Metro Presents CICLAVIA – The Valley Opening Ceremony this Sunday Mayor Garcetti, Councilmember Krekorian to Speak
LOS ANGELES – Metro Presents CicLAvia – The Valley, CicLAvia’s first event of 2015, will take place on March 22 from 9:00am – 4:00pm. This is the inaugural visit of LA’s renowned open streets event to the Valley in what is planned to be an annual return. Participants will be able to travel between North Hollywood and Studio City on car-free streets, using foot, pedal and non-motorized wheel power.
The kickoff speakers include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti – Metro Board Chair, Los Angeles City Councilmembers from the Valley including Paul Krekorian (CD2) – Metro Boardmember – a who has worked closely with CicLAvia to bring the event to the Valley, State Sen. Bob Hertzberg, and LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds.
Metro Presents CicLAvia – The Valley runs six miles along Lankershim Boulevard between the North Hollywood Metro Red Line stop at Chandler Boulevard and the Universal Studio Red Line stop, and along Ventura Boulevard between Campo de Cahuenga and Coldwater Canyon. The route will highlight some of the gems of the East Valley including the North Hollywood Arts District, Universal City, the historic Campo de Cahuenga, Studio City Farmers Market and the famed Sportsmen’s Lodge.
WHO: Hon. Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Metro Board Chair
Hon. Bob Hertzberg, Senator, District 18
Hon. Paul Krekorian, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles, Metro Board
Hon. Tom LaBonge, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
Hon. Bob Blumendfield, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
Hon. Nury Martinez, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
Hon. Felipe Fuentes, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
Hon. Mitch O’Farrell, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
Seleta Reynolds, LADOT General Manager
Aaron Paley, Executive Director/co-Founder, CicLAvia
Greg Laemmle, Owner, Laemmle Theatres
WHAT: The Valley Welcomes CicLAvia
WHEN: Sunday, March 22, 2015, 8:45 a.m.
WHERE: Intersection of Chandler and Lankershim. 11281 Chandler Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 91601: (for driving direction mapping purposes only – This address is across the street from the Metro parking lot).
VISUALS: NoHo Red Line station (bikes and participants arriving); LADOT Chandler Cycletrack; NoHo CicLAvia Hub; NoHo Arts District ; (NOTE: map and activity attached gives details of other activities happening at CicLAvia throughout the day along the route)
PARKING: News vans –Metro parking lot on Chandler, just east of Lankershim. Drive to the western portion of the parking lot. Get there by taking Chandler, east of Lankershim. If you are coming from the west, cross Lankershim at Magnolia, drive east to Blakeslee Avenue, turn north. Then turn west on Chandler to reach the parking lot, which will be on the north.
RSVP: [email protected] or 213.355.8508 (O) or 323.687.4998 (M)
ON-SITE CONTACT: Robert Gard 323.687.4998 (M)
About CicLAvia
CicLAvia is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization. CicLAvia 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. With the full support of Metro, local governments, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles City Council, Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Transportation, the Department of Water and Power, and the Department of Parks and Recreation, CicLAvia is an innovative model for creating new public space and enriching civic life.
