:00 to 14:00.
New Zealand
The island of Waiheke, located about 17.7 km (about 35 minutes by ferry) from AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, has had two ciclovia events, in 2009 and 2010, when groups headed by Cycle Action Waiheke temporarily closed to motor traffic The Esplanade, a gravel road between Blackpool
Blackpool, New Zealand
Blackpool is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. It was named after Blackpool, which is a large town in England....
and Surfdale.
Peru
LimaLima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
now has a ciclovia. As one of the first programs undertaken by the administration of the Lima mayor Susana Villaran
Susana Villarán
Susana María del Carmen Villarán de la Puente is a centre-left politician in Peru, a former presidential candidate, and in municipal elections in 2010 became the first woman to be elected Mayor of Lima....
, the major road Avenida Arequipa is closed to motorized traffic every Sunday from 7am to 1pm, since February 2011.
United States
Wayne CountyWayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
has held ciclovias on the Edward N. Hines Parkway since 1983. Called "Saturday in the Park," six miles (10 km) of the parkway are closed to motorized vehicles between Outer Drive Road and Ann Arbor Trail. These events are held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on every Saturday from May through September. Edward N. Hines
Edward N. Hines
Edward N. Hines , was a member of the Wayne County, Michigan, Road Commission from 1906 to 1938. He is one of the most important innovators in road development....
was Chief Consul of the League of American Wheelmen (Bicyclists) Michigan Division during the 1890s and one of the most important innovators in road development.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, has also opened Memorial Drive to bicycle / pedestrian traffic (only) on Sundays from April to November since 1976.
Cleveland, Ohio hosted two ciclovia-type events in August 2006 which were attended by approximately 10,000 people. The event was spearheaded by two individuals, Lois Moss and Julia Sutter, and was funded by a grant from the Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Foundation
Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation was the world's first community foundation. , it is America's second-largest community foundation, with assets of $1.62 billion and annual grants of around $84 million....
's Civic Innovation Lab. In 2007, Walk+Roll Cleveland coordinated five community street-closing events and in 2008 the Walk+Roll program expanded to Lakewood, Ohio
Lakewood, Ohio
Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders the city of Cleveland. The population was 52,131 at the 2010 making it the third largest city in Cuyahoga County, behind Cleveland and Parma .Lakewood, one of Cleveland's...
. For 2009, Walk+Roll is being held in two additional Cleveland neighborhoods. The events have been held on Saturdays and on Sundays and are generally in the mid-day rather than very early mornings. Additionally, the Walk+Roll organization has been helping communities all across the U.S. by providing guidance, information and consulting services on how to bring ciclovias to new locations. More information including videos, photos and contact information for Walk+Roll Cleveland can be found at www.walkroll.com.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
held its first cyclovia event on April 18, 2010. It included the closure to motor vehicles of portions of four main bicycle arteries (4th Ave, University/3rd St, Mountain and Seneca), along with a variety of activities along the route.
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
ran a ciclovía each Sunday in May 2007.
The program has since been renamed Scenic Sundays (the events occur on Scenic Drive) and runs April through August.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....
started holding ciclovîas on the last Sunday of each month, starting in March 2008. They were held at the city's Meerscheidt Recreation Center in 2008,
and in 2009 moved to Young Park.
Activities include biking, walking, dance, Wii, Bungee Run, aerobics, and weight training.
The Las Cruces ciclovías are put on by a partnership of the New Mexico Department of Health
New Mexico Department of Health
The New Mexico Department of Health is the agency that handles all medical and health related fields throughout the state of New Mexico in the United States....
, New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
's Southern Area Health Education Center, the Cooperative Extension Service
Cooperative extension service
The Cooperative Extension Service, also known as the Extension Service of the USDA, is a non-formal educational program implemented in the United States designed to help people use research-based knowledge to improve their lives. The service is provided by the state's designated land-grant...
from NMSU's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, the City of Las Cruces, Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach, and the Doña Ana County Diabetes Action Coalition.
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
is planning a ciclovia for two Sundays in October, 2008.
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
has run several ciclovia, called "Sunday Parkways", having undertaken their first one on June 22, 2008, three in 2009, and five in 2010.
New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
ran a ciclovia for three August Saturdays each in 2008 and 2009, turning almost seven miles (11 km) of road from 96th st to the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
into a car-free route from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
held its first ciclovia, called Bike Miami,http://bikemiamiblog.wordpress.com on Sunday, November 9, 2008, as part of the City of Miami's Bicycle Action Plan. The event was created and hosted by the then City Mayor, Manny Diaz, who decided to make it a monthly event. On March 14, 2009, the City of Miami became the first US city to host 5 cyclovias. The monthly event, called Bike Miami Days, is supposed to promote livable streets and community as well as cycling and walking.
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
hosted Sunday Ciclovía on March 1, 2009, and again on April 26, 2009, after the first event was cancelled due to severe weather. The event was initiated by the city's East Gateway District in downtown to encourage social interaction and community building among diverse population groups. Sunday Ciclovía hours were 8am to 2pm and the route was 2 miles (3.2 km) in length.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
hosted its first Ciclovia-styled events in 2008. Called "Sunday Streets" the events take place in different areas of the city. See http://sundaystreetssf.com.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
held its first Ciclovia on Saturday, August 1, 2009. The event closed down streets around the central market area of Downtown Roanoke, including sections of the main thoroughfare, Jefferson St. The event was held again in June 2010 with the expansion of closed streets to a square mile in the urban core. The June event received recognition from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) with its 2010 Excellence in Rural Transportation award.
The Roland Park neighborhood hosted Baltimore's first ciclovia, or "Sunday Streets" event on October 25, 2009. This modest event closed down south-bound Roland Avenue over a 2 km stretch.
Several cities in San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and...
will hold their first ciclovia-style events on Sunday, April 11, 2010. The event is named "Streets Alive San Mateo County" -- participating cities will include Belmont
Belmont, California
Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, located half-way down the San Francisco Peninsula between San Mateo and San Carlos. It was originally part of the Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas,...
, Brisbane
Brisbane, California
Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County, California on the lower slopes of San Bruno Mountain. It is on the northeastern edge of South San Francisco, next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.The population was 4,282 as of...
, Foster City, Millbrae, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City, San Mateo
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
, and South San Francisco. See http://streetsalivesmc.org/ for more information.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
started their first ciclovia with Bull City Summer Streets on May 23, 2010. Over 1,000 people participated in the four hour physical activity celebration that had a one mile (1.6 km) course around Durham Central Park
Durham Central Park
Durham Central Park is an arts-themed, community-focused, municipal park in downtown Durham, North Carolina. It is located at 502 Foster Street, and is the site of the newly opened Pavilion at Durham Central Park which hosts the Durham Farmers' Market....
and Durham Farmers' Market
Durham Farmers' Market
The Durham Farmers' Market is a producer-only farmer's market located in Durham, North Carolina, established in 1998.As part of the Market's emphasis on locally-produced produce, crafts and flowers, items sold by the Market's more than 50 vendors are restricted to traveling no more than on its...
. Photos from the event can be seen here and a video was produced by Jim Haverkamp. Bull City Summer Streets will return to Durham four times in 2011 as Bull City Open Streets.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
held its first ciclovia called Atlanta Streets Alive
Atlanta Streets Alive
Atlanta Streets Alive is a ciclovía held throughout the year in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Ciclovía is Spanish for a temporary closing of the street to automobiles for use by people participating in recreational activity, such as bicycling, roller-skating, jogging, strolling, scootering, or...
on May 23, 2010. Road closures, totaling just under 2 miles (3.2 km), included Edgewood and Auburn Avenues in Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
. Approximately 6,000 people attended. A second event including a slightly expanded route was held on October 17, 2010.
Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
will hold Summer Parkways on July 11 and August 22, 2010. It is being presented jointly by the City, The Parks and Recreation Department, and the SpokeFest Association. It will link downtown Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park (Spokane)
Riverfront Park is a public park in downtown Spokane, Washington. The 100 acre park is located along the Spokane River, not far up from the Spokane Falls. It was created for Expo '74, a World's Fair event. The defining feature of the park is the Pavilion, which is marked by a metal frame and wire...
with Corbin Park, up Howard Street, for a total of 3 miles (4.8 km) of car-free activities.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
had its first CicLAvia on October 10, 2010 followed again on April 10, 2011. The next cicLAvia is scheduled for October 9, 2011. Another is tentatively scheduled for April 2012.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
Síclovia 2011 on October 2, 2011 with another scheduled for March 2012. The city is closing down 4 miles of Broadway street and there will be multiple Reclovia's ( stopping points) along the route.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
will hold Open Streets Fort Worth on October 23, 2011 on Magnolia, 5th Avenue, and Allen, and on October 30, 2011 on South Main, Broadway, and Jennings.
See also
- Segregated cycle facilitiesSegregated cycle facilitiesSegregated cycle facilities are marked lanes, tracks, shoulders and paths designated for use by cyclists from which motorised traffic is generally excluded...
- Bogota's Bike Paths NetworkBogota's Bike Paths NetworkBogotá is the Colombian city with the most extensive and comprehensive network of bike paths. Bogotá’s bike paths network or ciclorrutas in Spanish, designed and built during the administration of Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, is also one of the most extensive in the world.The design of the network was...
- Carfree CitiesCarfree CitiesA carfree city is a population center that relies primarily on public transport, walking, or cycling for transport within the urban area. Carfree cities greatly reduce petroleum dependency, air pollution, greenhouse emissions, automobile crashes, noise pollution, and traffic congestion...
- Car Free DaysCar Free DaysA Car Free Day encourages motorists to give up their car for a day. Organized events are held in some cities and countries. September 22 is World Car Free Day...
- Reclaim the StreetsReclaim the StreetsReclaim The Streets is a collective with a shared ideal of community ownership of public spaces. Participants characterize the collective as a resistance movement opposed to the dominance of corporate forces in globalization, and to the car as the dominant mode of transport.-Protests:Reclaim The...
- Car-free movementCar-free movementThe car-free movement is a broad, informal, emergent network of individuals and organizations including social activists, urban planners and others brought together by a shared belief that cars are too dominant in most modern cities...
- Sustainable transportation
- Critical MassCritical MassCritical Mass is a cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world. The ride was originally founded in 1992 in San Francisco. The purpose of Critical Mass is not usually formalized beyond the direct action of meeting at a set location and time and...
- List of carfree areas
- World Carfree NetworkWorld Carfree NetworkThe World Carfree Network is an international network that coordinates the actions of car-free advocates from around the world. It is the main hub of the global car-free movement...