The following information was provided to us by Jason Maurer of the City’s Parks and Recreation Department Office of Special Events. Blues on the Green has a significant impact upon traffic flow around our neighborhood, so you may want to plan your travel accordingly.
Note that the first show has been postponed to June 4 due to recent heavy rain.
KGSR’S BLUES ON THE GREEN INFO SHEET
EVENT DATES/SCHEDULE
• Dates:
• June 4 – Saints of Valory w/ The Wind And The Wave (rescheduled from May 28)
• June 11 – Heartless Bastards w/ Dana Falconberry
• June 25 – Shinyribs w/ Tameca Jones
• July 9 – Grupo Fantasma w/ Greyhounds
• July 23 – ACL Fest Preview: Robert Ellis w The Nightowls
• Aug 6 – Charlie Mars with Quiet Company
• Rain Dates: June 4, 18, July 2, 16, 30, Aug 13
• Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
MESSAGING
• On air announcements on KGSR that promote alternative transportation (parking garages, bus routes, and biking)
• Austin B-Cycle bikeshare marketing promoting using B-Cycle bikeshare transportation to event
• Social media messaging about transportation options
• Temporary digital signs on Mopac to inform the public of the event and to aid in traffic flow
• Variable message boards prior to each event (slated for eastbound Barton Springs and north/southbound Lamar)
• “No Parking” signage along southbound frontage from Rollingwood Drive to 2244
• Phone number for parking violations: 512-633-8507
PARKING/TRANSPORTATION
• Bus Routes
o Cap Metro Bus – ROUTE 30-Spyglass/Barton Skyway
– the last pick up heading south is 10:12PM and heading north 10:33PM
o Cap Metro Bus – ROUTE 3-Lamar/Barton Springs (station 5)
– the last pick up heading south is 12:21AM and heading north 11:57PM.
o #801 MetroRapid runs every 15-20 minutes with stops at Auditorium Shores and South Congress
• Parking Garages
o One Texas Center – 764 vehicles
o Austin High School – 600 vehicles
• On Site Parking
o Stratford holds 500-800 vehicles
o Polo Fields hold 800-1000 vehicles
• Bike Parking
o 50 Bike racks – Each rack holds 12 bikes – this can accommodate 600+ bikes
o Austin B-cycle bikeshare staffed on-site bicycle parking
APD STAFFING – 1 SUPERVISOR, 11 OFFICERS
• 3 officers working along Barton Springs for traffic control and assisting with pedestrian traffic at the following locations:
• Barton Springs/Stratford
• Barton Springs/between William Barton and Lou Neff
• Barton Springs/Lou Neff Crosswalk/2nd Exit at Polo Fields
• 3 permanent officers at east bound Barton Springs at Robert E Lee to help direct traffic along Barton Springs.
• 5 officers dedicated for neighborhood/ keeping traffic from parking illegally:
• Keeping vehicles from parking under Mopac & along the frontage roads of Mopac
• Keeping vehicles from parking along Robert E Lee and in neighborhood
• 3 Officers roving in Neighborhood
• One supervisor will be present to rove in neighborhood
