The 5:30 p.m. meeting will address traffic restrictions, the event route, planned activities, business participation and volunteer opportunities. Spanish translation will be provided, the City of Pasadena said in a news release.
CicLAvia—Pasadena is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will temporarily give people on foot, bicycles and other permitted wheeled devices access to a 2.7-mile corridor through central Pasadena.
The car-free route will follow Colorado Boulevard from Pasadena Avenue to Allen Avenue and Raymond Avenue from Pacific Alley to East Dayton Street. It passes through Old Pasadena and Playhouse Village and is near Metro’s Memorial Park and Del Mar A Line stations.
The city also plans two one-mile extensions it calls Slow Streets. On the west, temporary bike lanes will run along Walnut Avenue from Raymond Avenue toward Orange Grove Boulevard and continue to Rosemont Avenue near the Rose Bowl. On the east, another connection will follow Colorado Boulevard from Allen Avenue to San Gabriel Boulevard, reaching toward Lamanda Park.
Unlike the main CicLAvia route, the Slow Streets will remain open to cars. Traffic cones and signs will separate bicycles and other wheeled devices from motor vehicle traffic, according to the city’s release.
The main route will close to cars at 7 a.m. Nov. 15 and is expected to reopen by approximately 5 p.m. Streets near activity hubs may close as early as 6 a.m., CicLAvia says. The city has designated six intersections where drivers can cross the route.
Parking will be prohibited along the main route and the Slow Streets from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m., with towing enforced. Driveways opening directly onto the car-free route will be blocked from approximately 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to CicLAvia.
The organization says people who live or work directly on the route may qualify for reimbursement of up to $20 per vehicle for parking costs incurred between 8 p.m. Nov. 14 and 5 p.m. Nov. 15. Receipts must be submitted within 30 days.
Activity hubs at Memorial Park, 145 N. Raymond Ave., and 1778 E. Colorado Blvd. will provide restrooms, drinking-water refills, basic bicycle repairs, first aid and free pedicab rides. Riders can join the route at any point; it is not a race and has no starting or finish line.
Electric scooters, hoverboards and other prohibited motorized devices are not allowed, although motorized wheelchairs are permitted. Class 1 pedal-assist electric bicycles are allowed; additional restrictions apply to Class 2 and Class 3 models.
Mayor Victor M. Gordo said the event would allow residents to “experience our streets in a new way.” CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual noted, “It’s been 11 years since CicLAvia held a Pasadena event,” in comments included in the city’s release.
The nonprofit began holding car-free street events in Los Angeles in 2010. Its last Pasadena event took place in May 2015.
The Zoom community meeting on Oct. 15 will give residents and business owners a chance to review the planned restrictions before the Nov. 15 event.
NEED TO KNOW
Event: CicLAvia—Pasadena virtual community meeting. When: Thursday, Oct. 15. Time: 5:30 p.m. Where: Zoom. Watch online: https://bit.ly/
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