Streets Alive! Ithaca is, at its simplest, an afternoon where the streets are closed to cars and open to people to walk, bike, roll, dance, and play. Bike Walk Tompkins is thrilled to produce this magical festival every year and share the nearly endless creative possibilities that a car-free street can bring.
Interested in being a part of
the organizing and reimagining of
streets Alive! Ithaca?
Become a member of the Streets ALive Task Force!
Bike Walk Tompkins wants to increase the amount of open streets events in Tompkins County, and our staff needs your help! We have a over a decade of experience producing Streets Alive, and we know it takes a strong group of volunteers to effectively and safely make it happen.
By creating a Streets Alive Task Force, we hope to share our knowledge, build a team of diverse organizers, and gather community input and perspective to reimagine how Streets Alive can benefit more neighborhoods and communities around our county.
Are you interested?
Tentative timeline
Fall 2023: Building of the Streets Alive Task Force, a multi org collaboration with the shared goal of hosting open streets festivals in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Could look like a monthly meeting.
Winter 2023-Spring 2024: Sharing and organizing of knowledge accumulated by a decade of hosting Streets Alive AND lit review of other open streets festivals nationally and globally; Budget/funding plan; logistics and event planning
Summer/Fall 2024: Launch of new iteration of Streets Alive
streets Alive! Ithaca Gallery
Thank you Activity hosts & Volunteers!
Streets Alive! Ithaca was made possible by these fabulous organizations
Info for Residents
On the day of Streets Alive!, parking will not be allowed along the route according to posted signage to minimize danger to people who are expecting no cars along the route. Parking is available on nearby streets, and we warmly invite you to participate in the festivities!
History of the Event
On a sunny Sunday in September of 2012, Cayuga Street was closed to cars and open to people for 10 whole city blocks. And what started there has spun into so much more.