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May 08

Ciclovía: closing major roads on Sundays for bicycle and pedestrian traffic

Every Sunday from 7 am to 2 pm, 121 kilometers of main streets and thoroughfares in Bogotá, Colombia–a city of almost 8 million people–are closed to vehicular traffic to allow the city’s residents to bike, jog, roller-skate, skateboard, and stroll.  There are hundreds of vendors along the route, mostly offering fruit products and health food.  The route […]