PHOTOS: Elenda Street Closed to Cars for Earth Day
Walk 'n Rollers, a local advocacy nonprofit, teamed up with Culver City to close Elenda Street to vehicle traffic Tuesday morning, allowing students to walk, bike, and scooter more freely to school.
Students rode scooters and bikes along the car-free Elenda Street on the morning of Tuesday, April 22, to get to school. Instead of dropping students directly in front of Farragut Elementary, Culver City Middle School, and Culver City High School, parents were given suggested drop off points near the schools like the Wende Museum and Veterans Memorial Complex Parking Lot. || Photo by Christian May-Suzuki Along with the Culver City Police Department, Culver CityBus was stationed in front of Culver City High School to gather feedback from passing students for the Culver City Your Way project on Tuesday, April 22, which is part of the city's efforts to create the Comprehensive Mobility Service Plan. While city departments participated in the Elenda Street Earth Day Celebration, it was local nonprofit Walk 'n Rollers who conceived the event. || Photo by Christian May-SuzukiThe streets were not reserved for students, as several people took their dogs out for walks in front of CCUSD's three-school complex to enjoy the Elenda Street Earth Day Celebration on Tuesday, April 22. Organizer Jim Shanman told Culver Crescent that he would love to see the car-free zone extend to Coombs Avenue and Huron Avenue, though he admits money and other concerns could interfere with that vision. || Photo by Christian May-SuzukiWalk 'n Rollers founder and executive director Jim Shanman was the driving force behind the organization of this Elenda Street closure for the Earth Day Celebration on Tuesday, April 22, seen here talking to Culver City Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Brian Lucas. Shanman called Tuesday's event a successful venture and told Culver Crescent he hopes this shows parents that their students do not have to be dropped off directly in front of school each morning, arguing the extra walk or bike ride to school is healthy for kids. || Photo by Christian May-SuzukiMayor Dan O'Brien talks with councilmember Bubba Fish in front of a Culver CityBus at Culver City High School during the Elenda Street Earth Day Celebration on Tuesday, April 22. The city worked with Walk 'n Rollers and allocated $15,000 to help manifest the street closures, which lasted from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., for the event. || Photo by Christian May-Suzuki Culver City High School's Associated School Board (ASB) gave Earth Day-themed pins to students on the sidewalk in front of Robert Frost Auditorium during the Elenda Street Earth Day Celebration. The ASB is the CCHS student council that helps organizes events and has representatives at Board of Education meetings. || Photo by Christian May-SuzukiCulver City Police took an active role in the Elenda Street Earth Day Celebration on Tuesday, April 22. On top of managing traffic, officers had a visible presence and interacted with the residents who passed by. || Photo by Christian May-SuzukiCulver City Police Officers were stationed at the various entry points to Elenda Street between Farragut Drive and Culver Boulevard to ensure motor vehicles stayed clear of the car free zone during the Elenda Street Earth Day Celebration. Some parents dropped their kids off in the parking lot adjacent to Farragut, but most were redirected to other streets. || Photo by Christian May-Suzuki
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