CicLAvia bicycle festival

A pair of cyclists on Martin Luther King Blvd. during the 11th CicLAvia in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Bicyclists ride on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during the 11th CicLAvia event, the first to take place in South L.A.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the “Amazon Rebels” dance in the middle of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during the 11th CicLAvia event in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Part of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard gets a bit congested with bicycles during CicLAvia on Sunday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Cyclists take advantage of a car-free Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during L.A.’s 11th CicLAvia on Sunday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Seairra Raby, 6, is out for a ride just off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during L.A.’s 11th CicLAvia on Sunday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Browny, 3, gets a ride during Ciclavia, in Leimert Park.  (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)

Harold Jackson, 55, awaits the start of CicLAvia in Leimert Park on Sunday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

All sorts of bikes, including this one in Leimert Park in Los Angeles, were welcome at CicLAvia on Dec. 7.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Maggie Rangel, 5, gets a ride from her father, Sergio Rangel, during CicLAvia on Dec. 7.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)