"You don't need alot of money to participate" says one interviewee.
Which is the main reason, IMO, "Ciclovia" events are almost impossible to maintain in the States, nobody makes any money!
At least up till now.
Snarconol aside, is this the reason why Enrique Penalosa is the "Former Mayor of Bogota"?

All those kiosks and so on would make a lot of money, like any fair or festival.