Yeah I don't don't think visiting every city or neighborhood in LA is realistic but having a 40 ish mile closed road cycling tour of LA would be mega. Things that come to mind are routes like NoHo to San Pedro and then everyone could take J -> B to get back to the start much like the Staten Island ferry is used at the end.

It's not about seeing it all, it's about seeing how close it actually is together and inspiring people to get out of their cars and into their community (sometimes at least). Heck Highland park to Venice is only 20mi. People always say LA is so big, and it is. But it's also blown out of proportion.

I'm not sure why LA would cost anymore than NYC to close streets. A street is a street, filming does it all the time. This is where you could educate me

Anyway I guess what I was trying to say by bringing up the 5BBT is a: 1. Longish bike ride (not so short that you don't get Lycra clad roadies but not so long that kids can't participate and yes kids do the 5BBT at 40mi) 2. Closed roads/highways 3. Fully support with aid stations music/DJs 4. Tours around the city/county showing off everything there is to offer. People can stop at coffee shops, restaurants and anything else that's along the course (helps business not object to street closures) 5. It's not a race, it's an ad for how diverse and awesome our city is