Traffic report: Navigating around Pride events, concerts, fests and more
Here's what to consider as you navigate Chicago traffic this weekend.
🏳️⚧️ Sunday's Pride Parade has a new start time (11am) and new route. It will start at Sheridan and Broadway and proceed south on Halsted; east on Belmont; south on Broadway and east on Diversey to Sheridan.
The city says streets could close as early 7:30am in the Uptown staging area.
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Traffic report: Navigating around Pride events, concerts, fests and more
Here's what to consider as you navigate Chicago traffic this weekend. 🏳️⚧️ Sunday's Pride Parade has a new start time (11am) and new route. It will start at Sheridan and Broadway and proceed south on Halsted; east on Belmont; south on Broadway and east on Diversey to Sheridan. The city says streets could close as early 7:30am in the Uptown staging area.
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4 hours ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. Pride weekend: What to know about street closures and transit impacts
San Franciscans and revelers coming to the city for this year's Pride weekend will need to grapple with an array of closed streets, rerouted Muni lines and BART schedule adjustments. Like past years, the annual celebration is expected to draw a crowd of 1 million to San Francisco, one of the largest pride celebrations in the country. San Francisco Police Department officials said Thursday that they were coordinating with other agencies to ensure they have enough personnel on site to protect attendees. The city's official celebration will last from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday in Civil Center Plaza. The Pride Parade, which will begin at 10:30 a.m Sunday, will lead to street closures from Market Street to 9th Street. All intersections will be closed. Muni lines that operate on Market Street will also be rerouted to Mission Street, in addition to other transportation changes. Here is what to know about traffic and transit during San Francisco's celebration this weekend. Several streets will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Other streets will close Sunday between 12 a.m. and 5 p.m.: Leavenworth between McAllister and Market Sutter between Sansome and Market Sansome, northbound lanes, between Sutter and Bush And some streets will be closed Sunday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.: S.F. Pride Parade Route The parade will begin at 10:30 Sunday at Market and Beale streets and will end on 8th Street near Civic Center Plaza. All intersections on Market will be closed to cross traffic during the Parade. Organizers said the easiest way to get to the parade is via the Market Street subway. Several streets and Muni stops, meanwhile, will be closed and rerouted. Muni Services Over Pride Weekend, many Muni services will be rerouted to Mission Street. Organizers said that Muni trains will stop at Civic Center station for the weekend's celebration and parade, as well as at Powell and Montgomery stations. More information can be found at or at In the morning, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., trains running downtown will come from Millbrae and Pleasant Hill. After 9 p.m., BART will run a three-line service. BART officials warned that riders should expect crowds at Embarcadero Station before 10 a.m. and all day at Civic Center Station. They advised riders to instead use the Montgomery Street and Powell Street stations.
