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26-666: Lankershim Boulevard's northern terminus is at San Fernando Road in Sun Valley . South of Sun Valley, Lankershim runs through North Hollywood (including the NoHo Arts District , Toluca Lake , and ends south of Ventura Boulevard at Fredonia Drive in Studio City . Lankershim also marks the east-west border between Los Angeles and Universal City in Studio City . Lankershim crosses and intersects with Interstate 5 , State Route 134 , and US Route 101 . South of

52-1014: A 5-10 mile stretch of city streets. Some of the most commonly used locations used are Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, South Los Angeles, Culver City , Thai Town , Hollywood, West Hollywood , and Wilmington, while previous locations also include Pasadena , Glendale, and the Southeast Cities. The longest event to date was the April 2013 CicLAvia—To the Sea, which ran 15 miles from Downtown Los Angeles to Venice Beach . The popularity of CicLAvia has also led to other open streets events in Los Angeles County. A San Gabriel Valley -focused event called 626 Golden Streets (renamed to Active Streets in 2024) launched in 2017 and has held seven events since it began. The City of Long Beach has held an open streets event called Beach Streets since 2015, with

78-406: A decade of open streets in which people could bike, skate, run, walk, skateboard, and spectate. In the event's 10-year history, there have been 35 CicLAvias, more than 1.8 million participants (averaging 53,000 participants at each event), and nearly 226 miles of open streets in L.A. County. Over 50 subsequent CicLAvia events have taken place in communities across Los Angeles County, usually covering

104-468: A five-way intersection at Victory Boulevard , Lankershim runs diagonally to the southeast, creating two six-way intersections, the first at Burbank Boulevard and Tujunga Avenue, and the second at Vineland Avenue and Camarillo Street. Finally, at Lankershim's busy southern end, it crosses the Los Angeles River as it briefly merges with Cahuenga Boulevard before passing Campo de Cahuenga ,

130-571: A larger funding package for car-free streets. Other organizations work with CicLAvia for specific events, like the LA Phil and UCLA . The goal of the nonprofit is to encourage public health, mass transit and vibrant use of public space through car-free street events. In addition to fostering bicycling and walking, LA Metro staff report that CicLAvia events coincide with a 10% or greater increase in rail ridership and system-wide increases in sales of day passes. RAND Corporation researchers evaluated

156-554: A stretch of city streets to all motorized vehicles and open up the roadway for people to bike, skate, run, stroll, ride a scooter and just enjoy the neighborhood, close up. Nothing electric is allowed except for the following: E-bikes with pedal-assist—but other e-bikes must have the throttle powered off—and motorized wheelchairs.” Upwards of 100,000 people attend individual CicLAvia events, and it’s estimated that, cumulatively, more than 1.6 million people have attended them since 2010. The first CicLAvia event, on October 10, 2010 opened

182-523: A stretch of streets from East Hollywood through downtown Los Angeles into Boyle Heights. Over 100,000 people turned out, exceeding organizers’ expectations. The event itself was inspired by Ciclovia , a similar, annual open streets event taking place in Bogota, Colombia since 1974. CicLAvia celebrated 10 years of Los Angeles events on October 10, 2021. The route included Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods. The birthday event celebrated over

208-520: Is a nonprofit , car-free streets initiative in Los Angeles, California . The organization temporarily closes streets to motor vehicles to make them accessible to vendors and the public. It occurs several times a year on new and repeating routes. The event is completely free to the public. “Based on the Ciclovía model from Bogotá, Colombia , it’s when organizers, city and county officials close

234-561: Is a major street in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County . Within the Burbank city limits it is signed as San Fernando Boulevard , and north of Newhall Pass it is signed as The Old Road . It was previously designated as Business Loop 5 in the 1970s. San Fernando Road starts at its intersection with Sierra Highway in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles. It passes through

260-744: The Arroyo Seco Parkway at the mouth of the Arroyo Seco . San Fernando Road ends at the Pasadena Avenue intersection, where it becomes Avenue 20, which ends 5 blocks later at North Main Street, near Downtown Los Angeles . Prior to the construction of Interstate 5 , San Fernando Road was old U.S. Route 99 and U.S. Route 6 . With the completion of the Golden State Freeway , it was re-signed as State Route 163 in

286-814: The B Line and the former is also served by the G Line . Three Los Angeles Cultural-Historic Monuments are located on Lankershim: Campo de Cahuenga , El Portal Theater , and the Department of Water and Power Building . Other notable landmarks on Lankershim include (from south to north): Yitzak Rabin Square , 10 Universal City Plaza , Universal Studios Hollywood , South Weddington Park , St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church , Bob and Delores Hope Square , The Comedy Chateau , HAHA Comedy Club , NoHo Gateway Sign , Lankershim Arts Center , Toluca Southern Pacific Depot , Tiara Street Park , and Sikh Gurdwara of Los Angeles . San Fernando Road San Fernando Road

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312-550: The Los Angeles Metro via two B Line stops on Lankershim: North Hollywood and Universal City/Studio City stations. During construction, Campo de Cahuenga 's foundations were unearthed and preserved as an exhibit, with the foundation's footprint marked by decorative pavement on the sidewalk and street. In 2005, the G Line (Los Angeles Metro) opened, connecting to the B Line at North Hollywood station on Lankershim. In 2015, Lankershim and Ventura Boulevards were

338-569: The Stevenson Ranch , Valencia , and Castaic neighborhoods in the western Santa Clarita Valley . It only very briefly passes through the Santa Clarita city limits, as it is west of I-5 for nearly its entire length. The portion between Sun Valley and the city of Burbank is mostly industrial, with heavy truck traffic through this area. San Fernando Road passes next to Bob Hope Airport and through downtown Burbank. Upon entering

364-585: The Universal City/Studio City Metro Station , Universal Studios Hollywood , and 10 Universal City Plaza , then crosses the Hollywood Freeway and Ventura Boulevard , all within about 0.5 miles (0.80 km). Lankershim Boulevard was named after Isaac Lankershim , one of the area's founding families, and is one of the oldest streets in what is now North Hollywood . The boulevard was a major thoroughfare for

390-459: The 1960s and Business Interstate 5 in the 1970s. Today, San Fernando Road is used as an alternative to Interstate 5 between Lincoln Heights and the Newhall Pass , due to the relatively few traffic signals on the route. Metro Local lines 94, 224, 294 and 603 run along San Fernando Road, as well as Glendale Transit lines 7 and 12. There was another San Fernando Road entirely within

416-530: The Burbank city limits, it is signed as San Fernando Boulevard . At the intersection with Lincoln Street, there is an interruption in the route due to the reconstruction of the interchange with Interstate 5, with no direct link to the portion of San Fernando Boulevard that runs east of the freeway. At the intersection with Cypress Avenue in the Media City Center , there is another brief interruption in

442-745: The city of San Fernando before re-entering the city of Los Angeles at the intersection with the Ronald Reagan Freeway ( SR 118 ) in the neighborhood of Pacoima , where it parallels Interstate 5. Like Laurel Canyon Boulevard to the west in Sun Valley , it passes through rock quarries and the Hansen Dam Recreation Area , one of the last remaining open spaces in the San Fernando Valley. North of Sierra Highway, San Fernando Road becomes The Old Road . The Old Road runs parallel to Interstate 5 and serves

468-471: The city of Santa Clarita starting only 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles north of the northern end of the original San Fernando Road. San Fernando Road in Santa Clarita has now been renamed and split into 3 different streets (from south to north): Newhall Avenue, Main Street, and Railroad Avenue. The route formerly carried the easternmost segment of SR 126 . San Fernando Road should also not be confused with

494-598: The mid-1950s boasted the largest concentration of retail stores, banks, restaurants, and entertainment in the San Fernando Valley . In 1953 for example, the shopping strip included three full-line department stores: J.C. Penney , Yeakel & Goss, and Rathbun's . The street also featured branches of Harris & Frank , J. J. Newberry , and Safeway . However, the nearby Valley Plaza shopping center, designed for accessibility by car and featuring plenty of free parking, opened in 1951 and by 1956 it claimed to be

520-617: The most recent event taking place in 2023. And from 2016-2019, the City of Santa Monica held an annual open streets event called COAST. Past and future CicLAvia routes: Local businesses often get involved with the event, offering deals and specials along the route to take advantage of the increase in activity. At “hubs” throughout each route, there are typically food trucks, climbing walls, arts and crafts, and other games. Los Angeles Metro provides funding to CicLAvia to support event planning, coordination, promotion, and other costs as part of

546-718: The nearby San Fernando Mission Boulevard. The two roads intersect in the City of San Fernando about a mile from the San Fernando Mission . The former Southern Pacific Railroad , which now carries the Antelope Valley Line of the Metrolink rail system, follows both portions of San Fernando Road for their entire routes. 34°13′40″N 118°22′53″W  /  34.22778°N 118.38139°W  / 34.22778; -118.38139 CicLAvia CicLAvia ( / ˌ s iː k l ə ˈ v iː ə / )

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572-411: The physical activity at a CicLAvia event, reporting that 45% of participants would have otherwise been sedentary, and recommending CicLAvia increase event frequency. A UCLA study found a reduction in local crime by 40%, as well as additional benefits for local businesses along the route, which see sales increase anywhere from 10% to 57% on event days. A separate study measured the air quality impacts of

598-679: The route. 1st Street and Magnolia Boulevard connect both portions of San Fernando Boulevard. The road becomes San Fernando Road again once it enters the city of Glendale , where it serves as a major street for western and southern Glendale. From the intersection with the Ventura Freeway ( SR 134 ) to its southern terminus, the street closely follows the Los Angeles River through the Atwater Village , Glassell Park , and Cypress Park neighborhoods. North of Figueroa Street , San Fernando Road splits with Avenue 26, and passes under

624-403: The site of CicLAvia , a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority sponsored event in which major roads are temporarily closed to motorized vehicles and used for recreational human-powered transport . Metro Local line 224 serves Lankershim Boulevard. Two Metro stations are located on Lankershim: North Hollywood and Universal City/Studio City . Both stations are served by

650-530: The third-largest shopping center in the United States. Lankershim's retail district had difficulty competing and by 1980, most of its stores had closed. One of the most notable closures was Donte's , one of the West Coast's best known jazz clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. It opened in 1966, closed in 1988, and is now the site of a BMW auto dealership. In 2000, the San Fernando Valley was connected to

676-640: The town of Toluca (which was renamed Lankershim in 1896 and North Hollywood in 1927), connecting it to Los Angeles by way of the Cahuenga Pass . In the center of Toluca, Lankershim crossed the Southern Pacific Railroad , with a depot near the current location of the North Hollywood station at Chandler Boulevard. Lankershim Boulevard around Magnolia Boulevard was the heart of the town of Lankershim/North Hollywood and until

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