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CicLAvia is coming back to Downtown LA’s Historic Core on Sunday, October 5th. The Heart of LA route will bring thousands of bicyclists into Downtown along 2nd St and down Broadway past our historic theaters and along the new pedestrian-focused streetscape.

Along the Broadway route, the Historic Downtown Farmers Market will serve as a hub of food and fun on Broadway/5th. We’ll have extra prepared food vendors, face painting and crafts, and a bike valet – free of charge! At the end of the Broadway spur, a CicLAvia hub will feature bike repair, food trucks, info booths, plus a rock wall and activity installation from REI. Two of our historic theaters, the Los Angeles and Tower Theaters, will be also open for peeking inside and taking tours.

From Echo Park to Downtown to East LA, we’re excited to bike and walk along with you for CicLAvia!

Broadway will act as LA’s showcase starting Sunday, September 29th with “Pop-Up Broadway,” a two-day range of cultural activities along the historic street. The event is happening in tandem with CityLab 2014, a conference held by The Atlantic and happening along Broadway, that brings together 300+ of the world’s top mayors, urban experts, city planners, writers, technologists, economists, and designers to foster constructive dialogue and create urban solutions.

On Sunday, September 28 and Monday, September 29, the stretch of Broadway from Olympic to 7th Street will come alive with street performers, cultural programming, site-specific visual arts installations, pop-up storefronts, plein air painters, dancers, musicians, bike rentals and video projections:

“Pop-Up Broadway” culminates Monday night with CityLab: Making LA, an evening of prominent Angelenos like Mayor Eric Garcetti, Roy Choi, Bettina Korek and others, discussing the urban evolution of Los Angeles. Tickets for CityLab: Making LA, happening at the Theater at Ace Hotel, are available here. Use discount code HCBACE for a Historic Core local discount.

Pop-Up Broadway is presented by the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Great Streets Studio, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs in conjunction with Councilmember José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway Initiative.

Due to the coming Made in America Music Festival, taking place at Grand Park on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, there will be many street closures around the perimeter of Downtown LA’s Civic Center. A few lanes of traffic begin closing Monday 8/25, but full street closures primarily begin Thursday 8/28 and will last through Tuesday 9/2.

The following is the closure schedule:

– Thursday 8/28:
N Spring closed between Temple and 1st, lane closures on W 1st between Grand and Main

– Friday 8/29, beginning at 7pm:
W 1st St closed between Grand – Main
S Olive St closed between 1st – 2nd
Hill closed between Temple – 2nd
Broadway closed between Temple – 2nd
Spring closed between Temple – 2nd

– Saturday 8/30 and Sunday 8/31, all day:
W 1st St closed between Grand – Los Angeles
N Grand closed between Temple – 1st
S Olive St closed between 1st – 2nd
Hill St closed between Temple – 2nd
Broadway closed between Temple – 2nd
Spring St closed between Temple – 2nd
Main St closed between Temple – 2nd

– Monday 9/1:
W 1st St closed between Grand – Main
N Grand closed between Temple – 1st
S Olive St closed between 1st – 2nd
Hill closed between Temple – 2nd
Broadway closed between Temple – 2nd
Spring closed between Temple – 2nd
Main St closed between Temple – 1st

– Tuesday 9/2:
N Spring closed between Temple – 1st

Additionally, the Civic Center/Grand Park Metro Red & Purple Line stop will be CLOSED on Saturday 8/30 and Sunday 8/31. Station alternatives are Pershing Square and Union Station.

Visit http://www.metro.net/riding/mia/ for information on re-routed buses and other detours.