By Larry Perl<\/p>\n
Southbound Roland Avenue will be closed to traffic between Northern Parkway and West University Parkway on Sunday, May 15, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the neighborhood’s third "ciclovia."<\/p>\n
The public is invited to walk, ride bicycles and skateboard on Roland Avenue, as was done last year and in 2009.<\/p>\n
This year’s ciclovia is expanded, co-organizer Mike McQuestion said.<\/p>\n
The goal of a ciclovia — a Spanish term for "bike path," and an event that has been tried in several American cities — is to turn Roland Avenue into "a giant temporary playground so people can exercise and socialize," according to the league’s website, www.rolandpark.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ciclovia is being sponsored by the Roland Park Civic League, and is part of a series of events this weekend and next week, all designed to promote sustainability and alternative modes of transportation.<\/p>\n A sustainability expo is planned outside the Roland Park Library on Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n In addition, families are asked to walk, bike or ride buses to work and school the week of May 16-20.<\/p>\n