Getting to Marlins Park: The Transportation Thread

[Jorge18]

It wasn't too bad exiting out of your spot ? I'm going tomorrow for first time.

Honestly, I don't know. We left like in the 5th inning. We just got back from a cruise and were literally falling asleep in our seats lol

[Namaste]

So people that are real familiar with the area around the ballpark........

I'm thinking of not exiting 836 at NW 12th Av and continuing on to NW 14th Av and exiting there.

Is there a preferred (fastest) route back to the parking garages from there?

Any detailed answers would be greatly appreciated.

[Party]

You mean 17th? I don't think 17th has an exit if you're coming westbound on the 836.

[Namaste]

The Sun Sentinel (lol) has an article in which a guy said he got off @ 14th Ave instead of 12th and it was much quicker.

[BigGameFish]

1. You're thinking of Government Center. Civic Center is 3 additional stops (It goes Brickell - Gov't Center - Overtown - Culmer - Civic Center). Civic Center is the stop for the main Jackson hospital, the criminal courthouse, the jail, and the state attorney's office.

2. The trolleys are City of Miami trolleys that not only take people to the stadium, they also circulate people around the Jackson Health District (it's a massive complex; I believe it's actually the largest contiguous hospital complex in the United States). The trolley for the stadium picks up right outside the Civic Center station's entrance/exit on the Southbound lane. The trolleys look like this. Just make sure you get on a trolley and not a normal County bus, they share the same stop outside Civic Center. When all else fails, just remember that the trolley is free.

Yeah they look exactly like the Coral Gables trolleys, which are also free and extremely clean/quick/comfortable/efficient.

I'm sure I'll be taking that route at least once this year (I have a 20 game pack)

[Party]

There is an exit on 14th Street. It could have been that. 14th Street to 12th Avenue and you avoid the 12th Avenue exit.

[marlins02]

I'd say it was about 20-25 at Civic Center and another 25-30 at Culmer judging by the jerseys and shirts I saw. Mind you, we left quite early because I am hoping to have all of my filings in order so that I can leave early on Wednesday and I needed to come home and finish a brief. Not to mention, the game was moving at a snail's pace.

I would imagine that a good number of people relied on the Metrorail. There was definitely more people on the train when I was going to the stadium. I presume that they all would have to take it back as well.

A couple of people ive talked to look at me like I'm nuts for considering the train tomorrow since it means being on there late at night.

[Party]

Miami Marlins reconsider, will pay to relieve parking woes of area residents

Melissa Sanchez
msanchez@ElNuevoHerald.com


WALTER MICHOT / Miami Herald Staff
Miami Parking Authority chief Art Noriega said he expects the parking situation to improve within a couple of weeks. ‘We’re going to get a lot of traffic out of the gate. But after that … Things will sort of normalize,’ he said.
The Miami Marlins have agreed to pay to convert four municipal lots near the new baseball stadium into parking for their unhappy neighbors.
On Tuesday, Miami city commissioner Frank Carollo said team owner Jeffrey Loria agreed to cover the costs to upgrade and operate the lots, which are a few blocks away from Marlins Park.

“I just walked out of the Marlins office,” he said. “Jeffrey Loria is going to pay for the improvements to the lots and the operations.”

Team spokeswoman Carolina López confirmed the agreement.

“Our owner will be picking up the check for residential parking,” she said.

The recent controversy over who should pay to pacify the residential parking woes didn’t do much to help the public image of the Marlins, whose shiny new stadium was largely financed with tax dollars.

Last week, Carollo said he was turned down when he had approached the Marlins to ask for about $20,000 to clean and level the city-owned lots and install lighting, and another $20,000 for annual operating costs. Marlins officials declined to comment last week, saying they remained “in negotiations” with city and Miami-Dade County officials about the project.

However, team president David Samson told reporters on Friday that Little Havana residents whose off-street parking had been eliminated to help the stadium’s traffic flow would get used to having to walk a few blocks to get home on game nights.

Many apartment buildings on Northwest Third Street, between 14th and 16th avenues, lack their own parking lots so residents have traditionally parked on the street. But in February, the county’s Public Works Department eliminated much of the off-street parking when it resurfaced and repainted the street.

Next came the parking tickets, even on non-game days.

Carollo said he’s working with County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro to restore the street parking for residents on days when there aren’t games.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/0...#storylink=cpy

Good.

[Party]

All aboard, baseball fans. Tri-Rail will run special trains to serve fans attending Marlins home games at night, starting with Wednesday's Opening Day game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

To get to the games, take Tri-Rail to the Metrorail Transfer Station in Hialeah, then switch to Metrorail and continue to Culmer Station in Overtown. From there, board a shuttle provided by Miami-Dade Transit to and from Marlins Park.

Do the reverse on the way home. A special northbound train will depart Tri-Rail's Metrorail Transfer Station about one hour after the games end. A bus will be available at the station for passengers who miss the train.

A special southbound train will depart the Mangonia Park Station north of West Palm Beach at 5 p.m. and stop at every Tri-Rail station along the way to get fans to Saturday night games. Passengers can figure out when the train will stop at each station by adding an hour to the 4 p.m. train schedule at tri-rail.com. On weekdays, passengers can ride the regularly scheduled southbound trains.

The Marlins are paying for the service as a demonstration project.

"We know that based on numerous calls to our customer service representatives, there is a large contingent of Marlins fans who live in Broward and Palm Beach counties who would like to attend the games but are seeking an alternative to the high cost of driving and the scarcity of parking at the stadium," said Joseph Giulietti, executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which runs Tri-Rail.

Cost to ride the special trains will be the same as regular fares, with zoned fares that vary depending on where you board, and flat fares of $5 on the weekends.

Passengers with EASY Cards will pay a $1 transfer fee to board Metrorail and a 50-cent transfer fee to ride the Express Shuttle provided by Miami-Dade Transit to and from Marlins Park. Passengers without EASY Cards can purchase a one-day pass for Metrorail and shuttle connections for $5.

Tri-Rail's customer service call center hours and ticket agent hours will be extended on the nights of weekend games. For more information call 1-800-874-7245.

mturnbell@tribune.com, 954-356-4155, 561-243-6550, Twitter @MikeTurnpike

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/bro...97,print.story

[tr305]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/bro...97,print.story

Very nice of the Marlins but that is way too much of a headache with multiple fares and transfers. Would rather sit in slow traffic from Broward/Palm Beach.

[Mainge]

Very nice of the Marlins but that is way too much of a headache with multiple fares and transfers. Would rather sit in slow traffic from Broward/Palm Beach.

You complain about everything.

[marlins02]

Very nice of the Marlins but that is way too much of a headache with multiple fares and transfers. Would rather sit in slow traffic from Broward/Palm Beach.

But some people don't want to deal with traffic or parking though, me being 1 of them lol.

[marlins02]

Taking MetroRail from MiamiSprings
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and then the TROLLEY!

*high 5*

[tr305]

Do you really want to pay $5, then $1, then $.50. Then the same thing again on the way home ?

[marlins02]

Do you really want to pay $5, then $1, then $.50. Then the same thing again on the way home ?

That's basically parking, but minus gas so you still save something, gas is kinda expensive now.