Akron Streets Close To Cars And Open To People During Open Streets Event

Forget simply dancing in the streets — folks were invited to run, walk, bike, skate, scooter and jam out in the streets Sunday afternoon during Open Streets Akron, where 4.3 miles of roads were closed to cars and opened up to people to move through freely.Road closures extended from Kenmore Boulevard and the Towpath Trail near Summit Lake down to Wilbeth Road and Firestone Boulevard, creating a triangle that connected the business district in Kenmore, the nature center in Summit Lake and the residential area in Firestone Park.Summit Cycling Center provided free bike rentals to make it easy to move through neighborhoods, and people who couldn’t travel the whole route on foot or on bike could take a trolley, which was also free for the afternoon.Open Streets events occur across the U.S.