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CicLAvia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that catalyzes vibrant public spaces, active transportation, and good health through car-free streets. CicLAvia engages with people to transform our relationship with our communities and with each other.
CicLAvia es una organización 501(c)(3) sin fines de lucro que cataliza los espacios públicos vibrantes, el transporte activo y la buena salud mediante las calles libres de coches. CicLAvia interacciona con el pueblo para transformar nuestra relación con nuestras comunidades y unos con otros.
Inspired by Bogotá’s weekly ciclovía, CicLAvia temporarily closes streets to car traffic and opens them to Angelenos to use as a public park. Free for all, CicLAvia connects communities to each other across an expansive city, creating a safe place to bike, walk, skate, roll, and dance through Los Angeles County.
CONNECT
- Over 1.8 million people have experienced CicLAvia. It’s the biggest open streets event in the United States!
- Participants represent 80% of the population of Los Angeles County.
- CicLAvia has created over 226 miles of open streets.
COMMUNITY
- CicLAvia has been opening streets across Los Angeles County since 2010. We’ve traversed over 226 miles across Arleta, Boyle Heights, Chinatown, Culver City, East LA, Echo Park, Hollywood, Koreatown, Historic Downtown LA, Little Tokyo, MacArthur Park, Mar Vista, Pacoima, Panorama City, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, Southeast cities, South LA, Thai Town, Venice, West Hollywood, Wilshire Boulevard, and more.
- CicLAvia has five times more people using its temporary park space during event days than are using all of the other parks in the city of Los Angeles combined.
CHANGE
- CicLAvia has impacted local and regional transportation policy related to pedestrians and bikes.
- CicLAvia improves air quality by reducing ultrafine particles in the air by over 20 percent.
For More Info: https://www.ciclavia.org/
The story I am about to share with you is about one incredible Guy with enough energy and charm to light a whole city. Along with his wife for over 30 years and 3 amazing kids. Jimmy Saucez has been living life to the fullest. His passion for food began back in 2010. His first venture into the food world began with “Up N Smoke Tacos” 2010 and in 2014 he and his wife moved to Miami Florida were he purchased a food truck and hit the road.
As his popularity began to grow, so did his food in 2015 at the Jackson Mississippi state fair where he received the Vendors Choice Award. He also received several more awards at the 2016 Youth Fair Best in Taste in Miami Florida. If that was not enough that same year, Jimmy got the opportunity to cook at the Presidential Debate at the University of Miami. Shortly after that he started cooking for a wide range of celebrities.
He was featured on the Cooking Channels “Carnal Eats” with Host Noah Capp. He was cast to do a pilot with NBC Studio “Cooking Show “. Jimmy has been blessed with so many great opportunities during this journey. He has met great people and shared great times with many people and he continues to do that. He is currently Blogging and Vlogging his way around L.A and Southern California sharing his experience with food and enjoy great food at local community restaurant’s and Venues . I asked Jimmy what his next venture might be . He said as long as I can connect with the people in my community and support my local businesses, anything is possible. To keep up with Jimmy or to Contact him you can follow him on Facebook Instagram Tik Tok YouTube “jimmysaucez”
Article By Derek Harper IG @dharpstudio Photo By Chris Rivera IG @outer.haven