This Sunday, leave your car in the garage or in its parking spot.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., parts of Hillcrest and Bankers Hill will be shut off to cars.
It’s part of the third CicloSDias, an event that promotes biking, walking, skating and other non-motorized modes of transportation.
“We really want people just to get out, experience the neighborhood in a different way, support the local businesses,” said Andy Hanshaw, Executive Director of the San Diego Bike Coalition.
Sixth Avenue will be closed from Laurel Street to University Avenue. University will be blocked from Sixth to the Hillcrest Farmers Market on Normal Street. Some side streets will also be closed, but the main thoroughfares of Fifth Avenue, Washington Street and Robinson Avenue will be open to traffic.
The group has sponsored previous car-free events in North Park/South Park and Pacific Beach.
CicloSDias coincides with the launch of the city’s new bike sharing program. On Monday, the city installed the first of 180 bike rental stations across San Diego.
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CicloSDias is named after the "Ciclovía" movement, a Spanish word that translates to “bike path” in English, according to the CicloSDias website.
