CicLAvia festival honors UCLA's 100th birthday

LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) - Hundreds of people got onto their bikes and rode down the streets of Los Angeles to celebrate UCLA’s 100th birthday. 

Part of Sunday’s celebration included a CicLAvia event, which allows bikers and pedestrians to ride down the street freely, without worrying about vehicles.  

As with all CicLAvia events no vehicle traffic is permitted along the route between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

This centennial celebration wasn’t held in Westwood but instead participants made their way through Westlake, Chinatown, Little
Tokyo, Boyle Heights and downtown Los Angeles where UCLA originally began as a teachers college in May of 1919. 

During the celebration councilmember Jose Huizar presented UCLA with a Certificate of Recognition from the city in honor of their 100th birthday. 

Organizers say more than 1.6 million people have attended CicLAvia events since the first one in 2010.

The final event for this year is scheduled for Dec. 8 in the San Fernando Valley-- along a new route from Reseda, Winnetka and Canoga Park.