626 Golden StreetsWhat are "Open Streets""Open Streets" events temporarily restrict automobile traffic to "open" roads for community members all ages to walk, bike, dance, play, jog, run, socialize and more!
Although relatively new to southern California - the first, regular event CicLAvia was hosted in October 2010 -- Open Streets events have grown tremendously in popularity across the United States in recent years, with hundreds of Cities participating with their own events every year. |
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SGV Open Streets Project
ActiveSGV Board Member, Vincent Chang and friends riding down Main Street in Alhambra.
In February 2013 the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) launched the highly anticipated "Open Streets" Program, which sets aside $2 million in competitive funding for Cities in LA County to host Open Streets events. The goals of the program are to encourage sustainable modes of transportation (biking, walking and transit), provide an opportunity to take transit for the first time and foster civic engagement.
When the Metro application became officially available for Cities to review, ActiveSGV organizers reached out to City staff, decision-makers, and stakeholders in over a dozen SGV cities to strongly encourage their participation and partnership with neighboring communities to develop competitive, and more importantly, transformative, multi-jurisdictional proposals. The outcome of this process: two SGV-based event proposals were formally submitted for Metro funding thanks to the efforts ActiveSGV organizers, volunteers, and local leaders. Both projects were funded, and ActiveSGV staff was granted the opportunity to serve as the lead organizer and facilitator of the historic, 8-community, 18.5 miles 626 Golden Streets ciclovia that was successfully staged on Sunday March 5, 2017. Since then the ActiveSGV team has gone on to successfully stage two more 626 Golden Streets events - Mission-to-Mission (2019) and SGV Streets and Treats (2019) - before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled both events scheduled for 2020. Check out the 626 Golden Streets website (626goldenstreets.com) that ActiveSGV maintains for more information about ActiveSGV's popular open streets program and upcoming events.
When the Metro application became officially available for Cities to review, ActiveSGV organizers reached out to City staff, decision-makers, and stakeholders in over a dozen SGV cities to strongly encourage their participation and partnership with neighboring communities to develop competitive, and more importantly, transformative, multi-jurisdictional proposals. The outcome of this process: two SGV-based event proposals were formally submitted for Metro funding thanks to the efforts ActiveSGV organizers, volunteers, and local leaders. Both projects were funded, and ActiveSGV staff was granted the opportunity to serve as the lead organizer and facilitator of the historic, 8-community, 18.5 miles 626 Golden Streets ciclovia that was successfully staged on Sunday March 5, 2017. Since then the ActiveSGV team has gone on to successfully stage two more 626 Golden Streets events - Mission-to-Mission (2019) and SGV Streets and Treats (2019) - before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled both events scheduled for 2020. Check out the 626 Golden Streets website (626goldenstreets.com) that ActiveSGV maintains for more information about ActiveSGV's popular open streets program and upcoming events.