With more than 30,000 runners and 100,000 spectators attending Sunday\u2019s Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Marathon and Half Marathon, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is encouraging attendees to take the Trolley to avoid traffic congestion and use the\u00a0Compass Cloud\u00a0mobile ticketing app to purchase fares.\u00a0
\nAttendees are encouraged to park at SDCCU Stadium station on the Sycuan Green Line where MTS has 5,000 free parking spots and direct service to downtown San Diego\u2019s County Center\/Little Italy Station. The first train departs the Stadium at 4:15 a.m., with subsequent trains leaving every 7 minutes from 4:30 to 6 a.m. After the race, the County Center\/Little Italy Station is steps away from all the festivities at the Waterfront Park.
\nAll transit-related information can be found on the\u00a0MTS event webpage. Important tips for attendees taking transit include: \u2022 Free Parking!\u00a0MTS is encouraging attendees to park at Stadium Station (SDCCU) on the Sycuan Green Line, where 5,000 free parking spots are available. Or choose another MTS free\u00a0park and ride lot. \u2022 Don\u2019t be Late to the Start Line!\u00a0Trains in all directions will begin running between 4-5 a.m. Best stations for getting to the starting line (at 6th Ave. and Quince) are the Fifth Avenue Station (Orange Line and UC San Diego Blue Line) and the County Center\/Little Italy Station (Sycuan Green Line). \u2022 Race Day Shuttle:\u00a0The Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Marathon is offering\u00a0shuttle bus service\u00a0from the County Center\/Little Italy Station to the start line. Runners\u2019 best option is to pre-purchase a shuttle ticket at the RnR Expo and pre-purchase an MTS Day Pass on\u00a0Compass Cloud, and take the Green Line to County Center\/Little Italy. The Start Line Shuttle ticket is NOT valid on MTS services. \u2022 Early Bird Special:\u00a0All three Trolley lines will have early trains scheduled. Most of the early and high frequency Trolley trips are scheduled on the Sycuan Green Line, which is a direct ride to County Center\/Little Italy Station.\u00a0
\n– The first Sycuan Green Line train departs Stadium Station toward downtown at 4:15 a.m. Beginning at 4:30 a m until 6 a.m., trains will depart every 7.5 minutes.
\n– The first Sycuan Green Line train departs Santee Station toward downtown at 4:03 a.m., with departures every 30 minutes throughout the early morning.\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Celebration Time!\u00a0For those gathering at the finish line, the County Center\/Little Italy Station (Sycuan Green Line) is steps away from all the festivities at the Waterfront Park. \u2022 Plan ahead!\u00a0The race is causing detours for 18 MTS bus routes. Check MTS\u2019s Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Marathon\u00a0webpage\u00a0for impacted routes and stops. \u2022 Spectate Like a Pro!\u00a0The best viewing locations for the full marathon are along the Trolley\u2019s Green Line at Old Town, Morena\/Linda Vista and Fashion Valley. Spectators can watch their runner then hop on a Trolley and beat them to the finish line!
\nMTS operates 95 bus routes and three Trolley lines on 53 miles of double-tracked railway. Every weekday more than 300,000 passenger trips are taken on MTS bus and Trolley services. In FY 2018, MTS served 86 million riders. For more information MTS services, visit\u00a0www.sdmts.com.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With more than 30,000 runners and 100,000 spectators attending Sunday\u2019s Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Marathon and Half Marathon, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is encouraging attendees to take the Trolley to avoid traffic congestion and use the\u00a0Compass Cloud\u00a0mobile ticketing app to purchase fares.\u00a0 Attendees are encouraged to park at SDCCU Stadium station on the Sycuan Green […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":265168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11561","_seopress_titles_title":"Trolley and bus information for Sunday's Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Marathon","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12360,11551,11561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duplicate","category-news","category-peninsula-beacon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}