We’ve had a lot of questions from occupiers asking how to get to Market
Square Park on Thursday. Market Square park is located downtown at the
corner of Milam St. and Preston St.
If you drive
Traffic will be rough, and parking will likely be limited. If you want to drive it’s best to drive to the Wheeler Metro Rail station and take the train to the Preston Station. See below for more details.
If you’re bringing supplies or things too large to carry on the train then you should park in the vicinity of Market Square. There are two parking lots adjacent to the park. They cost $6 to $7 per day. Otherwise there’s parking in the Market Square Garage across Milam from the park for $7/day. There’s also meter parking on the streets, nearby but we don’t recommend parking there since you’d periodically have to come back to renew your fare.
If you need a ride
Please post to our carpooling forum if you need a ride or can provide a ride to Market Square. There are folks out there who are happy to help!
If you ride the Metro
Market Square Park is surrounded by four Metro stations: Milam St @ Congress St, Milam St @ Preston St, Travis St @ Preston St, and Congress St @ Travis St. Each of these has their own connecting bus routes. Use Metro’s park and ride scheduler to plan your best route.
If you want to ride the rail into downtown head to Wheeler Station, and ride the train northbound to Preston Station. Head west northwest to get to Market Square. Rail tolls are $1.50/ride.
7 Responses to “Getting to Market Square Park”
on October 5th, 2011 at 4:25 am #
[...] made our first steps, but there’s still plenty of work to do until the 6th. Check out our transport guide if you need help getting to Market Square Park. If you need a lift or can spare a passenger or two [...]
rail fare is $1.25 each way
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The Rail Line Suggested Parking document (link below) doesn’t show any available parking at the Wheeler station (where this article suggests that we park if driving). I have no experience with Metro. Can someone who is familiar provide clarification or recommendations? I am coming from 45 S and BW8.
https://www.ridemetro.org/Services/Rail/Pdfs/rail_map_suggested_parking.pdf
Update: The Facebook page says to park in the parking lot between Sears and Fiesta, which is very close to the Wheeler station.
on October 6th, 2011 at 2:05 am #
[...] out our transport guide if you need help getting to Market Square Park. If you need a lift or can spare a passenger or two [...]