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November
25, 2002 |
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Use
Metro Rail and Metro Bus to Get to This Year’s Hollywood Christmas
Parade Getting
to the Hollywood Christmas Parade has never been easier, thanks to the
Metro Red Line subway that offers stops along the parade route at both
Hollywood and Highland and Hollywood and Vine. “Using
Metro Rail will make it easy for spectators to see all the excitement that
the parade offers without the hassle of traffic or finding a place to
park,” said MTA CEO Roger Snoble. “We encourage people to use both the
Metro Rail system and Metro Buses to get to and from the parade route.” The
71st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will be held Sunday,
Dec. 1, 2002 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. along a 2.1-mile route that includes
Hollywood Boulevard, Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard. The
Metro Red Line operates beneath Hollywood Boulevard with stops at two
prime viewing locations, Hollywood/Highland and Hollywood/Vine. The cash
fare is $1.35 one-way with round trip tickets selling for $2.70. A
transfer to the Metro Red Line from the Metro Blue Line or any connecting
Metro Bus is only 25 cents. San
Fernando Valley residents will find traveling to the parade convenient
with free parking available at the Metro Red Line’s North Hollywood and
Universal City stations. In
addition, Metro Rail late night hours of service have recently been
expanded by up to one hour, depending on the direction traveled, so parade
goers can relax and enjoy entertainment venues after the parade. MTA
will add extra rail cars to all Metro Red Line trains on parade day. Prior
to the parade, trains will operate every 12 minutes to Hollywood from
downtown Los Angeles and the Valley. Following the parade, trains will
depart the Hollywood area approximately every 10 minutes until about 10
p.m. Service will then operate every 20 minutes beginning at approximately
10:30 p.m. Metro
Rail ticket vending machines at stations in the Hollywood area are
customarily busy following the parade. To avoid delays on their return
trip, Metro Red Line passengers should purchase round-trip tickets at
their station of origin before the parade. Parade
attendees using Metro Bus service should plan trips according to Sunday
schedules. Additional buses will supplement Metro Bus lines servicing the
Hollywood area and the North Hollywood and Universal City Metro Red Line
stations as needed. Due
to the parade route and street closures, MTA will re-route 10 bus lines in
the Hollywood area. The lines to be detoured include lines 2, 3, 26, 156,
163, 180, 181, 210, 212 and 217. All detours will begin at approximately 3
p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1 and last until the conclusion of the parade. For
specific routes and schedules call 1-800-C-O-M-M-U-T-E or visit MTA’s
web site at www.mta.net. MTA-107 |
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