Netflix-sponsored CicLAvia on Nov. 23, Museum of AI Arts, and more

CicLAvia is back on Sunday, November 23 with a Melrose Avenue route sponsored by Netflix and stranger Things. Netflix x CicLAvia—Melrose Ave: Stranger Things 5 One Last Ride, will run from 9 am to 3 pm on four miles of Melrose between Fairfax Avenue to the west and Vermont Avenue to the east.

Once again, here are the rules: only people-powered vehicles allowed. That means no electric scooters, skateboards, hoverboards, unicycles, motorcycles and other non-people-powered vehicles are permitted. However, Class 1 e-bike pedal-assist is allowed, Class 2 e-bikes are allowed when throttle is powered off, and Class 3 e-bikes are allowed when pedal-assist is powered down. 

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is moving with its coastal rail resiliency study, which aims to safeguard to the segment of seven-mile segment of the Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor which runs along a crumbling coastal bluff between Dana Point and the San Diego County line.

“After years of reacting to sea encroaching and bluff destabilization along our rail corridor, we begin studying viable, proactive solutions for the future. While the state undertakes the long-term study to potentially relocate the LOSSAN Rail Corridor, OCTA continues advancing our mid-term stabilization efforts,” said OCTA Director and Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley in a news release. “By investing in sand renourishment to save Orange County’s eroding beaches, OCTA protects our ocean economy and national security, while ensuring rail stability for local commuters for decades to come.”

To find out more, check out these upcoming public meetings:

• Virtual Public Meeting
  Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 – 5 to 6:30 p.m.
  Zoom: https://bit.ly/CRRS-Oct28
  Webinar ID: 889 5281 6018
  Call-in: 213-338-8477
   
• In-Person Public Meeting
  Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 – 5 to 6:30 p.m.
  San Clemente City Hall, Council Chambers
  910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673

Refik Anadol Studio has announced that DATALAND, billed as the world’s first Museum of AI Arts, is slated to open its doors in Spring, 2026 at the Frank Gehry-designed Grand LA complex in Downtown Los Angeles. 

The 25,000-square-foot space will include five galleries, including Anadol's "Infinity Room," which consists of a 12-foot-by-12-foot cube with mirrored walls, ceilings, and floors featuring projectors embedded with projectors that display pulses of imagery and light.

Anadol's art work can also be seen outside of Intuit Dome in Inglewood and at the Metropolis complex near L.A. Live.

Here's what we're reading this week:

This is what could replace the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Wilmington "The Phillips 66 oil refinery in Wilmington will be demolished and replaced with retail shops, restaurants, soccer fields and warehouses serving port operations." (LA Times)

Pasadena Council Reviews 710 Stub Redevelopment Concepts "In a presentation that blended transportation planning with civic soul-searching, officials unveiled two competing design concepts for the 50-acre corridor — one called 'Gardens and Terraces,' the other 'Boulevard and Plazas.' Both would erase the sunken lanes of concrete left behind by the aborted freeway project and replace them with a network of two-way streets, bike paths, parks and new housing intended to knit the city back together." (Pasadena Now)

Banc of California expands in downtown Los Angeles with deal for skyline naming rights "Banc of California has signed an 11-year lease for 40,000 square feet at ManuLife U.S. REIT's 35-story office at 865 S. Figueroa St. The bank's existing downtown branch at the Wilshire Grand Center at 900 Wilshire Blvd. will remain in place." (CoStar)

Why California’s historic housing law gave activists a new reason to battle the bus "The brewing battle in Burbank is an unintended consequence of Senate Bill 79, a law that pro-housing advocates, public transit boosters and many environmentally-minded urbanists lauded as a historic victory for sustainable planning. That law represents the culmination of a legislative trend, in which California has relaxed minimum parking requirements and allowed for more affordable housing and accessory dwelling unit development on lots close to bus and rail lines." (LAist)

Controversial Streetcar Forever Changes the Face of Downtown Santa Ana "A county grand jury also took a look at the issue earlier this year and questioned why it took over a decade to build a rail line that stretches just over four miles at a cost of over $156 million per mile, with no clear answer on who will be riding on it." (Voice of OC)

Orange County shoppers say goodbye to Westminster Mall "Most of the shops in the mall will shut down on Oct. 29 when leases expire, according to Westminster City Manager Christine Cordon. The City Council approved a redevelopment plan in 2022 to turn the mall into a mixed-use site for housing, leisure and retail." (LA Times)

Civicap Partners Pays $36M for Mixed-Use Conversion in L.A. "The purchase in Chinatown is part of a larger portfolio deal with Redcar Properties" (Commercial Observer)

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