[Press Release] : Downtown traffic and parking for Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival

[Press Releases]

You have received this message because you subscribe to the City of
Columbia’s Web Mail service. To view linked material click on provided
links or copy and paste them into your browser's address menu.
______________________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact: Tara Hart, Public Relations Manager - (816) 616-7065,
thart at woodruffsweitzer.com or Lt. Krista Shouse-Jones, Columbia
Police Department - (573) 874-7525

Downtown traffic and parking for Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival

COLUMBIA, MO (September 22, 2009) - As the community welcomes residents
and visitors for this weekend’s “Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ
Festival,” city officials offer advice for those coming to or passing
through the downtown area. The patience of citizens and business owners
is appreciated.

Closed Streets
The following streets will be closed starting at 9 a.m. on Friday,
Sept. 25, through 4 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27. 
●	Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets between Broadway and Locust
Street
●	Seventh Street between Cherry and Elm streets
●	Locust Street between Sixth and Eighth streets
●	Elm Street between Sixth and Eighth streets

Barricades
Streets with barricades will be manned by volunteers to assist
visitors.

Parking
During Festival hours, free parking will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis in all city garages, lots and at parking meters on
open streets. Festival hours run from 5:15 -11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25,
and from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. Those who hold city
parking permits are not guaranteed a space during the Festival.

Parking is available at the University’s north campus garages. 
New Belgium Beer and Shakespeare’s Pizza are providing a
complimentary bike valet at the corner of Ninth and Elm streets. 

Visitors are encouraged to use the FREE shuttles running from the
University of Missouri Reactor Field on Providence Road to the Columbia
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau at Providence Road and Elm Street.
Shuttle hours are: 4 -11:45 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-11:45 p.m. Saturday.
More information on parking shuttles can be found in the “FAQ”
section on the festival’s Web site, www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com. 

Vehicles will be subject to towing and city parking enforcement under
the following conditions: when it’s a matter of public safety, fire
safety or hazardous conditions, such as blocking an entrance or exit;
when a street is closed; or when a “no parking” notice is posted on
meters or other areas. 

- 30 -
______________________________________________________

Archived press releases can be viewed online at: 
http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Public_Comm/Public_Information/Press_Releases/

______________________________________________________

If you would like to stop receiving messages, modify list options, or
subscribe to other lists visit the Web Mail section of our Web site and
follow the instructions provided. 

http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Web_Mail/index.php