Wilshire Blvd Event...

I wasn't quite sure of what to expect with CICLAVIA overtaking Wilshire Boulevard, yesterday. With the 'Boulevard' closed to automobile traffic, the street wash awash in a sea of bicycles of every shape, size, design & color and a steady flow of pedestrians. The noise of automobile traffic was pleasantly gone. No drivers plowing into the car or truck in front of them because they are not paying attention to the road, since they are either on their cell phone talking or texting (this is a weekly occurrence in front of the Gaylord and I am sure elsewhere on the 'Boulevard'). On this Sunday, June 23rd, 2013, everyone was just happy & friendly and enjoying the sights and openness of the 'Boulevard.' You could breathe! And in front of our lovely home here at the Gaylord, bicycles were chained up to every tree, sign post & bike rack, several deep, as the cyclists stopped to enjoy a cocktail & a bite to eat in the HMS Bounty (one of our longstanding tenants). Also nice to see, was the number of L.A. residents who for the first time discovered the Robert F. Kennedy Community Park, located directly across the street from the Gaylord. So I say, do this every weekend on the 'Bouleard'! What a wonderful quality of life adjustment it was.

Side note; To those tenants that had their cars towed from Wilshire Blvd on Saturday night, in preparation for CICLAVIA, you need to Read the Postings in the Lobby and the street signs to avoid this costly mistake from happening.