CicLAvia is coming up on August 14 – if you don’t know what that is…

CicLAvia catalyzes vibrant public spaces, active transportation and good health through car-free streets. CicLAvia engages with people to positively transform our relationship with our communities and with each other.

Basically – Wilshire Blvd is CAR FREE from 9 to 4pm and it’s a day to get out and bike!! Yes, it’s get out of the spin class and onto the real road!

I am planning on going this year with my kids, who so need to get on the road with their bikes too – but not before heading (online only) to  Critical Cycles and picking out one of their high style and high quality urban bikes. At crazy unbeatable prices (like $219!!) it’s a no brainer!  The Harper is a hot seller right now and the Beaumont 7-speed (Dutch step-thru style) is also a hit. (I think this is more me – though I can’t decide what color – they are all amazing!)

I mean, check out this Beach Cruiser!  I think I need to move to Venice.

More about CicLAvia:

CicLAvia first took to the streets of Los Angeles in 2010 to challenge the concept of Southern California as a car-only region. CicLAvia was launched to temporarily remove cars from streets for one day and open them to other forms of non-motorized transit – pedestrians, bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, wheelchairs and more. 

The immediate success inspired local leaders to look at the transportation landscape of Los Angeles in a completely different way. CicLAvia’s goal is to inspire all of us to reimagine Los Angeles and connect participants to neighborhoods, businesses, healthy lifestyles, alternative transportation and each other in a way that is not possible by car. Since 2010, hundreds of thousands of people have freely participated as CicLAvia temporarily transformed nearly 100 miles of city streets into a large urban park and community oasis.