The project  » Open streets  », on Calea Victoriei and in neighborhoods

The project ‘Open streets’ returns from April 12 on Calea Victoriei and in neighborhoods, Arcub Cultural Center announced on Friday.

Until October 12, the organizers promise 24 weekends with street shows, concerts, dance evenings, parades, children’s workshops and creative activities, guided tours and areas for movement and sport.

‘For the first time,’ open streets – Bucharest ‘extends its presence in the Bucharest neighborhoods and develops, at the ARCUB initiative – the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Bucharest, a collaboration with other important projects dedicated to the local community. This year, ‘open streets’ in the neighborhoods takes place in partnership with reference events such as: Street Delivery, Dâmbovița fresh water, Bazar de Cotroceni, Dorobanți Street Art Festival and New Urban Habits’, a statement of ARCUB informed.

The event proposes a change of perspective on Bucharest and promoting the message that ‘the city is of the people’, which need meetings, interaction and dialogue. At the same time, previous editions have meant ‘important’ economic benefits for local affairs and have created a more friendly and accessible urban dynamic ‘, say the organizers of the events.

The weekend calendar in which Calea Victoriei and other arteries of the capital will be closed will be available on arcub.ro and proedus.ro.

In the days when the project ‘Open streets’ project is carried out, Calea Victoriei becomes pedestrian, between 10:00 and 22:00, on the road segment between Dacia Boulevard to the intersection with Splaiul Independence, without affecting the intersections. It will be allowed to cross Calea Victoriei, on Ştirbei Voda street, Strada Ca Rosetti, Dem I. Dobrescu street, Ion Câmpineanu street, Regina Elisabeta Boulevard. The traffic of the Bucharest Transport Company will be diverted, without affecting the travelers.

Road traffic on Calea Victoriei is resumed during the night until the morning on Saturday to Sunday, starting at 11:00 pm until 09:00. For the safety of the participants in the event, on the arteries on whom cars no longer travel, the bicycle tracks are closed.

‘Open streets’ is a project of the Bucharest City Hall, organized by Arcub and Proedus as zone operators. The project is supported by PPC, NEPI Rockcastle, Promenada Mall and Mega Mall, as partners. The initiative is carried out with the support of the Directorate of Culture, Education, Tourism and of the Directorate of Public Services within the PMB, of the Administration of Bucharest, of the Administration of Lakes, Parks and Leisure of Bucharest and of the Local Police of the Municipality of Bucharest