Every week, Mexico City closes miles of road for cyclists and pedestrians. Officials hope their ciclovía events, aimed at getting residents to be more physically active, will serve as an example to other cities.
Imagine 34 miles of Los Angeles streets being shut down every Sunday to bicyclists.
It is exactly what happens in Mexico City each week, and now the city is doubling the miles once a month, a growing effort to get more residents to be physically active. Ciclovía translates into cycleway. Los Angeles spells its event CicLAvia – to emphasize “LA” – averaging 7 to 9 miles for each of its roughly eight events per year. Mexico City’s 52 events a year now adds what it calls “Ciclotón”, expanding road closures of 60-plus miles that includes some highways.
“It is great for the environment. It is great for us, too, it gets us moving,” said Caty Cervantes, who was visiting Mexico City from Guadalajara."There are so many benefits.”Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.“The people come to do sports and they come to feel relaxed,” said Velma Adaya, a Mexico City resident. “It relieves the stress.”
“It motivates and incentivizes more people to go out and have a more physical lifestyle,” said Daniel Anaya, who lives in Mexico City and uses the road closures as a route to run, not bike. “It really helps with maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and so many people come, from kids to adults, people in their 60s and 70s."Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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