Sun’s article about the cancellation: https://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2011/09/cyclovia_in_roland_parks_cance.html
The following comment bares repeating in this blog (as she says "I just don’t get it" much more tactfully then I ever could.)
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The $5,000, according to those who have worked the event in years past, is charged by the city in order to pay the many police officers that patrol the road during the closure. We went last year and have never seen such a strong police presence for such a low key event. We observed approximately 6 or 7 officers at one end of Roland Ave. riding in circles together on their motorcycles. Cyclovia is a lot of fun. It will be missed.
Posted by: Magan
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That’s Baltimore for ya, lose money and trees for a Grand Prix for other people, but tries to make money off something for the citizens of Baltimore or they just can’t have it. Baltimore enjoy being the smoggiest in East, there is a reason for that and it’s something having another Grand Prix will NOT fix. (Ref: https://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=2011092216245193 )