My OperaSay Goodbye to Parking This Weekend
Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:03:09 PM
From Theresa Dubois (and we thank you Theresa for the updates) see below.
15,000 at a convention is a lot. The phrase "There is no official shuttle bus operation associated with this convention" means that a large number of attendees are not staying at hotels, but with friends or local organization contacts. That means a lot of those people will drive ("Drive, He Said" (1971)) and often park in the neighborhood, since many of them will know their way around. So if you leave your current parking space and come back, you'll get an historical walking tour of Petworth or Truxton Circle as you walk back from your new parking spot. Might be interesting.
If you want to get on Theresa's lists, contact her at TDubois@dcconvention.com. As a side note, parking problem are not hers, but the event organizers.
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Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA)
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Issued: July 2, 2009
Traffic Advisory
Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA)
Issue Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009
Islamic Society of North America's 46th Annual Convention
July 3 - 6, 2009
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will host the Islamic Society of North America's 46th Annual ISNA Convention from Friday, July 3rd through Monday, July 6th. Overall event hours are 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. each day of the event. Estimated attendance is projected to be upwards of 15,000.
There is no official shuttle bus operation associated with this convention. You may anticipate increased use of the Mount Vernon/7th Street-Convention Center Metro station as well as greater than usual pedestrian and vehicular traffic within several blocks of the Convention Center. No road closures are planned at this time.
Be advised that heavy vehicular traffic is expected on M Street between 7th and 9th Streets NW during move-in and move-out of the ISNA Convention, as follows:
Move-in
Thursday, July 2nd 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Friday, July 3rd 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon
Move-out
Monday, July 6th 12:00 noon until 11:59 p.m.
15,000 at a convention is a lot. The phrase "There is no official shuttle bus operation associated with this convention" means that a large number of attendees are not staying at hotels, but with friends or local organization contacts. That means a lot of those people will drive ("Drive, He Said" (1971)) and often park in the neighborhood, since many of them will know their way around. So if you leave your current parking space and come back, you'll get an historical walking tour of Petworth or Truxton Circle as you walk back from your new parking spot. Might be interesting.
If you want to get on Theresa's lists, contact her at TDubois@dcconvention.com. As a side note, parking problem are not hers, but the event organizers.
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Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA)
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Issued: July 2, 2009
Traffic Advisory
Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA)
Issue Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009
Islamic Society of North America's 46th Annual Convention
July 3 - 6, 2009
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will host the Islamic Society of North America's 46th Annual ISNA Convention from Friday, July 3rd through Monday, July 6th. Overall event hours are 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. each day of the event. Estimated attendance is projected to be upwards of 15,000.
There is no official shuttle bus operation associated with this convention. You may anticipate increased use of the Mount Vernon/7th Street-Convention Center Metro station as well as greater than usual pedestrian and vehicular traffic within several blocks of the Convention Center. No road closures are planned at this time.
Be advised that heavy vehicular traffic is expected on M Street between 7th and 9th Streets NW during move-in and move-out of the ISNA Convention, as follows:
Move-in
Thursday, July 2nd 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Friday, July 3rd 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon
Move-out
Monday, July 6th 12:00 noon until 11:59 p.m.
