Lilac Parade Traffic Plan Announced
Published on May 14, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Spokane Shock News Release
Spokane, WA: The Spokane Shock announced today a traffic management plan as laid out by the Spokane Police Department for this Saturday's game. Earlier this year, the Spokane Shock announced that kick off for their May 17th game has changed to 4 PM in order to accommodate the 70th Annual Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade.
Until 4:30 PM, most streets near the arena will remain open as usual and fans will have access to all Spokane Arena parking lots. However, side street parking will be prohibited along Dean Street, Cataldo Avenue and Mallon Avenue.
At the conclusion of the game, many of the streets south of Boone will remain closed. Fans who have parked in the arena parking lots will be allowed to exit those lots and head west on Boone Avenue to Monroe and will subsequently be able to head north or south. Fans will also be able to exit on Howard and will then be able to head east or west on Maxwell Ave.
"We encourage our fans to stay downtown and enjoy the parade after our game," General Manager Adam Nebeker said. "But for the fans that need to get home, the Police Department has laid out a safe plan that should help to ease some of the congestion."
The 70th running of the Torchlight parade will begin at 7:45 PM. Less than 300 tickets remain for this weekend's match-up against Western-division rival Tri-Cities. Tickets can be purchased by contacting TicketsWest.
About the Spokane Lilac Festival
The Spokane Lilac Festival is proud to host the largest Armed Forces Torchlight Parade in the United States, celebrating 70 years of tradition. This year's theme is "Salute to Service." The parade is attended annual by over 150,000 spectators and is broadcast overseas to our troops and locally on KHQ and Comcast. The Festival's mission is to honor our military, nurture our youth and promote the Spokane region through ambassador outreach. For more information please visit spokanelilacfestival.org or call 509-555-1122.
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