CicLAvia: Streets Open in West LA
- CicLAvia closed a three-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard to cars on Sunday, opening West Los Angeles streets from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for walking, biking and skating. - Organizers called it CicLAvia’s 65th open-streets event and the first of 2026, with hubs near Centinela Avenue and Le Conte Avenue plus a pit stop at Santa Monica and Purdue. - The nonprofit says it has run open-streets events since 2010 and drawn more than 2 million participants across more than 350 miles in Los Angeles. (ciclavia.org)
CicLAvia turned three miles of West Los Angeles streets into a car-free route on Sunday, April 26, for its first event of 2026. (ciclavia.org) (nbclosangeles.com) The route ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard, connecting areas west of Centinela Avenue to south of Le Conte Avenue. Participants could enter or leave anywhere because there was no start or finish line. (nbclosangeles.com) (ciclavia.org) CicLAvia said Sunday’s event was its 65th Los Angeles open-streets program. The nonprofit has been staging the car-free days across Los Angeles County since 2010. (ciclavia.org) (nbclosangeles.com) Two activity hubs anchored the route, one on Santa Monica Boulevard west of Centinela Avenue and another on Westwood Boulevard south of Le Conte Avenue. Organizers said both hubs offered community booths, family programming, cultural activities, restrooms, water refill stations, basic bike repair and first aid. (nbclosangeles.com) A pit stop near Santa Monica Boulevard and Purdue Avenue added water, restrooms and bike repair. CicLAvia said the event was free and open to all ages and abilities. (nbclosangeles.com) (ciclavia.org) Only people-powered transportation was allowed on the route, with exceptions for mobility devices used by people with disabilities. CicLAvia said Class 1 pedal-assist electric bikes were allowed, while Class 2 and Class 3 electric bikes were allowed only with powered assistance switched off. (ciclavia.org) (nbclosangeles.com) Los Angeles Department of Transportation said the West LA route was new and tied the event to Earth Month messaging about reducing emissions and improving air quality. The agency said outreach teams would be on site to share information about safety improvements in the area. (ladot.lacity.gov) Metro promoted the event as one of its featured Los Angeles weekend outings and urged riders to use transit instead of driving and parking. The agency’s event roundup listed CicLAvia alongside Dodgers games and Fiesta Broadway. (thesource.metro.net) A kickoff press conference was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at 923 Westwood Blvd. Speakers were set to include Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Traci Park, County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, LADOT General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo, CicLAvia co-founder Adonia Lugo and Executive Director Romel Pascual. (nbclosangeles.com) CicLAvia said its events have now spanned more than 350 miles and drawn more than 2 million participants across Los Angeles and nearby communities. Sunday’s West LA route added another car-free day to that running total. (nbclosangeles.com)
