CicLAvia, Los Angeles’ marquee event for pedestrians and cyclists, takes place again this Sunday in the heart of L.A.

Previous versions of the event have drawn as many as 100,000 people to streets that are blocked off to motor vehicles. Organizers say they expect 150,000 to participate in Sunday’s event, which is set to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 7.5 miles of city streets.

The closed roadways will reach west to MacArthur Park, east to Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights and north to Chinatown. Grand Park downtown will serve as a main hub, and Spring Street -- from 9th Street to West 1st Street -- will connect the two main parts of the event.

Los Angeles held its first CicLAvia in October 2010. The idea of booting cars off the roads for pedestrians and cyclists was borrowed from Colombia, which began its weekly ciclovía more than 30 years ago.


The festival was an immediate hit with Angelenos who reveled in the opportunity to traverse urban roads without worrying about cars.

For a map of the route, click here.

For road closures, click here.

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