PASADENA, Calif. – The City of Pasadena invites everyone to join CicLAvia—Pasadena on Sunday, November 15, from 9am to 3pm, in partnership with the nonprofit CicLAvia and funded in part by Metro. The event will temporarily convert sections of our city streets into vibrant, car-free zones for community enjoyment, walking, biking, rolling, and gathering.
CicLAvia is a nonprofit organization that has been opening streets throughout Los Angeles County for 16 years. It transforms city streets into a car-free celebration of community, connection, and possibility — places where participants can slow down, connect, and appreciate the city in a new way. CicLAvia is about reimagining our city streets as welcoming spaces for everyone — places for walking, running, rolling, skating, cycling, gathering, and enjoying the moment.
The 2.7-mile CicLAvia route includes Colorado Boulevard (Pasadena Avenue to Allen Avenue) and Raymond Avenue (Pacific Alley to Dayton St), forming a seamless corridor through Old Pasadena, Playhouse Village, South Lake Avenue, and connecting Metro’s Memorial Park and Del Mar Stations. Cars will be permitted to cross at six (6) key intersections across the CicLAvia route. Two (2) activity hubs with community programming, services, and activities are located at Memorial Park and at Colorado Boulevard and Allen Avenue. Hubs offer free family-friendly activities, restrooms, free water refilling stations, free basic bike repair, bike parking, places to sit and meet up with friends and family, and first aid. Free pedicab rides are available at each hub’s information booth.
To provide further connections to the CicLAvia route, the City is temporarily setting up dedicated ‘pop-up’ bike lanes, known as ‘Slow Streets’, with traffic cones and signage to separate bikes and wheeled devices from normal operating street traffic. A 1.0-mile western Slow Streets segment will run along Walnut Avenue between Raymond Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard and then continue to Rosemont Avenue a few blocks from the Rose Bowl. Additionally, a 1.0-mile segment along Colorado Boulevard from Allen Avenue to San Gabriel Boulevard will connect East Colorado Boulevard to the Lamanda Park neighborhood.
Streets along the CicLAvia route will close to cars from 7am to 5pm. on Sunday, November 15, with no parking allowed along the route beginning at 4am. Cars on the Slow Street routes will be allowed, and parking will be temporarily restricted similar to the CicLAvia route (4am to 5pm). No parking signs will be posted in advance and towing will be enforced. A virtual community meeting will be held Thursday, October 15, at 5:30pm via Zoom at bit.ly/ciclavia_pasadena_CM. Attendees will learn about route details, programming, closures, business opportunities, and volunteer roles. Spanish translation will be provided.
More details, including route maps, street closure information, and community activities, can be found on the CicLAviawebsite.
As a nonprofit, CicLAvia relies on the public’s support to continue bringing opportunities for meaningful community connections, mindful exploration, and greater understanding across Los Angeles County.
“CicLAvia is a wonderful opportunity to bring our community together, celebrate Pasadena’s vibrant neighborhoods, and experience our streets in a new way,” said Victor M. Gordo, Pasadena Mayor. “By opening our streets to people walking, biking, and rolling, we create more opportunities to connect with one another, support local businesses, and enjoy all that makes Pasadena such a special place to live, work, and visit. I look forward to welcoming everyone to this exciting celebration of community, connection, and active transportation.”
“It’s been 11 years since CicLAvia held a Pasadena event, and we are thrilled to be returning.,” says CicLAvia Executive Director Romel Pascual. “The historic and iconic Colorado Blvd is celebrating its 150th Anniversary, and is part of Route 66 which is celebrating its centennial this year. This CicLAvia event showcases one of the busiest boulevards with a car-free experience and the joy of open, shared spaces together.”
Inspired by Bogotá’s weekly ciclovía, CicLAvia has been temporarily closing streets to car traffic and opening them as public parks in Los Angeles since 2010. CicLAvia car-free streets connect all of us to the neighborhoods where we live, work, shop, learn, and play. Active participants at CicLAvia use people-powered mobility to navigate public streets in a safe and joyful way. Along the way there is shopping at local businesses, access to cultural and architectural gems, using open streets as spaces to connect with each other, and making a positive impact on the environment by creating a more sustainable and climate resilient city and region. Over the past 16 years, CicLAvia has helped communities re-imagine a greener and cleaner Los Angeles, while also promoting equitable transportation options, healthier lifestyles, and closer connections to community.
Only people-powered vehicles are allowed. No electric scooters, electric skateboards, hoverboards, electric unicycles, motorcycles and other non-people-powered vehicles are allowed at CicLAvia. Class 1 e-bike pedal-assist are allowed. Class 2 e-bikes are allowed when the throttle is powered off. Class 3 e-bikes are allowed when pedal-assist is powered off. Manual and motorized wheelchairs are allowed. Learn more Here (ciclavia.org/safety/#rules-of-the-route).
Participants assume all known and unknown risks of participation in CicLAvia. More information can be found Here(https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia-safety).
WHO:
Free for all, CicLAvia is a nonprofit organization committed to introducing Angelenos to the vibrant civic and cultural treasures throughout Los Angeles. CicLAvia highlights important issues to all Angelenos – from environmental health and air quality improvement to access to safe and open parks, physical and mental well-being. CicLAvia has captured the imagination of nearly two million people who have traveled together along more than 387 miles of streets. CicLAvia builds a unifying social fabric, joyously connecting culturally diverse neighborhoods and neighbors to each other through open streets. CicLAvia is not just about cycling, it’s also about multiple modes of people-powered transportation. Whether one walks, strolls, skates, jogs, scooters, or bikes, CicLAvia creates so many incredible moments and experiences enjoying our city streets together.
HOW & MORE INFORMATION:
• Visit https://ciclavia.org/events/pasadena-2026-11/ for more detailed information
• https://www.ciclavia.org/; info@ciclavia.org; 213-355-8500
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