Open Streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobile so that people may use them for healthy and fun physical activities like walking, jogging, biking and dancing.

 

Ciclovias and Open Streets (South Florida Bicycle Coalition, Active Transportation Alliance)
Open Streets, Ciclovias, and Sunday Streets events are sweeping the nation, allowing communities to transcend the normal boundaries of socialization and creating open spaces for pedestrians, bicyclists, and families to play. In this presentation, Adolfo Hernandez, Director of Advocacy for the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago, and Kathryn Moore, executive director of the South Florida Bicycle Coalition, discussed how to make these events successful and how they can reach diverse audiences. (PDF)

Kathryn Moore: Bring Open Streets to Your City

Growing Your Open Streets Initiative - 2/29/12 (Alliance)
Over the past five years, more than 50 open streets initiatives have taken root across North America. Cities of all sizes have reaped the economic, health and community building benefits of open streets, and many are now looking to expand both the frequency and length of their events and initiatives. But how do you go from an event that happens once a year to something that is ingrained in the culture of the city? On February 29, 2012, the Alliance hosted a call addressing how cities can overcome obstacles and grow their initiative with panelists Bobby Gadda (CicLAvia / Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition), Ben Weiss (Missoula in Motion) and Susan King (Livable City, San Francisco). (PDF) (MP3)

Growing your Open Streets Tip Sheet
Call recording

Open New Doors with Open Streets Events- 9/21/11 (Alliance)
Open Streets and Ciclovia initiatives are more than one-day events that invite residents to reclaim their roadways and enjoy public spaces in creative and active ways. Even temporarily closing streets to automobiles allows citizens to re-imagine how they get around town. How can you use an open streets initiative to draw in new partners and members for your organization, while reaching out to new communities and groups that share your vision for a safer, more accessible transportation system? The Alliance hosted a Mutual Aid Call to discuss these important and growing initiatives with insight from panelists Adolfo Hernandez, Advocacy Director for the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago; Piep van Heuven, Executive Director of BikeDenver; and Laura Koch, Program Director for the Community Cycling Center in Portland, Ore. (PDF) (MP3)

Call recording
Open Streets Tip Sheet