Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Oaklavia

Oaklavia Opens Streets to Celebrate the Renewal of Lake Merritt

By John Hamilton | Jun 25, 2013 | No Comments

Oakland celebrated improvements to Lake Merritt in style on June 9th, closing the streets ringing the city’s historic centerpiece to cars–and opening them to cyclists, joggers, skaters, street performers and families. The 3.3-mile Ciclovía-style event coincided with the dedication of Lake Merritt Boulevard, a multimillion dollar project that has brought bike and pedestrian improvements to the lake’s southern flank, along […]

With Help From Mayor Quan, Oaklavia Returns With a Bang

By Laura McCamy | Jun 10, 2013 | 7 Comments

When Walk Oakland Bike Oakland hosted the city’s first Ciclovia-style event in downtown Oakland in 2010, onerous city fees meant plans for a second Oaklavia that year proved too ambitious for the small organization. “We thought we wouldn’t be able to do it again,” said Jonathan Bair, WOBO’s Board President. Three years later, the city brought Oaklavia back, closing […]

Second Mission Sunday Streets of the Year This Weekend

By Matthew Roth | Jul 9, 2010 | 3 Comments

Having fun in The Mission. Photo: dustinj Sunday Streets continues to be a huge success in San Francisco, with last month’s event bringing out at least 25,000 cyclists, skaters and amblers. Because of the large size of the crowds, organizers have added Harrison Street from 16th to 26th Streets to the route, which provided ample […]

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Streetfilms: Thousands Play in Oakland’s Streets at First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’

By Janel Sterbentz and John Hamilton | Jul 7, 2010 | No Comments

On Sunday, June 27th, downtown Oakland opened two miles of its streets to fun and activities—zumba dancing, circus arts, BMX bike competitions and performances from local musicians. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) partnered with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Oaklandish, Oakland YMCA, Cycles of Change, and other civic organizations to create the East Bay’s first […]

Thousands Play in the Streets as Oaklavia Transforms Downtown Oakland

By Laura McCamy | Jun 28, 2010 | 7 Comments

Photo: geekstinkbreath Oaklavia transformed a swath of downtown Oakland to a vibrant streetscape Sunday, in its first ever ciclovia-style event, with café seating in the streets, yoga classes, dancers, musicians, food carts and games. More than two thirds of the estimated 3,000 – 4,000 people who turned out to experience the joy of car-free streets […]

Oaklavia Will Open the Streets of Oakland This Weekend

By Laura McCamy | Jun 25, 2010 | 10 Comments

Oakland will become the latest city to temporarily liberate city streets from car traffic this weekend with its first ciclovia event. Oaklavia will open the streets from Uptown through Downtown and West Oakland to cyclists, walkers, skaters and strollers, artists and performers. Kids on their first tricycle will wander across the lanes in safety, games […]