IN A BIT. FOR NOW, BACK TO YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >>> CICLAVIA IS BACK. >> NOTHING BUT BIKES OUT, SKATEBOARDERS, A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. ANYTHING BUT A CAR ON MELROSE TOZ. ANNETTE ARREOLA WAS THERE. >>.
>> WE HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE TIME TO COME OUT HERE. IT GETS HARD, WEEKENDS AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT WE MADE IT. >> Reporter: A MIX OF FIRST TIME VISITORS ALONG WITH THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ATTENDING FOR YEARS NOW. >> FUN TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
GET OUT ON A SUNDAY MORNING. >> Reporter: THE FIRST CICLAVIA EVENT OF 2024 TAKING OVER MELROSE AVENUE THIS MORNING. A FOUR-MILE STRETCH FROM VERMONT TO FAIRFAX FREE OF CARS AND CONGESTION. FOR FOLKS TO ENJOY ON FOOT OR FROLIC IN THEIR FAVORITE SET OF WHEELS.
>> I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE I LIKE TO RIDE MY BIKE. >> Reporter: DID YOU RIDE IT ALL THE WAY FROM HOME HERE? >> UH-HUH. >> Reporter: ARE YOU TIRED. >>> >> NO. >> WE MISSED IT LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING.
SO THIS ONE, YOU KNOW, IT’S COOL, I THINK, RAIN OR SHINE, THEY DO IT. BUT THIS ONE, YEAH, THE WEATHER’S PRETTY GOOD. >> Reporter: THE LOS ANGELES OPEN STREETS EVENT KICKED OFF IN 210. TODAY MARKS THE 50th CICLAVIA, GIVING PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS
THE SOUTHLAND AN OPPORTUNITY TO S EXPLORE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT L.A. >> AMAZING TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DON’T SEE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE STREETS AND WHEN YOU ARE ON THE BIKE EVERYTHING IS WIDE OPEN, IT’S SAFE. >> Reporter: FROM SHOPS AND FOOD
VENDORS TO RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR COMMUTERS ON WHAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER BEYOND GRIDLOCK AND CLOGGED ROADS. >> TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE STREETS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR TIME LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT STORES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY APPRECIATING IT FOR WHAT IT IS RATHER THAN JUST SITTING IN MY CAR TRYING TO GET THROUGH IT. IT GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF L.A. AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS, RIGHT, HOW MUCH IT HAS
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