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[vettecat]

Does anyone know whether/when/where there's going to be a parade for the Celtics tomorrow? I need to go through Boston in the morning, I don't want to get bogged down in revelers throwing confetti...

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[quietann.livejournal.com]

They are having a rolling rally downtown starting at 11.

Based on prior experiences with rolling rallies, you are best off avoiding the entire downtown area. Go around!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I have an appointment in the Longwood area at 9:30; do you think things will still be calm at that point? (If I hit traffic on the way out it won't be as much of an issue.) If not... since I'm coming from Malden I was going to go Memorial Drive/Mass. Ave/Huntington/Longwood. Do you know what the parade route is? Or can you think of a way to get from Malden to Longwood without cutting through downtown? Thanks!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I suppose I can go through Brookline, that just seems less efficient. But if you think the whole downtown area will be a mess I may be better off that way.

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

It'll start at the Boston Garden and end at Copley Square.

If it's anything like previous victory parades (or what they call a "Rolling Rally"), fans will be descending upon downtown Boston well before the start of the parade.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

As I just replied to quietann (funny that you two were the first to respond!), I have an appointment in the Longwood area at 9:30; do you think things will still be calm at that point? (If I hit traffic on the way out it won't be as much of an issue.) If not... since I'm coming from Malden I was going to go Memorial Drive/Mass. Ave/Huntington/Longwood. Can you think of a better way to get from Malden to Longwood? Thanks!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I suppose I can go through Brookline, that just seems less efficient. But if you think the whole downtown area will be a mess I may be better off that way.

[quietann.livejournal.com]

Seems to me you'd be best to take Mem Drive to the BU bridge and from there wiggle your way towards Longwood, staying as far West as possible. If I remember correctly, you go over the BU bridge and straight across Comm Ave, turn right at the street one block in (Dummer) and then left at the next street (Amory), go to Beacon, turn right on Beacon and left on St. Paul and then left on Longwood. Mass Ave will be very close to the rally route and even if they are not started, there will be a lot of extra people.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... yeah. I can think of another version of the Comm.-to-St.-Paul wiggle, too, but it does sound like St.-Paul-to-Longwood is definitely the way to go, to avoid the revelers downtown. Thanks very much for the feedback!

[c1.livejournal.com]

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

You're such a help...

My work here is done.

[c1.livejournal.com]

Hey, at least you have the option of other roads. Out here, my commute has only two viable options: route 4 or route 225 (the distance between the other bridges over the river is otherwise silly.) Last summer, they were doing road-work on *both* roads. Some days you're the windscreen, other days you're the bug.

Re: My work here is done.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's one thing about this area, there's always another way to go.