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Similar Events, Worldwide
- The Origins: Bogota's Ciclovia
- New York: Summer streets
- San Francisco's Sunday Streets
The Bow River Flow gets inspiration from similar events around the World, most notably: Bogota's Ciclovia, where these events have been taking place since 1976. Wikipedia defines "Ciclovia" as: a Spanish term, meaning "bike path," used in Latin America to mean either a permanent designated bicycle route or a temporary event closing of the street to automobiles to allow dominance by other users. Permanent designated bicycle lanes are also known as ciclo-rutas, while streets temporarily closed for that purpose are always called ciclovías. |
San Francisco's Ciclovia-styled events are called "Sunday Streets" and began in 2008. From the Sunday Streets website: Sunday Streets creates a safe, fun, car-free place for people to get out and get active in San Francisco neighborhoods. Last year’s two events drew more than 15,000 people each weekend creating huge demand for more. This year, we’ve expanded the event to six Sundays, opening the streets to San Franciscans to explore four different neighborhoods and participate in a wide variety of activities, including: dancing, biking, skating, walking, hula hooping, yoga, and just people watching. |
Flickr images from San Francisco's "Sunday Streets" |