Detroit People Mover Provides Service for Thanksgiving Races, Parade and Lions’ Game
Park your vehicles and ride a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) shuttle bus to America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday, Nov. 28, starting at 7 a.m. Riding a DDOT shuttle will ease the stress of heavy traffic delays and eliminate costly parking fees.
The bus fare is:
• Adult: $2 each way
• Youth: (18 years and under) – $1 each way
• Children: (under age 5 or 44 inches tall) – Free (limit three, accompanied by an adult)
Discount fares do not apply to shuttle service, and bus drivers cannot provide change. Therefore, riders must insert the exact amount in the farebox. Individuals can board the shuttles at three Park and Ride locations, where parking is free.
• Eastland Mall (Beaconsfield entrance) – Park in the lot between Sections 5 & 8; shuttle arrives downtown at Library between Gratiot and Grand River.
• Fairlane Mall – Park south of DDOT’s loading zone; shuttle arrives downtown at Adams Street at Clifford
• Northland Mall (Greenfield entrance) – Park in Lot G; shuttle arrives downtown at Adams Street at Clifford.
The shuttles will run approximately every 20 minutes at mall locations as follows:
• Start Time: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Return Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. DDOT also is providing extra bus service on Grand River, Gratiot and Woodward routes.
DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER
The Detroit People Mover (DPM) will open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day to accommodate visitors and families attending the Thanksgiving Day races, parade and the Lions game. People Mover service will run until 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 and return to its regular schedule on Friday, November 29. The administrative office will be closed on Friday. Fare to ride the People Mover is 75 cents (U.S. coins, DPM pass or tokens); children ages five and under ride free
PRE-THANKSGIVING DAY REROUTES (beginning November 28):
As a result of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, bus passengers can expect delays because of street closures on Woodward Avenue, between Piquette Street and Jefferson Avenue, beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Several DDOT routes will be affected by the street closures on Wednesday and Thursday. Please note that DDOT coaches will be allowed to proceed through the road closures until total closure on Thursday, Nov. 28.
On Thursday, Nov. 27 from 7:30 – 10 a.m., during the Turkey Trot only, reroutes will occur on the following routes:
#25/Jefferson/Fort (E. of West Grand Blvd.) Inbound: Route will travel on W. Grand Blvd. to W. Vernor, to Fisher, to Grand River Outbound: Route will travel from the Rosa Parks Transit Center (RPTC) to Grand River, to Fisher, to 14th, to W. Vernor, to W. Grand Blvd.
#27 Joy (South of Michigan Ave.) Inbound: Route will travel on W. Vernor, to Fisher Fwy., to Grand River Outbound: Route will travel from the RPTC to Grand River, to Fisher, to 14th, to Vernor, to W. Grand Blvd.
#29 Linwood (South of Grand River) Inbound: Route will travel along Grand River east of Trumbull Outbound: Route will travel from the RPTC to Grand River east of Trumbull
Route Number and Name Layover Location (during Parade)
# 7 – Cadillac-Harper Chrysler Svc. Dr. to I-375, to Fisher, to Grand River, to RPTC #10 – Chene Chrysler Svc. Dr to I-375, to Fisher, to Grand River, to RPTC #16 – Dexter Cass, to Grand River, to RPTC #18 – Fenkell Cass, to Grand River, to RPTC #23 – Hamilton Cass, to Grand River, to RPTC #25 – Jefferson/Fort Chrysler Svc. Dr. to I-375, to Fisher, to Grand River, to RPTC #31 – Mack Chrysler Svc. Dr. to I-375, to Fisher, to Grand River, to RPTC #34 – Gratiot Fisher Fwy to Grand River, to Cass & Bagley #48 – Van Dyke Chrysler Svc. Dr. to I-375, to Fisher, to Grand River, to RPTC #53 – Woodward West on W. Warren to Cass, to Grand River, to RPTC
Outbound travel from the RPTC will follow a reverse traffic pattern that is similar to the inbound reroute. Passengers may board coaches at any bus stop along the reroute. DDOT will operate a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day for all regular routes at regular fares. All DDOT administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. For more information, please call DDOT’s Customer Service Office at (313) 933-1300 or visit www.RideDetroitTransit.com.
America’s Thanksgiving Parade®,presented by Art Van Furniture, one of the country’s oldest and most celebrated Parades, will step off at 8:45 a.m. on Woodward Avenue and Kirby and end at Woodward Avenue and Congress in downtown Detroit on Thursday, November 28, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of parade-goers will be watching as the Parade makes its way down Woodward Avenue. The parade will be broadcast LIVE on WDIV Local 4 from 9-10am and on WJR 760 AM.
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