What is the event? Was the same question I had in mind once I heard we were supposed to write an essay on it. I had no idea it was an event that evolved bikes and family or that it was an amazing event in which people expressed themselves through their bikes. Having the opportunity to volunteer I got to witness many people get together and ride bikes either with friends or children and in some cases I would see people with dogs too. It was an event created to promote a no car day and promote other ways of transportation. CicLAvia’s goal was to connect participants into healthier lifestyles or give people the opportunity to interact with others, things that cannot be possible by car. The event requires people to ride their bikes throughout downtown LA for a certain amount of time. The good thing is CicLavia who was founded in …show more content…
Although I knew his name I did not get to meet him, but what I got to see at the event were many participants who were simply just having an amazing time. While there, there was a lot of things going on. Literally, five minutes into our shift a lady came up to me and Stephanie telling us she had lost her daughter. Obviously, we had no idea what to do that is why we took her situation to some officers. Honestly, who knows what happen to her and her daughter since we couldn’t stay and listen. Like I said before, the event was hosted in downtown Los Angeles and based on the length of the event I was pretty much everywhere. Well, I started from grand and 7th street because I was volunteering there and from there I worked my way through Chinatown. Up to this point, I don’t know the exact number of the participants, but what I do know is thousands of cyclists were in the event because I saw a lot of people. When the participants were stopped there was a lot of traffic, only few would get the chance to pass the green