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Coming Soon: A Major Car-Free Event in NYC

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Cyclists enjoy Bogotá's weekly Ciclovía. Which New York streets will host a similar event this summer?

Speaking at Tuesday's Fit-City Conference, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced that a Ciclovía-style car-free street event is in the works for this summer. New York is not alone. According to a story published earlier this week on RedOrbit, several other American cities are considering the same thing:

Others are planning ciclovia, or "bike path," programs in whichnetworks of streets are temporarily closed to driving and open fornon-motorized play. Last summer El Paso, Texas, staged the firstciclovia in the United States, and now Chicago, Philadelphia,Baltimore, Cleveland, and Portland, Ore., are working on similar events.

Details of the New York Ciclovía have yet to be revealed. Streetsblog will fill in the blanks as this story develops.

Photo: themikebot / Flickr 

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