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San Diego's City Heights Hosts CicloSDias: Streets Close for Car-Free Celebration and Community Safety
The Times of San Diego reports that City Heights, San Diego, will become a canvas for community and safety as the CicloSDias event takes over University Avenue, with car-free streets from 10 AM to 3 PM today.
In response to recent tragic traffic incidents, including the death of a 12-year-old boy and a pedestrian in Carlsbad, CicloSDias offers respite and promotes active transportation. "A lot of our world and our infrastructure centers around cars. But reality is you can’t just keep adding cars and freeways. There’s a cost to that," Jesse Ramirez, director of urban planning for City Heights Community Development Corporation, emphasized, as per NBC San Diego. As businesses welcome attendees with discounts and specials, the event also marks a return to normalcy after long-standing construction on University Avenue.
The day is anticipated to attract a substantial crowd, with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition expecting over 3,000 attendees, according to a statement from SDBC reported by Times of San Diego. With more than 20 vendors, the event offers a range of activities, including face painting and outdoor Zumba classes, as noted by the City Heights CDC Instagram post.
Local businesses along the route are taking full advantage of the traffic-free celebration, "This is about safety," John Cooper, owner of Stay True CycleWorks expressed his support in a NBC San Diego interview, while Rosa's Ice Cream looks forward to the extra foot traffic and is offering special discounts, the car-free day marks a commitment to the well-being of the community and an effort to reclaim the streets for pedestrians and cyclists if only for a few precious hours.
The Times of San Diego reports that City Heights, San Diego, will become a canvas for community and safety as the CicloSDias event takes over University Avenue, with car-free streets from 10 AM to 3 PM today.
In response to recent tragic traffic incidents, including the death of a 12-year-old boy and a pedestrian in Carlsbad, CicloSDias offers respite and promotes active transportation. "A lot of our world and our infrastructure centers around cars. But reality is you can’t just keep adding cars and freeways. There’s a cost to that," Jesse Ramirez, director of urban planning for City Heights Community Development Corporation, emphasized, as per NBC San Diego. As businesses welcome attendees with discounts and specials, the event also marks a return to normalcy after long-standing construction on University Avenue.
The day is anticipated to attract a substantial crowd, with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition expecting over 3,000 attendees, according to a statement from SDBC reported by Times of San Diego. With more than 20 vendors, the event offers a range of activities, including face painting and outdoor Zumba classes, as noted by the City Heights CDC Instagram post.
Local businesses along the route are taking full advantage of the traffic-free celebration, "This is about safety," John Cooper, owner of Stay True CycleWorks expressed his support in a NBC San Diego interview, while Rosa's Ice Cream looks forward to the extra foot traffic and is offering special discounts, the car-free day marks a commitment to the well-being of the community and an effort to reclaim the streets for pedestrians and cyclists if only for a few precious hours.
