Show 9 C 1 C IL iM AM CI Washington Transit Offers Bicentennial Visitors Convenient Park And Ride Service In National Capital Area The welcome mat is ou out for for millions of visitors headed for the Nations Nation's capital capital capital cap cap- ital during this Bicentennial year To assure a carefree enJoyable enjoyable enjoyable en en- visit to Bicentennial Washington and to reduce downtown traffic congestion congestion congestion tion visitors have been offered a special park and ride package This provides provides' for special fringe parking on the outskirts outskirts outskirts out out- skirts of oC the Metropolitan Washington area and fast Cast economical transportation to and from the Mall focal point of oC Bicentennial activity in the Nations Nation's capi capi- tal The expanded Bicentennial Bicentennial nial service will operate through the end of oC October Under the park and ride program visitors can 1 Park free Cree at three large shuttle bus fringe Cringe lots at Stadium the North Pentagon n Parking Lot and at Fort Myer South Post shuttle swiftly economically economically eco rand an and comfortably co Cor ably at special family Camily rates rales by 40 buses an hour each way to and from the Mall between 9 am a.m. and 4 pm p.m. during weekdays with red reduced service between 4 10 pm p.m. Service on weekends weekends weekends week week- ends during the above times will be slightly increased 2 Patronize special Bicentennial Bicentennial Bi Bi- Bi centennial radial service along 17 existing corridors from outlying suburban suburban suburban sub sub- urban areas many adjacent to parking facilities to and from Crom downtown Washing Washing- ton Aware of the massive nationwide influx of oC Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial tennial visitors the needed additional service and fringe Cringe parking facilities were made by a 75 million grant from the US U.S. Department of oC tion This welcome mat is ill out and stands ready and able to serve the transportation transportation transportation trans trans- needs of millions of Bicentennial visitors with witha a fleet of over 2000 clean clean air conditioned conditioned conditioned con con- with large full- full vision windows Elements in the national information and education program include the following following following follow follow- ing 1 Bicentennial Metro bus Brochure National distribution distribution distribution distri distri- which includes the 17 special Bicentennial bus r y r q Y ly q It a tR tRy r y I THE US U.S. CAPITOL Perhaps the most famous building in the country its it's where senators and congressmen meet to enact the laws of the land ii BEAUTY OUTSIDE OUTSIDE-At BEAUTY Visitors INSIDE-Visitors feet the Washington to Washington can enjoy Monument is the tallest famous fa paintings like this building in Picasso in art galleries routes shuttle bus fringe Cringe parking locations and Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial tennial attractions in the National capital area These brochures are available in advance by telephone or mail mait inquiry Telephone Information Service Free Free special information number for Cor inquiries inquiries inquiries in in- about Bicentennial service from Crom in interested interested interested in- in persons across the Nation 3 Local Telephone Information Information In In- formation Service Service- For Washington transit and housing information telephone for information telephone 4 Mail Moil information Information Information mation Service For information information information mation by mail or a copy of oC the Bicentennial Metro Metro- bus Brochure write Metro Box 1200 Washington DC D.C. 5 6 Bicentennial Metro bus Tour Book Describes and illustrates 17 different Bicentennial Bicentennial Bi BI- Bi- Bi cen centennial to tours rs of oC the Greater Washington area that can be reached conveniently conveniently con con- by In Washington bus information information mation matlon will be available through a comprehensive network of sources information information mation kiosks around the city and at parking lots National Visitor Center at Peoples Drug Stores throughout the National capital area with Yankee Peddler Official Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial nial Commemoratives Information Dissemination kiosks by Yankee Peddlers Peddlers Peddlers Ped Ped- on the streets and at airports railroad and bus terminals How It Works Visitors approaching Washington will be guided by large Advance Information information tion highway signs toward the shuttle bus and other fringe parking lots that strategically ring the entire Metropolitan Washington area As travellers get closer to the city smaller Trail Blazer highway signs some in all will take over to guide the motorist clearly and directly into the three large shuttle fringe bus lots At the three shuttle bus parking lots located at Stadium the North Parking Pentagon Lot and at Fort Myer South Post motorists will park free purchase tickets oh on on the lot and lot and will shuttle bus at special family Camily rates by to and from Crom the Mall the focal Cocal point for Cor Bicentennial activity in inthe inthe inthe the Washington area On these shuttle bus lots kiosks will serve as ticket offices Signs within the lots will direct where people can purchase their tickets The lots will close at approximately approximately approximately 10 pm p.m. National Park Police will patrol the lots and Metropolitan Police will provide security for Cor ticket kiosks In addition to these thes shuttle shuttle shuttle shut shut- tle tle buses special Bicentennial nial radial service along 17 corridors from Crom outlying outlying outlying out out- lying suburban areas to downtown have been established established by Metro hese radial routes will serve suburban area resist resift 1 rain dents around Washington and motels and hotels along the principal corridors leading into the District of oC Columbia Some of these radial routes originate in outlying areas adjacent to parking facilities These 17 special Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial tennial radial bus routes will originate at six locations in Virginia and a total of eleven in Maryland and all allwill allwill allwill will be interconnected with the fringe parking lot shuttle shut tie tle service routes All Bicentennial Metro Metro- bus service fringe Cringe parking lot shuttle and radial routes will be identified with special Bicentennial bus route markings This will involve involve involve in in- volve a system of symbol plus color coding for Cor easier bus identification by visitors and local residents alike All will be further identified on front sides and back With the greatly expanded expanded expanded ded Bicentennial services in the National Capital area Bicentennial visitors are are urged to take advantage of the fast Cast comfortable comfortable com com- and economical Park and Ride shuttle and special radi radial l and regular to reduce downtown down down- tow town i traffic congestion and add to the general enjoyment enjoyment enjoy enjoy- ment of the millions of oC Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial Bi Bi- centennial visitors |