Paseo de la Reforma looking toward Chapultapec is crowded with bicyclists pedestrians dog walkers on a beautiful spring Sunday
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4367 x 2911 px | 37 x 24.6 cm | 14.6 x 9.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Sunday car free Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoMore information:
Sunday Cycling in Mexico City At first glance, traffic-clogged Mexico City may not seem like the best place to explore on two wheels.In a city that’s not yet known for having much of a cycling culture, a very small percentage of residents routinely get around by bicycle. All of that changes on Sunday mornings when the Paseo de la Reforma – Mexico City’s main thoroughfare linking the Zócalo with Chapultepec Park - and other streets throughout the historic downtown area are closed to traffic and taken over by cyclists. It’s estimated that upwards of 10, 000 bikers take to the streets between 8am and 2pm on a typical Sunday morning and several times that number participate on the last Sunday of every month when the traffic-free route is expanded to form a 20-mile circuit called the Cicloton. But it’s not just cyclists that show up for the weekly event, joining them are runners, rollerbladers, skateboarders, children on push toys and parents with strollers. Excerpt from Sunday Cycling in Mexico City by Laura Nazimiec