For Immediate Release August 23, 2022 Media Contact: Andy Cole Communication and Marketing Manager [email protected] Office: 419.245.5213 Mobile: 567.249.5980
TARTA Provides Transportation To Glass City JazzFest
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) is set to help you face the music with special event transportation to and from the Glass City JazzFest Sunday, August 28.
TARTA buses will be heading directly to the event at Glass City Metropark (983 Front Street, Toledo), which runs from noon to 10 p.m. and features nationally-recognized jazz acts in addition to local artists. Patrons can catch the Glass City JazzFest Express from Franklin Park Mall, Boers-Boyer Way near International Park, or the Vistula Parking Garage on Superior Street for just $1.50 per trip.
Trips from Franklin Park Mall to the Glass City Metropark will leave every 45 minutes, beginning at 11 a.m., with the final bus heading to the event at 9:30 p.m. Return trips from JazzFest will run every 45 minutes from 11:20 a.m. to 9:50 p.m.
Trips from the Boers-Boyer Way parking lot near International Park will run to the event every 15 minutes, from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Return trips will leave Glass City Metropark every 15 minutes beginning at 11:05 a.m.
A trip directly to Glass City JazzFest will leave the Vistula Parking Garage (610 N. Superior Street) every 15 minutes beginning at 11:10 a.m., with the last trip leaving the garage at 9:40 p.m. Return trips will run every 15 minutes starting at 11:15 a.m.
Customers can pay with cash, through the EZFare app, or with pass purchased at TARTA’s downtown Transit Hub (612 N. Huron St.).
Customers will also be able to take TARTA’s fixed-route vehicles, which will be running on a Sunday/holiday schedule, to the event. Routes 12 and 14 stop near the Glass City Metropark. Trips to Glass City JazzFest for paratransit customers can be arranged by calling TARPS at 419-382-9901.
Sunday’s featured performers at Glass City Metropark include Marcus Johnson, Lindsey Webster, Joey Sommerville, Larry Fuller, the Latin Jazz Players, and the Brick Bar Allstars.
About TARTA
TARTA provides a vital link in the Toledo metro area to jobs, education, health care and other destinations. It enables everyone in our community to have access to transportation regardless of their age, race, physical ability or economic background. TARTA is underway with exploring and introducing new initiatives and service options that will enhance convenience and customer experience while moving our region into the future of public transit.
