page_title: Ciclovía
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Ciclovía / Ciclovía in other countries / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Cyclists during the first "Iconic Wilshire" CicLAvia, June 23, 2013.
context_page_description: Ciclovía, also ciclovia or cyclovia, is a Spanish term that means "cycleway", either a permanent bike path or the closing of certain streets to automobiles for cyclists and pedestrians, a practice sometimes called open streets.
context_section_description: Albuquerque, New Mexico held its first CiQlovía on September 21, 2014 and has since become an annual fall event with a different route each year. Programming has included healthy living, educational, and recreational activities including a bike rodeo, climbing wall, yoga and dance classes, artisan vendors and non-profit information tables, live music, and food trucks.
  Atlanta, Georgia held its first ciclovia called Atlanta Streets Alive on May 23, 2010. Road closures, totaling just under 2 miles (3.2 km), included Edgewood and Auburn Avenues in Downtown Atlanta. Approximately 6,000 people attended. Atlanta has continued to host a series of closed streets events. Over 100,000 people attended an event in 2014.
  Austin, Texas hosted its first ciclovia event on May 20, 2012 called "Viva! Streets Austin".
  Baltimore, Maryland hosts regular Ciclovias.
  Brownsville, Texas hosts a number of ciclovias every year, entitled "CycloBia" where a 2-mile route is planned and coordinated by the local City government.
  Cambridge, Massachusetts has opened Memorial Drive to bicycle and pedestrian traffic only on Sundays from April to November since 1976.
  Chicago, Illinois planned a ciclovia for two Sundays in October 2008.  Once a year almost the entire 30 mile length of Chicago's major non-highway busiest street, Lake Shore Drive, is turned over to bicycle-only traffic in the morning, called Bike The Drive. 
  Clearwater, Florida hosted Sunday Ciclovía on March 1, 2009, and again on April 26, 2009, after the first event was cancelled due to severe weather. The event was initiated by the city's East Gateway District in downtown to encourage social interaction and community building among diverse population groups. Sunday Ciclovía hours were 8am to 2pm and the route was 2 miles (3.2 km) in length.
  Cleveland, Ohio hosted two ciclovia-type events in August 2006 which were attended by approximately 10,000 people.  The event was spearheaded by two individuals, Lois Moss and Julia Sutter, and was funded by a grant from the Cleveland Foundation's Civic Innovation Lab.  In 2007, Walk+Roll Cleveland coordinated five community street-closing events and in 2008 the Walk+Roll program expanded to Lakewood, Ohio.  For 2009, Walk+Roll is being held in two additional Cleveland neighborhoods.  The events have been held on Saturdays and on Sundays and are generally in the mid-day rather than very early mornings. Additionally, the Walk+Roll organization has been helping communities all across the U.S. by providing guidance, information and consulting services on how to bring ciclovias to new locations.
  Denver, Colorado, plays host to Viva Streets Denver, created by non-profits LiveWell Colorado and BikeDenver. Since 2011, the 1-day, car-free event in August each year has attracted 10,000 residents. The event has taken place in Park Hill (2011, 2012) and the Berkeley Regis neighborhood (2013). The goal of Viva Streets is to introduce the public to the many benefits that come from increased walking and biking in local communities, and highlight safe and active transportation.
  Durham, North Carolina started its first ciclovia in 2010.  Bull City Summer Streets
  El Paso, Texas ran a ciclovía each Sunday in May 2007.
  The program has since been renamed Scenic Sundays (the events occur on Scenic Drive) and runs April through August.
  Fort Collins, Colorado hosted two Open Streets events along two miles of Remington Street in 2015, on June 7 and September 20.
  Fort Worth, Texas held Open Streets Fort Worth on October 23, 2011 on Magnolia, 5th Avenue, and Allen, and on October 30, 2011 on South Main, Broadway, and Jennings.
  Honolulu, Hawaii hosted the state's first Cyclovia "Hele On Kailua" in 2012, which is now an annual event.
  Houston, Texas has hosted six "Sunday Streets Houston" from June to December 2014 on various streets around Inner Loop neighborhoods of town.
  Henderson, Nevada
  https://web.archive.org/web/20141107045757/http://www.hendersonlive.com/special-events/stroll-n-roll
  Ithaca, NY started hosting bi-annual ciclovias in 2012 and the event has grown in popularity 
caption: The first "Iconic Wilshire" CicLAvia. Los Angeles, CA June 23, 2013.
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