EL PASO CICLOVIA: Take the Parks to the Streets
It's a call citywide to step outside! Ciclovia is back in 2008 and is hitting the streets! Every Sunday in October from 7:00 am-11:00am, portions of streets spanning across East El Paso will be closed to motor vehicles; and pedestrians, cyclists, rollerbladers and walkers will take over bringing a new level of fun to the Sun City for everyone to enjoy.
A collective opportunity for engaging community activity fit for all ages, the concept of Ciclovia began in Bogotá, Columbia over 20 years ago and now nearly a million people fill the roads every Sunday morning to participate in the activities. In 2003, the City of Juarez introduced Ciclovia to North America with about 60,000 people taking to the streets. El Paso is one of the pioneers in bringing this exciting event to the United States. For the second year in a row, we have been able to host Ciclovia at no cost to the taxpayers. This year, we were awarded a grant for $100,000 by the Department of State Health Services and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness to make Ciclovia, along with other community health initiatives, a reality. The remainder of funds came from private donations.
The full route is as follows:
- Edgemere – Hawkins
- Hawkins – Darlina
- Darlina – Glengarry
- Glengarry – McRae
- McRae – Heather
- Heather – Debbie
- Debbie – Wedgewood
- Wedgewood – Lockerbie
- Lockerbie – Orkney
- Orkney – Bayo
- Bayo – Karen
- Karen – Pebble Hills
- Pebble Hills – Lee Blvd
- Lee Blvd – Robert Wynn
- Robert Wynn – Saul Kleinfeld
- Saul Kleinfeld – Rufus Brijalva
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Please note the following street closures on the route:
Edgemere will only have the two lanes closest to the linear park closed to allow for driveway access for abutting property owners.
Pebble Hills will have one-way traffic (westbound only). Eastbound lanes will be closed. Eastbound traffic will be detoured to either Montwood or Edgemere between Yarbrough & Saul Kleinfeld.
Glengarry will be closed completely.
All other streets will allow limited access to local traffic only.
To help make this event as successful as possible, the following are a few tips the public should keep in mind in planning for this event:
Ciclovia IS
- A temporary space in which the community can interact through activities and exercise
Ciclovia IS NOT
- A race or parade
- A trail, path or bike lane
- Just for kids
Restrictions and standards to apply include:
- Existing street restrictions on parking (parking on driveways along the route is prohibited)
- Parking areas are designated on the parks on the route including, Ponder Park, Eastwood Park, the Multipurpose Center and Dick Shinaut Park.
Ciclovia hits the streets on October 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th
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