Brief

Councilmembers Heather Hutt and Katy Yaroslavsky moved a motion to hold a CicLAvia event—a car-free street gathering—in the Pico neighborhood along Pico Boulevard, La Cienega Boulevard, La Brea Avenue, Fairfax Avenue, and San Vicente Boulevard, using Metro Open Streets Grant Program funding. The Transportation Committee approved the motion on April 22, 2026, and Council adopted it unanimously on May 1, 2026 (10-0-5 vote), making it final.

Full summary

This motion directed the Department of Transportation to apply for Metro Open Streets Grant Program funding to host a CicLAvia event in the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council area, which spans portions of Council Districts 5 and 10. The motion identified a specific route: Pico Boulevard from La Cienega Boulevard to La Brea Avenue, Fairfax Avenue from Pico Boulevard to San Vicente Boulevard, and San Vicente Boulevard from Fairfax Avenue to La Brea Avenue. The motion also required DOT to report back with a timeline and implementation plan after submitting the grant application. The motion's authors — Councilmembers Heather Hutt (10th District) and Katy Yaroslavsky (5th District), with Councilmember Ysabel Jurado as second — argued that the P.I.C.O. NC area includes several park-poor communities that would benefit from the temporary open streets format. CicLAvia events, they noted, give residents car-free recreational space, promote walking and cycling, highlight access to existing and upcoming Metro stations nearby, and support local restaurants and small businesses along the corridor. The Metro Open Streets Grant Program funds exactly this kind of event: street closures that temporarily convert car lanes into space for pedestrians, cyclists, and non-motorized activity for people of all ages and abilities. The grant program is administered by LA Metro and has funded CicLAvia events across the region. The motion was referred to the Transportation Committee on March 24, 2026, which approved it on April 22 with committee members Hutt, Padilla, and Nazarian voting yes and Park and Hernandez absent. The full Council adopted the motion on May 1, 2026, by a vote of 10-0-5, with final action recorded on May 5. No fiscal analysis had been completed at the time of adoption, and no community impact statements were submitted.

Activity (6)

• 2026-05-05 Council action final.
• 2026-05-01 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-04-28 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 1, 2026.
• 2026-04-22 Transportation Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-04-17 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 22, 2026.
• 2026-03-24 Motion referred to Transportation Committee.

Documents (5)

• 2026-05-05 Council Action · council_action
• 2026-05-01 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-04-22 Report from Transportation Committee · report
• 2026-04-22 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-03-24 Motion · motion