DC Sports and Entertainment Commission announces RFK Stadium
Bus and Car Parking Logistics for Inauguration Events and
“A Day of Service for Our Military” event at RFK
INAUGURATION EVENTS - JANUARY 18 and 20, 2009
Free shuttle service between RFK Stadium and inauguration festivities will be available on January 18th
and 20th for passengers parking at stadium lots. Shuttle buses will run in a continuous loop picking up passengers
at two designated locations in Parking Lot 8 and dropping off at a designated location convenient to the Events. Once each
Event has concluded, the shuttles will collect passengers at the downtown drop-off location and return them to RFK Stadium
(drop-off locations listed below).
JANUARY 18:
Event:
Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
What:
Bus and Car Parking with Free Shuttle Service downtown
Buses - $50; Cars - $15
On-line registration for bus and car parking is available at www.ClickandPark.com
Where:
RFK Parking Lots 3, 6, 7, 8
When:
Parking Lots Open 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Shuttle: Free Shuttle Service provided for bus
and car passengers parking at RFK Stadium
Shuttle Bus Loading Location: Two Bus Loading Tents will be set up at the East side
of Parking Lot 8 (along the Anacostia River)
Shuttle Bus Drop-Off & Pick-Up Location: Independence
Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets, SW. Passengers will walk from drop-off point to Inaugural Celebration,
then back to the pick-up location for return to RFK Stadium.
JANUARY 20:
PLEASE NOTE: PARKING ON INAUGURATION DAY IS LIMITED TO REGISTERED BUSES ONLY
***INDIVIDUAL CAR PARKING IS NOT AVAILABLE***
Event:
2009 Inauguration Ceremony
What:
Registered Bus Parking Only with Free Shuttle Service downtown (Registration Closed)
Where:
RFK Parking Lots 6, 7, 8
When:
Parking Lots Open 4:30 am – 8:00 pm
Shuttle: Free Shuttle Service provided for
charter bus passengers parking at RFK Stadium
Shuttle Bus Loading Location: Two Bus Loading Tents will be set up at the East side
of Parking Lot 8 (along Anacostia River)
Shuttle Bus Drop-Off & Pick-Up Location: SE/SW Freeway
at 7th Street. Passengers will walk from drop-off point to the National Mall, then back to the pick-up location
for return to RFK Stadium.
“A DAY OF SERVICE FOR OUR MILITARY” AT RFK STADIUM - JANUARY 19, 2009
As part of Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service activities, thousands of volunteers will assemble
75,000 care packages for troops overseas. The event will take place inside a heated tent on the field of historic RFK Stadium
starting at 10:00 am. Volunteers can register at www.serve.dc.gov.
JANUARY 19:
Event:
“A Day of Service for our Military” at RFK Stadium
What:
Bus Parking and limited Car Parking available
Buses - $50; Cars - $10
On-line registration for bus parking only is available at www.ClickandPark.com
Where:
RFK Parking Lots 3, 6, 7, 8
When:
Parking Lots Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Shuttle: No Shuttle Service available
****RFK MEDIA COVERAGE ON INAUGURATION DAY****
For coverage guidelines and parking for media covering RFK
activities, please contact the DC Sports and Entertainment
Commission Public Affairs Office no later than Sunday, January
18.
Maps and logistical information will be provided. Parking registration
must be made in advance through DCSEC Public Affairs.
Thank you!
MEDIA CONTACTS:
DC Sports and Entertainment Commission Public Affairs
RFK Stadium
2400 East Capitol Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
Teri Washington, DCSEC
(202) 494-5737 or twashington@dcsec.com
Rebecca Stirrett, DCSEC
(202) 503-5622 or rstirrett@dcsec.com
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