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Special Taxicab Stand Arrangements for “Eagles” Game and “Budweiser Made in America” Venues

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Traffic Division informs us that the following special arrangements have been made for taxicab service at these two high-volume venues this Holiday Weekend:

1). For the Eagles Game, Thursday night, September 1st at 7:00 P.M., an exclusive taxicab stand line will be formed on the south side of Pattison Avenue facing Broad Street (1400 block) along the Park. Taxicabs will be permitted to enter Pattison Avenue at 20th Street and drive right up to Broad and Pattison to join the line for the game break. Police will assist drivers exit the special stand area after picking up passengers.

2). For the “Budweiser Made in America” Labor Day holiday event and concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, beginning at 9:00 P.M. until 11:00 P.M. on Saturday September 3rd, and continuing on Sunday September 4th, taxicabs will be given access to the rear of the Art Museum for pick up and drop off by entering the Martin Luther King (MLK) Drive at Montgomery Drive at I-76. Police officers will allow taxicab passage at this checkpoint and then they will direct cabs to the designated pick up and drop off areas.

William P. Schmid
Deputy Director of the TLD
The Philadelphia Parking Authority
2415 S. Swanson Street
Philadelphia, Pa., 19148-4113
W: 215.683.9471
F: 215.683.9452
WSchmid@Philapark.org