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DESCRIPTION:On Sunday, October 7th, from 9am to 1pm, Santa Cruz Open Streets will 
 create a giant temporary park on West Cliff Drive, two-miles of 
 traffic-free street from Lighthouse Field to Natural Bridges State Park, 
 for the community to get out, recreate and be active in a car-free 
 environment. Activities, music and performances. FREE. Family friendly, all 
 ages.\n\nCome bicycle, skate, jog, walk your dog, jump rope or cartwheel 
 down the closed street during this FREE event. Along the way stop and 
 participate in any number of fun activities that will get you moving: 
 zumba, salsa dance, yoga, hula hooping and much more. Also visit the many 
 booths providing information and local resources for leading an active and 
 sustainable life. Mingle with new and old friends as you listen to local 
 musicians, watch inspiring performances or enjoy a snack from one of our 
 local vendors.\n\nThe possibilities are endless, come out and play in the 
 street with us!\n\nSCOS goals :\n *Promote health through active living\n 
 *Promote a clean environment through sustainable living practices\n *Foster 
 community connection and civic pride\n *Provide a memorable, fun and unique 
 experience to participants\n *Spark ideas for creative use of public space 
 that fosters a more livable community\n *Promote local businesses and 
 eco-tourism\n\nSanta Cruz Open Streets (SCOS) is a new free public outdoor 
 active recreation event scheduled for Sunday, October 7th, 2012 from 9 a.m. 
 to 1 p.m. on West Cliff Drive. In this unique first-time event West Cliff 
 Drive will be transformed into a giant street park as the road is 
 temporarily blocked to automobile traffic from Lighthouse Field to Natural 
 Bridges State Park. People will have the chance to bike, walk, jog, skate 
 and more through the car-free street.\n\nParticipants making their way 
 through the two mile long street park will also have the opportunity to 
 sample free exercise demo classes and activities located along the route, 
 such as Zumba, hula hooping, kickboxing, dog agility training and more. In 
 addition, outreach booths hosted by local businesses and community groups 
 will provide resources for wellness and sustainable living. The atmosphere 
 will be fun and festive with music and performances animating the 
 re-invented public space.\n\nThe mission of Santa Cruz Open Streets (SCOS) 
 is: to foster individual and community health through creative use of 
 public space. “Our goal is to promote active and sustainable 
 lifestyles,” said Saskia Lucas, program founder and director, “we’re 
 providing community members a very special opportunity to recreate actively 
 on West Cliff Drive in a way that’s normally off-limits to them. The road 
 will temporarily be set aside just for people. Bring your friends and 
 family, it’s going to be a blast!”\n\nThe vision is for the non-profit 
 event to be repeated and become an established program. Event organizers 
 aim to eventually bring the active street fun to other parts of Santa Cruz 
 County.\n\nSanta Cruz Open Streets joins a national and international 
 movement of Open Streets events. Currently over 80 US cities, including New 
 York City, San Francisco, Portland, Boulder and Missoula, are among 
 hundreds of cities worldwide that have established on-going and highly 
 popular Open Streets events. The recent surge in cities which are creating 
 temporary street parks is widely credited to Ciclovía, a weekly event in 
 Bogotá, Columbia that opens over 70 of miles of city streets to citizens 
 for outdoor physical activity. This event, which attracts up to 2 million 
 participants, began in the mid-1970s and continues to this day with 
 tremendous success.\n\nFor more information on Open Streets events and 
 resources, visit the national clearing house website: 
 http://openstreetsproject.org/\n\nhttp://scopenstreets.org/\nhttps://www.facebook.com/SantaCruzOpenStreets\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/22/18722209.php
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Open Streets
LOCATION:West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, two-miles of traffic-free street from 
 Lighthouse Field to Natural Bridges State Park.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/22/18722209.php
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