The next round of “open streets” events, including CicLAvias, will be squeezed into two months during the next three years, coinciding with the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in July 2026 and the LA Olympic and Paralympic Games in July 2028.

LA Metro is proposing to spend $10 million to close-off streets to automobiles while turning over certain roadways to pedestrians, bicyclists and other people-powered transports in Los Angeles County in a kind of double header that will take place concurrently with two mega, international sporting events.

While the Los Angeles County transit agency targets funding for two more cycles of 29 open-street events during international games in 2026 and 2028, others with experience running open street events say the unprecedented move will result in zero

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