The City of West Hollywood is getting the word out that the 39th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles will return to West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard, on Sunday, October 13, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m.
Due to the AIDS Walk, there will be limited street and lane closures in West Hollywood. Drivers should expect delays and plan accordingly.
Street closures will occur as follows on Sunday, October 13, 2024:
- N. San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue: 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lane closures will occur as follows on Sunday, October 13, 2024:
- Southbound lane at the intersection of N. La Cienega Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Both southbound lanes at the intersection of N. Doheny Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Both northbound lanes at the intersection of N. Doheny Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Westbound lane on Melrose Avenue between N. Robertson Boulevard and N. Doheny Drive will be limited to local access. (Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the intersection at N. Doheny Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard.)
- N. Doheny Drive from Rangely Avenue to Melrose Avenue – (North side traffic will be diverted east on Melrose Avenue): 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- N. Doheny Drive from Carmelita Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard – (South side traffic will be diverted West on Sunset Boulevard): 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
West Hollywood Park impacts will occur as follows on Saturday, October 12, 2024, and Sunday, October 13, 2024:
- Basketball courts will be closed on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday October 13.
- Dog parks will remain open on Saturday, October 12 with access via alternate gates.
- Dog parks will be closed on Sunday, October 13 between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Dog park gates will reopen on Sunday, October 13 at 2 p.m. with access via alternate gates.
Due to the closure of Santa Monica Boulevard between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., the City’s weekend trolley service along Santa Monica Boulevard, known as The Pickup, will begin operations one hour later than its regular schedule and be in operation from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
To avoid traffic and parking delays, event participants are encouraged to use alternative modes of transportation such as ride sharing services or Metro. Some public parking structures/lots will offer a limited amount of parking at the following locations for a fee on Sunday, as follows (please note that some locations are not immediately adjacent to West Hollywood Park):
- Bonner Lot, 8700 Beverly Boulevard (metered)
- Kings Road Parking Structure, 8383 Santa Monica Boulevard
- La Jolla/Havenhurst Lot, 1043 La Jolla Avenue (metered)
- Melrose Lot, 8759 Melrose Avenue (metered)
- Orange Grove Lot, 1114 N. Orange Grove Avenue (pay-by-plate)
- Robertson Lot, 617 N. Robertson Boulevard (pay-by-plate)
- Spaulding Lot, 7718 Santa Monica Boulevard (pay-by-plate)
- Sunset Lot, 8775 Sunset Boulevard
- West Hollywood Park Five-Story Structure, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, due to the N. San Vicente Boulevard closure, enter from N. Robertson Boulevard/El Tovar Place.
AIDS Walk Los Angeles participants can hop on one of several Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) bus lines that connect to the City of West Hollywood, including: 4, 10, 30/330, 105, 212/312, 217, and 218. More information regarding lines is available at www.metro.net and Metro will post service advisories at www.metro.net/service/advisories.
AIDS Walk Los Angeles is the world’s first walk to fight HIV and AIDS and benefits APLA Health, which provides world-class LGBTQ+ empowering healthcare, HIV specialty care, food, housing, and other essential support services. 39 years ago, a group of fed-up activists, patients, advocates, and friends put their soles on the line to shake the government into action during the AIDS crisis. Since that first Walk in 1985, hundreds of thousands of walkers and their supporters have raised more than $92 million to combat HIV and AIDS. These funds are a vital lifeline that sustains APLA Health’s programs and services benefiting more than 18,000 individuals living in Los Angeles County, which continues to have the second largest number of people living with HIV in the country.
To register for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and for more information, please visit www.aidswalkla.org. For more information, contact APLA Health by email at [email protected] or by phone/text at (213) 201-9255.
For more information, please contact Beth Smith, City of West Hollywood Event Services Coordinator, at [email protected] or at (323) 848-6503.
