Avenue of the Arts, Inc. Announces Getting to the Show on Time -
A Guide to Parking, Public Transit, Dining, Lodging and More

Philadelphia, PA ~ Avenue of the Arts, Inc. (AAI) is launching its 2002 version of this “transportation guide” to help you feel more at home in the Avenue of the Arts district.

The Avenue of the Arts has experienced impressive growth and diversity over the past few years. The district is expanding, stretching its limits and constantly evolving along its 3.5 mile area, encompassing both of cultural and entertainment experiences. Approximately 20 new restaurants have opened, several leading and national retailers have selected the Avenue of the Arts district as an anchor for their new stores, not to mention the increased seating capacity of more than 3,000 seats due to the opening of the Kimmel Center and the Gershman Y Studio Theater since 1999. Moreover, since the Avenue of the Arts has been a chief beneficiary of the City’s 10-year tax abatement program for converting former office space to new residential uses, the district has been recently fueled by over 2,000 new residents. In order to accommodate these new changes and flows of visitors, 1,530 additional parking spaces were constructed.

The Avenue of the Arts district is more than ever becoming a destination and a neighborhood where Philadelphians and out-of town-visitors want to feel at ease and at home. According to Executive Director, Karen Lewis, “AAI is making it easier for everyone to access this premier entertainment and cultural district with the release of its new and updated transportation guide. Getting to the Show on Time is a quick reference guide highlighting parking, public transit, dining, and lodging in the Avenue of the Arts district.” Moreover its practical size allows it to be carried in a wallet or a purse to be pulled out for any occasion. The guide provides driving and public transportation directions to reach the Avenue from any part of the city or beyond. For drivers into the city, it lists over thirty parking garages in the Avenue of the Arts district. Interested in an after a show dinner? The guide lists information for over forty restaurants from Avenue B to Zanzibar Blue.

Getting to the Show on Time offers visitors a seamless, stress-free and convenient experience in the Avenue of the Arts district. Avenue of the Arts, Inc. welcomes you home!

Getting to the Show on Time is produced by Avenue of the Arts, Inc. and sponsored by Café Mardi Gras, Central Parking System, Five Star Parking, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, InterPark, Italian Bistro, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Locust Rendezvous, Midtown Garage/The Union League, Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, Parkway Corporation, Patriot Parking, Inc., Sahara Grill.

Formed in 1993, Avenue of the Arts, Inc. (AAI) is the catalyst for cultural and economic growth of the Avenue of the Arts. Led by a committed volunteer board of business, cultural and community leaders, AAI works closely with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia, the corporate community and every constituent cultural organization to develop its 3.5 mile segment of Broad Street into a world-class cultural destination.

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