UPDATED: Oakland Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 1
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11/27/2012
The 13th Annual America’s Children’s Holiday Parade will ring in the holiday season on Saturday, December 1 in downtown Oakland. Expect detours and major service disruptions throughout downtown Oakland from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Lines 1, 1R, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 26, 31, 40, 51A, 62, 72, 72M, 88, and NL will be detoured and much of downtown Oakland will not be served. AC Transit will set up a temporary transfer point along Castro Street between 12th and 17th streets, across from the I-980 freeway. For service, refer to the chart below:
Line | Will not stop between… | and… | Stops along Castro St.? | Northbound only, stops on 6th St. at Washington St.? |
1/1R | 12th St. & Oak St. (northbound) | Telegraph Ave. & 24th St. | Yes | Yes |
11th St. & Harrison St. (southbound) | ||||
11 | Harrison St. & Grand Ave. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | – |
12 | Grand Ave. & Webster St. (northbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | – |
Grand Ave. & Valdez St. (southbound) | ||||
14 | 12th St. & Oak St. (westbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
11th St. & Harrison St. (eastbound) | ||||
18 | 12th St. & Oak St. (northbound) | Martin Luther King, Jr. Way & 22nd St. (northbound) | Yes | Yes |
11th St. & Harrison St. (southbound) | Martin Luther King, Jr. Way & 25th St. (southbound) | |||
20 | Webster St. & Stargell Ave. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
26 | 14th St. & Oak St. (westbound) | 14th St. & Brush St. | Yes | Yes |
14th St. & Jackson St. (eastbound) | ||||
31 | Marina Village Pkwy. & Marina Square Dr. (northbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
Mariner Square Loop & Stargell Ave. (southbound) | ||||
40 | 12th St. & Oak St. (northbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
11th St. & Harrison St. (southbound) | ||||
51A | Webster St. & Stargell Ave. (northbound) | Broadway & Grand Ave. (northbound) | Yes | Yes |
7th St. & Franklin St. (southbound) | Broadway & 25th St. (southbound) | |||
62 | 8th St. & Jackson St. (westbound) | 7th St. & Market St. (westbound) | – | Yes |
Regular route eastbound | ||||
72/72M | Broadway & 4th St. (northbound) | San Pablo Ave. & W. Grand Ave. | Yes | – |
Broadway & 7th St. (southbound) | ||||
88 | 12th St. & Oak St. (northbound) | 12th St. & West St. (northbound) | Yes | Yes |
Lake Merritt BART (southbound) | 11th St. & Brush St. (southbound) | |||
NL | W. Grand Ave. & Market St. | Grand Ave. & Perkins St. | – | – |
The temporary stop on 6th St. at Washington St. will be served by lines in the following directions:
1 to Berkeley | 1R to Oakland | 14 to Oakland | 18 to Albany |
20 to Oakland | 26 to Emeryville | 31 to Oakland | 40 to Oakland |
51A to Rockridge BART | 62 to West Oakland BART | 88 to Berkeley |
To find your stop along Castro St., refer to the map below or download a printable version:
UPDATED: November 30, 2012, 11:15 a.m.