As Angelenos come together to celebrate the Dodgers’ back-to-back world titles culminating in a parade Monday in downtown Los Angeles that will be followed by an event at Dodger Stadium, city officials are urging those in attendance to use public transportation.
“For the second year in a row, Los Angeles Metro is pleased to provide safe, affordable and convenient service to help Angelenos celebrate the World Series Champions Los Angeles Dodgers,” Metro officials said in a news release.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Temple Street and Broadway, and continue along an approximately 45-minute route west on Temple, south on Grand Avenue, west on 7th Street and north on Figueroa Street before ending at 5th Street.
Fans are encouraged to gather along Grand Avenue, the longest stretch of the parade route, where Dodgers members will travel on double-decker buses.
Following the show, a special ticketed event will begin at Dodger Stadium at approximately 12:15 p.m., and fans looking to attend are strongly encouraged to purchase parking with their event ticket, as parking will be extremely limited. Tickets can be Purchased here.
What to know before you go
· You can access the parade route from seven metro stations:
- Union Station is off the A, B, and D lines as well as Metrolink and Amtrak
- Civic Center/Grand Park Station is off Line B or Line D
- Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill is off the A or E line
- Historic Broadway Station is off the A and E lines
- Little Tokyo/Arts District station is off Line A or Line E
- Pershing Square Station is off Line B or Line D
- 7yCentral Street/Metro Station is off Line A, Line B, Line D or Line E
· Everyone riding the metro must have their own TAP cards, including children aged six and above.
· Save time and hassle by loading your round-trip fare ahead of time. Digital TAP cards can be downloaded onto mobile phones and fares can now be pre-loaded. https://www.metro.net/riding/fares/how-to-pay/.
· Regular metro fare is $1.75 or $3.50 one way.
· Park your car in the subway lot and take the subway train to downtown Los Angeles. To find the nearest parking, people can visit: https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/
Dodger Express Stadium
· You must have a ticket for the Dodger Celebration event to board the shuttle.
· Departures from both Union Station and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center begin at 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
· After the event ends, the return service will end after 45 minutes of celebration.
Parking
· Parking lots at Union Station are expected to fill up very early and people are encouraged to take the subway downtown. To learn more about parking at metro stations near home, people can visit: https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/
· Free parking is available at the Harbor Gateway Transit Center for the Dodgers Celebration.
Metro bus
Many bus routes in downtown Los Angeles will be diverted due to the festivities starting as early as 3:30 a.mPlease visitMetro | Service alertsTo get the latest information.Metro will route several bus routes serving downtown Los Angeles to four Metro Rail stations, where passengers can transfer to trains and continue their trips to DTLA. These stations will be:
· Union Station(Lines A, B, D)It is the main entry point into DTLA from the north or east.
· Westlake/MacArthur Park(Lines B and D) for those coming to DTLA from the west.
· Little Tokyo/Arts District (Lines A and E) for those coming to DTLA from the East.
· Pico station(Lines A and E) for those coming to DTLA from the west or south.
More information can be found by visiting Metro website.