{"id":3110,"date":"2008-08-29T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=3110"},"modified":"2009-10-03T08:27:45","modified_gmt":"2009-10-03T13:27:45","slug":"getting-to-the-7th-street-counterprotest-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=3110","title":{"rendered":"Getting To The 7th Street Counterprotest Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You wanna make it to downtown Saint Paul for the big counteprotest.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m here to help.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some simple directions and recommendations from a Saint Paul guy.  They should get you into the city &#8211; close by the West 7th Street counterprotest site &#8211; and back home again.  Best of all &#8211; they&#8217;re fairly cheap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting To Triangle Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Southwest\/Southern Subs<\/strong> &#8211; I recommend parking at the 28th Avenue Park and Ride (it&#8217;s a big, free ramp) or at the Mall of America (or, if they&#8217;re full, the Fort Snelling Park and Ride), and taking the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route054.asp\">54 bus <\/a> to downtown Saint Paul (it leaves 4-5 times an hour from both the Mall and the 28th Avenue Park and Ride), or taking the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route055.asp\">Hiawatha Light Rail<\/a> train north to the 46th Street Station, and taking the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route074.asp\">74 bus <\/a> to Saint Paul (it comes every 10-15 minutes).  Both buses run up West Seventh Street; they&#8217;re rerouted around the Excel Center, but both should drop you in easy walking distance of the counterprotest location.<\/li>\n<li><strong>West\/Northwest Subs<\/strong> &#8211; if it were me, I&#8217;d park at one of the Target Center ramps (right off 394 and 94 in downtown Minneapolis), hiking down to the Fifth Street Bus Garage, and taking either the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route094.asp\">94 Express<\/a>, the limited-stop <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route050.asp\">50 bus<\/a> (during rush hour only) or as a last resort the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route016.asp\">16 bus<\/a> to downtown Saint Paul.  I recommend getting off at 7th and Cedar &#8211; it&#8217;s a 2-3 block walk to the west (to your right) to get to the counterprotest site.  If you&#8217;re in a hurry, you can also take the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route055.asp\">Hiawatha Light Rail<\/a> south to Lake Street Station and, again, take the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route021.asp\">21 bus<\/a> east to Saint Paul.  It&#8217;ll be about a half-hour bus ride, but it&#8217;ll take you to within easy walking distance of the counterprotest site.  Again &#8211; , plus parking at the Target (or wherever).<\/li>\n<li><strong>North\/Northeast Suburbs<\/strong> &#8211; Seriously &#8211; park at Rosedale and take the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route065.asp\">65 bus<\/a>.  It&#8217;s about a 20 minute ride to Cathedral Hill, and drops you right at Triangle Park (Summit\/John Ireland and Marshall).<\/li>\n<li><strong>East Suburbs<\/strong> &#8211; I&#8217;d go to the Sunray Transit Center (I94 at McKnight, just west of 3M), park, and take the <a href=\"http:\/\/metrotransit.org\/serviceInfo\/route063.asp\">63 Bus<\/a>.  It actually runs down Seventh Street (during the convention to Jackson, I think) and should drop you within a block or so of the counterprotest site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Southeast Suburbs<\/strong> &#8211; Honestly, I&#8217;d drive to Signal Hills shopping center on South Robert and take the 67 bus.  It&#8217;ll drop you at 7th and <strike>Wabasha<\/strike> Robert, right by the counterprotest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you <em>insist<\/em> on driving &#8211; good luck.  You&#8217;re on your own.  Saint Paulites know a few secret hideaways for parking; sometimes if you get to an event early enough, you can find free parking on Cathedral Hill, on or about Summit Avenue south\/west of the Cathedral.  If it&#8217;s a big event, that can mean the far reaches of Cathedral Hill &#8211; like, Summit and Dale.  No kidding.  Patience is a virtue, unless you&#8217;re there very early in the day.  As to parking ramps downtown &#8211; <em>vaya con Dios.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bus And Train Fares<\/strong>: Buses are $1.50 &#8211; $2.00 during rush hour (5-9, 3-7).  Trains are always $2.  <em>Express<\/em> buses (the 94 Express) are $2.75.  Get and save your transfers.<\/p>\n<p>CORRECTION:  I was in error, and confused &#8220;Vets for Freedom&#8221; wtih Joe Repya.  They are completely different.  Vets for Freedom is in no way affiliated with this action.<\/p>\n<p>I regret any confusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You wanna make it to downtown Saint Paul for the big counteprotest. I&#8217;m here to help. Here are some simple directions and recommendations from a Saint Paul guy. They should get you into the city &#8211; close by the West 7th Street counterprotest site &#8211; and back home again. 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