CicLAvia 2011: Thousands in LA Ditch Cars For Bicycles For The Day

Los Angeles Times:

Like thousands of other people, Junue Millan rode his bicycle on Sunday morning to downtown Los Angeles for CicLAvia.  But unlike most, Millan ditched his bike for a moment to hula hoop in the street wearing fuzzy faux-fur handmade boots.
"I've been car-free since 2005," Millan, 29, of Silverlake, said as he swiveled his hips near the corner of 1st and Spring streets.
The property manager, who wore a gray and green sweat shirt proclaiming him a champion at "cow tipping," was one of thousands who abandoned their cars for bicycles and other modes of transportation for L.A.'s second CicLAvia.

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Comments

[iLuvKOSHi]

10:17 AM on 04/11/2011

Awesome. Gotta love 'em for the effort.

[JScott]

01:13 AM on 04/11/2011

I was there there were lotsa people, it was lotsa fun and perfect weather. Hint for beginners start at the Hollywood venue and end in East LA it's mostly down hill, a few gentle hills and flat grades.
You can return back to your starting point at the metro stop 3 blocks north.
Part of the metro was closed there was some police action at Union Station-anyone know the details.

[MrBadExample]

11:02 PM on 04/10/2011

Los Angeles should be a premier bicycling city with its perfect weather. But the sprawl that has spread it all over with no real 'center' to it is a big problem. And I'm sure any attempt to encourage cycle-commuting will meet with huge resistance from drivers who are under the mistaken impression that a few more construction projects and a thruway here and there could fix things.

Viva las Ciclistas!

[MKrmro24]

10:47 PM on 04/10/2011

Awsome time of my life I wish I could bike more often, alittle rusty, and very sore now.

[Kenz300]

09:46 PM on 04/10/2011

With the price of gas going up we may all be riding bikes pretty soon.

Time to start converting some of those car lanes to bicycle lanes.

[kidsbikeday]

09:20 PM on 04/10/2011

Stolen Bikes!!! Two bikes were locked to a pole 2 blocks North of Melrose on Heliotrope at the start of the Cyclavia route Sunday April 10th between 1-4 pm! A brand new white Sting Ray hot-rod copy, and a light blue 70's Kia Sting Ray copy. Please help in finding, if you happen to see them around please let me know. The culprit cut clean through a very large cable. I run a children's non-profit bike group and these two bikes were some of the most popular we have. The kids will really miss them!

Thanks,
Terry
Facebook page: Pedal-palooza

[kinogod]

08:53 PM on 04/10/2011

I saw hundreds! Viva cycletaria!