Going to Boston? Parking, MBTA schedules

The Tall Ships are coming to Boston to add to the festivities for the 4th of July. The MBTA has posted an update on the commuter rail, Silver Line and other pertinent schedules to encourage the use of public transit.

To accommodate the additional holiday ridership, bus, subway, and Silver Line trips will be added throughout the holiday weekend and on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.  Tall Ships special event shuttle buses will run from JFK Station to Castle Island over the weekend and on July 4.  A complete holiday service summary is available at mbta.com.

In addition, the Massachusetts State Police, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, MassDOT, and Massport have announced traffic and parking restrictions for state roads and reservations for the upcoming Tall Ships Festival-1812 Bicentennial Event and the July 4th Esplanade celebration. 


You can find the details on what streets have traffic and/or parking restrictions here
http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2012/06/tall-ships-1812-bicentennial-july-4th-traffic-parking.html