Student Tribune
Downtown Campus Parking - Saturday, July 28 - Road Closures for Puerto Rican Festival Parade
The 49th Annual Puerto Rican Festival will be held Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, July 27 - 29, 2018 at the Frontier Field VIP parking lot.
FESTIVAL PARADE: The Puerto Rican Festival parade will take
place on Saturday, July 28 and will affect travel and parking at the Downtown
Campus from 10:45 am - 1:00 pm.
The parade begins at 11:00 am at Liberty Pole Way and Franklin St. Those
streets will close at 8:00 am until approximately 12:00 pm for parade
participants to gather. The parade will travel west on Main St., north on
Plymouth Ave., west on Morrie Silver Way, and north on Oak St. into Kodak Lot
D.
The following Downtown Campus area roads will close on Saturday,
July 28 at 10:45 am, and will re-open at approximately 1:00 pm once the parade
has passed and the Rochester Police Department has determined it is safe to do
so:
- West Main St. in the area of Plymouth Ave.
- Plymouth Ave. from Main St. to Morrie Silver Way
- Morrie Silver Way from Plymouth Ave. to Oak St.
- Oak St. from Morrie Silver Way to Brown St.
The parade is scheduled to last approximately one hour.
STATUS OF MCC PARKING LOTS on Saturday, July 28, 2018:
MCC Parking Lot AA (located directly across from the
pedestrian entrance to the Downtown Campus)
- Parking Lot AA IS open for MCC students, employees, and visitors coming to
the campus.
- Parking Lot AA IS NOT open for festival parking.
- On Saturday, July 28, persons coming to the MCC Downtown Campus will not be
able to enter Lot AA at the Plymouth Ave. or Morrie Silver Way entrances from
10:45 am until approximately 1:00 pm due to parade road closings. if you park
in Lot AA prior to 10:45 am, you will be able to exit Lot AA using the Morrie
Silver Way exit and making a right (eastbound) turn and drive to State St.
- Alternative parking during the parade on Saturday, July 28 (10:15 am-1:00
pm) is Kodak Lot D using the Brown St. entrance (please refer to attached
map).
MCC Parking Lot BB (located on State St. - employee parking
lot)
- Open for MCC employee parking throughout the weekend and during the time of
the parade.
MCC Parking Lot CC (located across Morrie Silver Way from
Frontier Field - MCC student, employee, and visitor parking)
- Open for MCC parking and festival parking throughout the weekend. Enter the
parking lot through the Brown St. entrance to Kodak Lot D, per attached
map.
- If you are attending a class or event at the Downtown Campus, please advise
the parking attendant.
- All persons attending the festival must pay $6 to park in Lot CC or Kodak
Lot D.
UNDEGROUND GARAGE
- Employees assigned to parking spaces in the underground garage will not be
able to enter the garage from 10:45 am until about 1:00 pm due to Morrie Silver
Way and Plymouth Ave. being closed for the parade. Vehicles parked prior to
10:45 am will be able to exit the garage onto State St.
- Alternative parking during the parade (Saturday, July 28 from 10:15 am-1:00
pm) is Kodak Lot D using the Brown St. entrance (please refer to attached
map).
IMPORTANT: If you drive to the Downtown Campus when area roads are
closed for the parade (10:45 am to approximately 1:00 pm), please park in Kodak
Lot D using the Brown St. entrance.
FESTIVAL HOURS:
Friday, July 27: 12 pm - 11pm (admission on Friday is free from 12 pm-2 pm)
Saturday, July 28: 12 pm - 11pm
Sunday, July 29: 12 pm - 7:30 pm
For additional information on the Puerto Rican Festival, please refer to the
Puerto Rican Festival website at www.prfestival.com.
Please refer to Puerto Rican Festival Parade Route and MCC Parking.pdf to
view a map of the parade route and MCC alternative parking.
Public Safety Officers and Parking Attendants will be in the area to assist
you. If you have any questions, please contact Public Safety at (585)
292-2912.
Attached Files:
Puerto Rican Festival Parade Route and MCC Parking.pdf
Dwyer, Debra
Public Safety and Parking Services
07/18/2018