626 Golden Streets

Location

San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont, Pasadena, Los Angeles, South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel, El Monte, South El Monte, San Marino, Los Angeles County, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa

Project Category

Mobility

Status

Ongoing

What 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.

‍Open Streets in the SGV

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 an "Open Streets" Program, originally setting aside $2 million in competitive funding for Cities in LA County to host Open Streets events. The goals of the program were 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 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 with neighboring communities to develop competitive, multi-jurisdictional proposals. The outcome of this first bite at the apple process: two SGV-based event proposals were submitted to Metro and subsequently awarded funding, including 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 four more 626 Golden Streets events - Mission-to-Mission (2019, 2022), SGV Streets and Treats (2019), Heart-of-the-Foothills (2023). Next up is a 20 year anniversary re-staging of ArroyoFest on Sunday, October 29, 2023!

Check out the 626 Golden Streets website (626goldenstreets.com) for more information about ActiveSGV's popular, SGV-focused open streets program - 626 Golden Streets.

Inaugural 626 Golden Streets route map

Final Reports

Print Coverage

Video/Photos

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