This is the archival website for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). It is not kept up to date. Please visit the SFMTA website for current information. Congratulations, Giants! SFMTA Encourages Fans to take Muni to Parade and Celebration for the World Champion San Francisco Giants |
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Release date: 11/2/10 *** Press Release ***The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all surface transportation in the City including the Municipal Railway (Muni), encourages baseball fans to take Muni to the parade and Civic Center celebration for the World Champion San Francisco Giants. The parade will begin tomorrow at approximately 11 a.m. from Washington and Montgomery streets, travel south to Market Street, turn west to McAllister Street and proceed west to City Hall. The parade route will be closed to traffic beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m. until the parade clears and the area has been swept. No traffic or cross traffic will be allowed on Market Street between 1st and 10th streets after 10:45 a.m. San Francisco police estimates two hours for the duration of the parade. The Civic Center parking garage will be closed to general parking beginning at 6 a.m., Wednesday until the end of the celebration. Monthly Civic Center parking pass holders will be admitted until 9 a.m. but not allowed out until after the surrounding streets have re-opened. Fans are strongly encouraged to take public transportation to this event as parking and traffic will be extremely difficult. All Muni Metro trains will stop at Civic Center station for the celebration and Parade, as well as at Powell and Montgomery stations for the parade. The SFMTA will schedule six additional Metro shuttles to supplement the existing Metro service. The additional service will begin at approximately 10 a.m. and continue until the event clears at Civic Center. The following Muni routes and lines will be affected:
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