Lollapalooza is a 3-day festival held in the centre of Chicago at Grant Park, on the east bank of Lake Michigan. Radiohead will be headlining the Friday (first) night. Both single day and 3-day tickets are on sale now at www.lollapalooza.com.
Please see the festival website for more details on the festival.
The Chicago Transit Authority ( CTA ) has an extensive network of buses and elevated/subway trains throughout Chicago. Visit www.yourcta.com for maps, schedules, and fare information. On the CTA website, look for the "Trip Planner," a free online service that can help you find the quickest or most direct transit route to the Festival by bus or train. An additional web resource for bus services, PACE, including Park-N-Ride locations, can be found on www.pacebus.com.
From the suburbs, Metra's commuter rail system makes it easy with 228 stations in the six-county area of northeast Illinois and four downtown Chicago stations. Visit www.metrarail.com for more information.
For travel information on CTA, PACE and Metra, please contact RTA Travel Information line at 1-312-836-7000 or 1-312-836-4949 for Hearing Impaired. RTA Travel Information service is available 7 days a week, including holidays, 4:45 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
The Festival will have three options for parking your bike:
1) Look for the bike racks with secure spaces for parking bikes on Columbus
Drive, just North of Balbo, across from the entrance to the Festival. Bring
your own lock and use the bicycle racks provided (note: we are not
responsible for damaged or stolen bikes).
2) Use the complimentary Chase Bank Bike Valet service provided by the
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation. Bike Valet is like a coat check for
bicycles. Your ride is placed in a secure, enclosed area, so you can leave
it money-free and worry-free. The valet is located on the northwest corner
of Lake Shore Drive and Monroe Streets.Visit the Chicagoland Bicycle
Federation's website for more details. The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is
a non-profit, member-based advocacy organization that works to improve the
biking, walking and transit environments in the region by encouraging
activity, increasing safety and designing facilities for active
transportation.
3) The City of Chicago also provides covered, free bike parking near the
corner of Randolph Street and Columbus Drive at the Millennium Park Bicycle
Station. Call 1.888.BIKEWAY or go to www.chicagobikestation.com.
Chicago Bike Map provides a map of neighborhood bike paths, bicycle safety tips and rules-of-the-road: Chicago Bike Map For additional information, call 1.888.BIKE.WAY (1.888.245.3929).
Consider taking the train or bus part of the way and biking the rest. All CTA buses and trains have racks that hold 2 bikes each. Go to CTA's website and use their quick and easy trip planner to figure out the quickest route. Note that there are restricted hours for taking your bike on a CTA train.
Throughout the year, the Metra train system is another option and offers space for your bike during non-rush hour and weekend Metra trains. The 495-mile Metra system serves 230 stations in Cook, DuPage, Lake , Will, McHenry and Kane counties. There is no additional charge to take a bicycle on board trains. For details, (rules, regulations & schedules) check out Metrašs Web site. Special Notice Regarding Bicycles and Metra: Due to larger crowds during Lollapalooza, bicycles will not be allowed on Metra trains August 1-3.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY
Lollapalooza is a weekend-long outdoor music festival located in Grant Park, downtown Chicago. There is no on site camping, which all visitors commuting from home or hotel each day.
Parking:
There war no car parking on the festival grounds. Paid parking lots throughout the city were available to those driving, but the main initiative for the festival was to encourage people to walk, bike, or use public transport. The festival offered bike racks and free bike valet parking in addition to the Millennium Park Bicycle Station.
Energy:
All electricity came from Blue Sun biodiesel generators.
Recycling:
Clean Vibes provided plastic, glass, aluminum, tin, glass, paper, and cardboard recycling backstage. The audience area had recycling for all the product sold through concessions. Audience members were encouraged to collect trash/recyclables and trade it in for goods and prices.
Catering:
Catering decisions were made festival wide by Lollapalooza. Disposable plates and cutlery were used for all meals.
Other green initiatives/issues:
The festival had many green initiatives included organic festival t-shirts, biodegradable plastic bags, all recyclable paper sources for posters and other festival publications.
Special thanks to Dirk Stalnecker, Chris Sorlie, Kit Blanchard, Kamal Soliman and Anna with Clean Vibes.