Sunday’s Triathlon To Close off Downtown Streets for Cyclists and Runners
LADOT
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Sunday’s Los Angeles Triathlon begins at 7:15am with the swimming segment in Venice Beach, with runners then cycling to Downtown, and finally running back and forth along Grand before the finish line at Staples Center.
There will be no crossing breaks along the route, which will run under the 110 on Olympic to Figueroa, up to 9th, east to Flower, down to 11th, along Grand north to 1st and south to 11th, then back to L.A. Live. However, traffic can pass under Grand through tunnels at 2nd and 3rd, and under a bridge at 4th.
Roads will be opened on a rolling basis as athletes finish the race, and organizers anticipate all streets will be opened by noon.
You can find a detailed map here, or visit the Los Angeles Triathlon's site for more info.
Guest on September 28, 2010, at 07:33PM – #1
Last time they did this, my car was trapped in a garage until noon on Sunday.
Garage attendants should have enough information to warn customers leaving their cars.
Event promotors should be forced to post signs at the garages with closure information.
This is yet another example of downtown being used as a fairground. Downtown stakeholders should be sharing in the profits of an event like this, in a clear and meaningful way. Local business should be promoted during these events, not shut down.
Guest on September 29, 2010, at 01:36AM – #2
Great, this damned circus again.
Greensmark on September 29, 2010, at 05:43PM – #3
Okay: firstly, why do we have two comments from GUESTS that don't have a clue about what happens DWNTWN??!! Especially on a Sunday!? Honestly, no one is around DWNTWN at these hours on a SUNDAY!! AND what meaningful way would this GUEST like to promote? The only business that would be impacted would be restaurants. AND they don't even open until at least 5:00 PM. Get a clue, GUESTS, before you start whining about leaving your car from the night before!!
Grnsmrk~
David Markland on September 29, 2010, at 11:08PM – #4
Greensmark, I've been told that RESIDENTS living along the route were unable to get their cars out of garages.
Jasmijn on September 30, 2010, at 09:37AM – #5
Restaurants don't open till five?! There are lots of Sunday breakfast, brunch, and lunch options.
I don't think it's unreasonable to share guest 1's expectations re. notice given when parking, either. Residents certainly should be able to go about their business as well.
Jamie DeFrisco on September 30, 2010, at 12:11PM – #6
There's a ton of events in downtown frequently. It's impossible to constantly be on the look out for ones that might impact your life or business.
Residents and parking garage patrons should be forewarned. Some parking garages will post flyers in advance about any impacts. It's also important for local businesses that would be affected to know. Hopefully they alert them. Some businesses may choose to open earlier or later in anticipation. (I don't know if businesses are warned or not, but they should be.)
I think the problem is that some businesses are warned, but fail to warn patrons or residents. Apparently the building I currently live in takes down the filming notices and fails to let the residents know. My old building would keep them up(although they would eventually be taken down). They would also send out letters for big shoots, that they were aware of, that could impact the residents.
Jasmijn on October 02, 2010, at 06:43PM – #7
Flower St has been closed off at 9th since this afternoon. I don't think there are notices further north: there has been a constant stream of cars coming down Flower and getting rerouted.
Guest on October 03, 2010, at 03:04PM – #8
Forget about the downtown cluster f**K....Let's talk about the nightmare all across the route...major road closures with out significant warning to local residence is completely irresponsible...Detoured traffic all the way La Cienega on...What kind of bull is that? Really poor planning. L.A. Marathon this is not. Maybe the clowns that "organized" this event should talk to the folks from the L.A. Marathon to figure out how to do it properly.
Guest on October 03, 2010, at 05:12PM – #9
There was crime scene tape across the garage where I park my car. And no head's up from this event that we would be unable to drive on Sunday.
Guest on October 03, 2010, at 08:56PM – #10
What moron thought approving closures through the entire city with no traffic crossings and minimal notice was a fantastic idea!?
Nancy Richardson (@nanorich) on September 21, 2011, at 11:54AM – #11
Their back....and worse than ever.
they are inconveniencing more people than are participating and watching this lame event.
eggnogstick on September 21, 2011, at 01:59PM – #12
Nancy - Why would you make such a negative comment about people engaging in a healthy activity? In the future, bite your tongue or at least use proper grammar. Your English is embarrassing and "worse than ever." Running a triathlon of any length is not lame.
Nancy Richardson (@nanorich) on September 21, 2011, at 08:16PM – #13
Why would you defend an event which has a couple of thousand participants and observers, while SERIOUSLY inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of people, including most downtown residents....and has been mismanaged for over a decade to the point that anyone who knows anything about about how it is run...is scratching their heads in why it allowed to continue year after year?
Nancy Richardson (@nanorich) on September 21, 2011, at 08:23PM – #14
And before you get snarky about my "grammar," how about you give me 1000 works with documentation and citation on how fad sports like a triathlon are "healthy" and not a hugely boring exercise in extreme vanity.
eggnogstick on September 22, 2011, at 12:15PM – #15
1000 seems like overkill . . . and based on the on-going failure of your grammar I'm going to assume that your request was a typo. Therefore, here are 20 great reasons to participate in a triathlon brought to you via Men's Health: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/20-great-reasons-do-triathlon.
As for people inconveniencing you at 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday: you know which roads will be closed and your inability to avoid those closures is your own fault.
Finally, your misguided desire to end a triathlon that brings business to downtown (every sale counts) is akin to lodging a complaint with the city about kids running around enjoying Grand-Hope park because (a) you don't like the noise or (b) one of them stepped on your blanket.