Transit To Tunes: Glass City JazzFest Returns With Service From Franklin Park
While the artist who performed the theme song to the show “Taxi” will headline Glass City JazzFest,taking a taxi isn’t the only way northwest Ohio music fans will be able to catch this event.
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) will once again be offering special event transportation to this day-long celebration of Toledo’s past, present and future in jazz music Saturday, August 10 at Glass City Metropark.
Buses at Franklin Park Mall and The Docks will be running directly to JazzFest, which begins at 1 p.m. Attendees can park at either location and purchase a ride to the festival for $1.50 each way.
The first Express bus from Franklin Park Mall to Glass City Metropark departs at 11 a.m., and rides will leave every 30-to-45 minutes until 6:30 p.m. Return trips to Franklin Park start at 1:35 p.m. and run every 45 minutes until the last bus back after the final performance.
Shuttle service from Boyer Way at The Docks will leave every 15 minutes, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The final trip to the event from Boyer Way leaves at 9:30 p.m., and the final return trip departs 20 minutes after the final performance concludes.
Paratransit service to the event can be scheduled by calling 419-382-9901, and fixed route service on TARTA routes 2, 12 and 14 stop near the Glass City Metropark.
