Getting
Around Town
TAXICAB
$2.50 drop charge + $1
for each additional passenger. $3
per person for special events or
meter rate if greater. Compliments
or complaints? Call the Taxicab
Bureau at 565-6272. Please be sure
to remember the cab company and
cab number. The airport flat rate
is $24 for up to 2 people, $10 for
each additional passenger, not to
exceed five people.
AIRPORT
SHUTTLE This is the official
transportation company providing
shuttle service for the City of
New Orleans to and from the
airport. Upon arrival at the
airport, guests can purchase
tickets for $10 each way from the
Airport Shuttle information desks.
These desks are staffed 24 hours a
day by informed, responsive
tourism personnel who sell shuttle
tickets, answer travel-related
questions and offer helpful
visitor information about events
throughout the city. Passenger
vans arrive at and depart from the
airport every 10 minutes.
Call
592-0555
PUBLIC
BUS (Airport) Fare: $1.50
Departs from the airport and goes
to the downtown side of Tulane
Avenue between Elks Place and
South Saratoga Street
approximately every 10 minutes
during peak hours (6-9 a.m., 3-6
p.m.), every 23 minutes otherwise.
Buses run 6
a.m. - 6:30 p.m. For information
call 818-1077.
STREETCAR
St.
Charles Avenue/Carrollton Avenue
($1.25) and Riverfront ($1.50)
lines
- exact fare required;
transfers to public bus: 25 cents
Schedules are available at the
Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
office: 2817 Canal Street,
248-3900.
VISITOUR
PASSES entitle bearer to
unlimited rides on all streetcar
and bus lines. Available at hotels
and shopping areas. Cost: $5.00
for one day, $12.00 for three
days.
PUBLIC
BUS Fare: $1.25. Schedules
available at the RTA office: 2817
Canal Street, 248-3900.
Following
are a few parking
TIPS
to help keep you moving:
Always
read the signs before you park!
Beware
of School Zones. The hour restrictions are enforced.
Don’t park in
Handicap Zones without an official
handicap license plate on your
vehicle. Those traveling in rented
vehicles may obtain a special
handicap placard by calling
483-4610.
Metered
Parking, available throughout the
city, is designed for short-term
parking. Downtown meters usually
cost a quarter for 12 minutes and
are effective from 8 a.m. - 6
p.m., Monday -Friday. Parking is
prohibited at meters in “rush
hour zones” from 7-9 a.m. and
4-6 p.m.
Please
read the meters before you park!
Signs are posted if designated a
“rush hour zone.” During
special events, signs are posted
or bags are placed over meters in
high traffic areas.
You
may not park at a bagged meter.
Park-N-Shop
- Many downtown businesses and
department stores offer free or
discounted parking with minimum
purchases.
Park-N-Ride:
Two Central Business District Shuttle
Routes and a Vieux Carre (French
Quarter) shuttle are available for
your convenience.
You may also park outside
the downtown area and take a bus
or streetcar to your destination.
Many
parking lots offer Early Bird
Specials, reduced rates for
customers who arrive before 9:00
a.m. Times and rates vary, so shop
around for the lot that best fits
your needs.
Don’t
Get Carried Away - Towable parking
violations include Parade Routes,
Rush Hours (7-9 a.m., 4-6 p.m.),
Driveways, Fire Lanes, Parking on
Sidewalks or Neutral Grounds,
Street Cleaning, Loading and
Service Zones, Corners and
Crosswalks (within 20 feet), and
Fire Hydrants (within 15 feet).
Again, please be sure to
read the signs!
To
confirm whether your car was towed
away and how much you must pay,
contact the Claiborne Auto Pound
at 400 N. Claiborne Avenue,
565-7450. Be prepared to identify
your vehicle by license number,
make, color and location where it
was parked.
NUMBERS
TO KNOW:
General
Parking Questions, 826-1900
Administrative
Hearing Center,
826-1820
Towing
Information - Auto Pound,
565-7450
Parking
Enforcement, 826-1880
This
information
provided by the New Orleans
Visitors and Convention Bureau.
For
reference only.
For further information,
contact the Public Affairs
Department of the New Orleans
Metropolitan Convention &
Visitors Bureau. Updated June
2000.
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