THE BJCC VENUES ARE BUSY. PARKING CAN BE A CHALLENGE. JUST ASK JOHN KONG ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE TO SEE THE MUSICAL CHICAGO. WE鈥橵E BEEN LIKE, KEEP AROUND AND AROUND FOR 30 MINUTES TO FIND THIS PARKING SPOT, AND THEN WE PARK AT THE LIKE 20 MINUTES, WALK AWAY FROM HERE. NOW THE BJCC IS ADDING THE COCA-COLA AMPHITHEATER TO ITS PORTFOLIO. THERE WILL BE FOUR NEARBY PARKING DECKS, ALONG WITH SOME FUTURE PARKING LOTS. A TOTAL OF 3500 SPACES IN ALL, BUT AT AN AVERAGE OF TWO PEOPLE PER VEHICLE. THAT LEAVES THE NEED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE PARKING SPOTS. SO THIS WEEK, THE BJCC ANNOUNCED THEY ARE WORKING ON A PLAN TO SHUTTLE FOLKS THREE BLOCKS UP FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO VISIT THOSE RESTAURANTS AND WHATEVER OTHER KIND OF PRESHOW THINGS WE MAY DO, AND THEN JUST HAVE A NICE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM THOSE THREE BLOCKS THROUGH SOME KIND OF SHUTTLE AND NOT HAVE TO WALK. BJCC VISITOR SUZANNE MCCOMB SAID IF THE SYSTEM IS RUN SMOOTHLY, IT SHOULD WORK. SO I THINK IF THERE鈥橲 ENOUGH PARKING HERE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AND THEN THEY HAVE ENOUGH SHUTTLES TO GET PEOPLE THERE AND BACK, I THINK PEOPLE WOULD DO IT. PEOPLE LIKE GARY CHOI AND HER FRIEND ZHANG, WHO WANT TO AVOID ANY MORE 20 MINUTE WALKS TO SEE A SHOW. DO YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF MAYBE COMING TO THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AND EATING DINNER HERE, AND THEN GETTING A RIDE UP TO THE CONCERT? YEAH, YEAH, FOR ALL, FOR ALL. LIKE RESTAURANTS THAT CONCERTS AREA, THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. AS FOR THE TWO DECKS OWNED BY THE BJCC, THIS ONE CONNECTED TO THE AMPHITHEATER. WORK ON IT IS 50% DONE. AND THIS EIGHT STORY DECK BEHIND ME HAS RECEIVED A FRESH COAT OF PAINT. WE鈥橰E TOLD BOTH SHOULD BE READY IN TIME FOR THE FIRST CONCERT IN JUNE I
BJCC looking at shuttle system for Coca-Cola amphitheater parking
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Updated: 7:55 PM CST Jan 17, 2025
When the BJCC鈥檚 venues are extra busy, parking can be a challenge.Just ask Jeong Kong about her experience of seeing "Chicago" the musical. 鈥淲e kept going around and around for 30 minutes to find a parking spot. And parked a 20-minute walk away from here,鈥� Kong said.Now, the BJCC is adding the Coca-Cola Amphitheater to its portfolio. There will be four nearby parking decks, along with some future parking lots. There will be about 3,500 spaces in all. However, even if you average two people per vehicle, that leaves the need for several hundred more parking spots.So, this week the BJCC announced they are working on a plan to shuttle folks the three blocks up from the Entertainment District. 鈥淭he opportunity to visit those restaurants and whatever other kind of pre-show things we may do and then just have a nice system to be able to move them those three blocks to some kind of shuttle and not have to walk,鈥� BJCC Executive Director Tad Snider said.BJCC visitor Suzanne McComb said if the system is run smoothly, it should work. 鈥淚 think if there is enough parking here in the entertainment district and they have enough shuttles to get people there and back, I think people would do it,鈥� McComb said.That way, people like Yeri Choi and friend Jeong Kong can avoid any more twenty-minute walks to see a show. 鈥淵eah, for all. For restaurants, that concert area, that would be really great,鈥� Kong said.As for the two BJCC-owned decks, the work on the one connected to the amphitheater is 50 percent complete.Its eight-story deck, which is half a block away, has received a fresh coat of paint. Both should be ready in time for the Coca-Cola Amphitheater鈥檚 first concert in June.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When the BJCC鈥檚 venues are extra busy, parking can be a challenge.
Just ask Jeong Kong about her experience of seeing "Chicago" the musical.
鈥淲e kept going around and around for 30 minutes to find a parking spot. And parked a 20-minute walk away from here,鈥� Kong said.
Now, the BJCC is adding the Coca-Cola Amphitheater to its portfolio.
There will be four nearby parking decks, along with some future parking lots.
There will be about 3,500 spaces in all.
However, even if you average two people per vehicle, that leaves the need for several hundred more parking spots.
So, this week the BJCC announced they are working on a plan to shuttle folks the three blocks up from the Entertainment District.
鈥淭he opportunity to visit those restaurants and whatever other kind of pre-show things we may do and then just have a nice system to be able to move them those three blocks to some kind of shuttle and not have to walk,鈥� BJCC Executive Director Tad Snider said.
BJCC visitor Suzanne McComb said if the system is run smoothly, it should work.
鈥淚 think if there is enough parking here in the entertainment district and they have enough shuttles to get people there and back, I think people would do it,鈥� McComb said.
That way, people like Yeri Choi and friend Jeong Kong can avoid any more twenty-minute walks to see a show.
鈥淵eah, for all. For restaurants, that concert area, that would be really great,鈥� Kong said.
As for the two BJCC-owned decks, the work on the one connected to the amphitheater is 50 percent complete.
Its eight-story deck, which is half a block away, has received a fresh coat of paint.
Both should be ready in time for the Coca-Cola Amphitheater鈥檚 first concert in June.
