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\"Seattle<\/a>Seattle kicked off its Summer Streets<\/a> events yesterday with the Alki Beach Party. Alki Avenue SW (between 56th<\/sup> Ave SW and 63rd<\/sup> Ave SW) was closed to motorized vehicles and citizens were invited to walk, bike, skate, roll their wheelchairs, and run in the street.<\/p>\n

Rain held off long enough for the young and young at heart to stay dry in a bicycle\/costume parade organized by the Alki Beach Creeps<\/a>. There was also a skidding competition, chalk drawing, outdoor chess matches, music and more. Of course, there were plenty of folks biking, strolling, skating, jogging and socializing in the street and adjacent businesses.<\/p>\n

Alki is the first of four Seattle Summer Streets events planned in 2014. Events are also lined up for Ballard (May 29). PhinneyWood (August 9), and Rainier Valley (August 16).<\/p>\n

Seattle Summer Streets is part of the global open streets<\/a> movement, or ciclovias. An open streets event temporarily close streets to motor vehicles and transforms them into public places for people to bike, walk, socialize and celebrate their communities. Spokane Summer Parkways<\/a> is also an open streets event. Tacoma and Vancouver also organized open streets events last year.<\/p>\n

Is your community planning an open streets event in 2014? Please use our Event Submission Form<\/strong><\/a> to tell us about it and we’ll put it on calendar and spread the word through social media.<\/p>\n

Related Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Car-Free in the North Cascades: Washington\u2019s Mountainside Ciclovia<\/a><\/p>\n

Crater Lake Announces Vehicle Free Weekend on East Rim Drive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

We’re Hungry for Good Urban Public Space<\/a><\/p>\n

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