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Detroit
People
Mover
expands
hours
during
busy
Labor
Day
weekend
System
helps to
navigate
through
street
closures,
multiple
holiday
events
DETROIT,
MI -
Labor
Day
weekend
gets a
jump
start
today
with
something
for
everyone.
Don’t
feel
torn
between
events;
the key
word is
convenience.
Planning
to drive
downtown
repeatedly?
Then the
Detroit
People
Mover
helps
you
travel
everywhere
you wish
to be.
Friday,
Sept. 3:
The
Hip-Hop
World
Series’
second
evening
merges
with the
first
evening
of the
Detroit
Jazz
Fest.
Woodward
is
closed
from
Campus
Martius
to
Jefferson,
so use
Broadway
or Grand
Circus
Park
Stations
for
Comerica
Park or
Cadillac,
Millender
Center
or
Financial
stations
for the
Jazz
Fest.
DPM
Hours:
6:30 AM
– 2:00
AM
Saturday,
Sept. 4:
The best
free
jazz in
North
America
all-day,
followed
by
fireworks
at 11:30
PM. To
reach
the Jazz
Fest,
exit at
Cadillac
Station
for the
Campus
Martius
performances
or stay
on the
train
and
travel
over to
Millender
Center /
Financial
station
for the
Hart
Plaza
sets.
DPM
Hours:
9:00AM –
2:00AM
Sunday,
Sept. 5:
Continue
the
pedestrian-friendly
vibe
downtown
while
going
green
(the
People
Mover is
emissions-free).
See
Sept. 4
for Jazz
Fest
exit
stations.
DPM
Hours:
11:00AM
–
12:30AM
Monday,
Sept. 6:
All the
cool
“cats”
will be
downtown
on Labor
Day.
Don’t
miss a
beat –
Tigers
in the
afternoon
– use
Grand
Circus
Park or
Broadway
Station;
then
enjoy a
night of
music
one
block
over
from
Cadillac
(Campus
Martius)
or
Millender
Center /
Financial
stations
(Hart
Plaza).
DPM
Hours:
11:00
AM-Midnight
The
Detroit
People
Mover
Grand
Circus
Park
Station
is
stairway-accessible
only.
Patrons
requiring
elevators
or
escalators
in that
general
area may
board or
depart
at
either
the
Broadway
or Times
Square
stations.
The
remaining
12
stations
are
fully
handicap-accessible.
Riders
pay just
50 cents
each for
this
scenic
view of
downtown
Detroit.
Children
age five
and
under
ride
free.
For more
information
or a map
of the
People
Mover
route,
please
visit
www.thepeoplemover.com
or call
313-224-2160
during
regular
business
hours.
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