Downtown LA's Streets Will Be Car-Free And Open To Pedestrians Oct. 13

LOS ANGELES, CA — The heart of downtown Los Angeles will offer a rare sight this Sunday, Oct. 13 as some of its main corridors will be closed to cars for a day of recreation.

Bicyclists, joggers, walkers, skateboarders, roller-skaters and more will take over 7.5 miles of downtown from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Open Streets event, which is funded by Metro.

For seven hours, streets connecting Boyle Heights, Chinatown, downtown, Echo Park and Little Tokyo will be open to residents to explore on foot or on a set of "people-powered" wheels.

The event is free and open to all ages. Traffic will flow in two directions, as usual, but the event is not a race and there is no start or finish. Read the rules of the route here.

This will mark the 56th Los Angeles Open Streets Event since 2010.