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Riders take over downtown San Jose for Viva CalleSJ


Six miles of San Jose streets were closed to cars — and open to bikes, walkers, runners and skateboarders — on Sunday for this year’s third edition of Viva CalleSJ.

The route called “Parks to Roses” stretched from Roosevelt Park on Santa Clara and 19th streets through downtown to the Municipal Rose Garden and Japantown. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Text by Sal Pizarro, see full story here.

Participants in Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” head up and down East St. John Street in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
L Lin, from Santa Clara, participates in Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” with their kids Victor, 4, and Matilda, 6, in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Participants walk their bicycles along Jackson Street during Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Pro BMX rider Jacob Thiem, with Robert Castillo’s BMX Freestyle Team, does a bunny hop over five people at Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses” in front of the rotunda at San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
El Viento, top, with Pro Wrestling Revolution, attempts to jump on Kid Lynx at the corner of The Alameda and Race Street during Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Although El Viento would miss this jump he would eventually win the match. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
A rider heads south on North 4th Street during Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
A Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses” sign outside of the Rose Garden along Naglee Avenue in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
People watch Robert Castillo's BMX Freestyle Team in front of the rotunda at San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
People watch Robert Castillo’s BMX Freestyle Team in front of the rotunda at San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Pro BMX rider Anthony Napolitan, with Robert Castillo’s BMX Freestyle Team, does a trick at Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in front of the rotunda at San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Participants in Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” turn the corner at East Santa Clara Street and North 4th Street in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
A rider and their dog head west on East St. John Street during Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Brodie, 6, a rescue dog, hangs out with his dad Phil Delgadillo, from San Jose, along Jackson Street during Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Participants in Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” head up and down East St. John Street in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
Pro BMX rider Jacob Thiem, with Robert Castillo’s BMX Freestyle Team, does a flip at Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” in front of the rotunda at San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 
People look at merchandise tents at Viva CalleSJ’s “Parks to Roses,” outside of the Rose Garden along Naglee Avenue in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) 

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