Posted August 4, 200618 yr What the f***? I spent an hour trying to get out of the parking lot after the game. 20000 there and it's a free-for-all log jam. What's the deal? Is it always like this? How the hell is it after a sold-out 'Fins game? Jeez. Whose stupid sh*t idea was it to put toll collection right outside the stadium? :banghead
August 4, 200618 yr Those New Yorkers aren't the most considerate of drivers...couple that with your average Miami driver and you have yourself a log jam.
August 4, 200618 yr What the f***? I spent an hour trying to get out of the parking lot after the game. 20000 there and it's a free-for-all log jam. What's the deal? Is it always like this? How the hell is it after a sold-out 'Fins game? Jeez. Whose stupid sh*t idea was it to put toll collection right outside the stadium? :banghead  It's really bad after Dolphins games. If you need to take the turnpike, I think it's a bit easier to get out to 199th street and make a right onto 27th avenue until you get to the turnpike, the traffic isn't as bad.
August 4, 200618 yr Author What the f***? I spent an hour trying to get out of the parking lot after the game. 20000 there and it's a free-for-all log jam. What's the deal? Is it always like this? How the hell is it after a sold-out 'Fins game? Jeez. Whose stupid sh*t idea was it to put toll collection right outside the stadium? :banghead  It's really bad after Dolphins games. If you need to take the turnpike, I think it's a bit easier to get out to 199th street and make a right onto 27th avenue until you get to the turnpike, the traffic isn't as bad. If I come on the turnpike and park at the first opportunity for stadium parking, what's my best way to the turnpike afterwards? Tonight, the only way I saw to go was where there were 60 million cars free-for-alling into a log jam, both on the way out of the parking lot and up to the toll booth. Not until 45 minutes later and paying 85 cents for the 75 cent toll did it free up. I've looked at this map to try to understand what you said: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formt...S&geodiff=1 If I can get to 27th ave to go around to the turnpike I understand, but is there a way to leave and make that right without being stuck behind everyone going left? Regardless, I gather that going around is faster than waiting through the log jam up to the tolls. Thanks :thumbup
August 4, 200618 yr Author Turn the car around and go the opposite direction of everyone else. Seriously. Huh?
August 4, 200618 yr What the f***? I spent an hour trying to get out of the parking lot after the game. 20000 there and it's a free-for-all log jam. What's the deal? Is it always like this? How the hell is it after a sold-out 'Fins game? Jeez. Whose stupid sh*t idea was it to put toll collection right outside the stadium? :banghead  It's really bad after Dolphins games. If you need to take the turnpike, I think it's a bit easier to get out to 199th street and make a right onto 27th avenue until you get to the turnpike, the traffic isn't as bad. If I come on the turnpike and park at the first opportunity for stadium parking, what's my best way to the turnpike afterwards? Tonight, the only way I saw to go was where there were 60 million cars free-for-alling into a log jam, both on the way out of the parking lot and up to the toll booth. Not until 45 minutes later and paying 85 cents for the 75 cent toll did it free up. I've looked at this map to try to understand what you said: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formt...S&geodiff=1 If I can get to 27th ave to go around to the turnpike I understand, but is there a way to leave and make that right without being stuck behind everyone going left? Regardless, I gather that going around is faster than waiting through the log jam up to the tolls. Thanks :thumbup the key is just to get as far right as possible. its hard because everybody wants to make the left on 27th. i take 826 to most games, but i almost always go down 199th st to 32nd ave to avoid 27th another thing you can do is park near parking entrance 6 (the northernmost on 26th avenue) and youre closer to the Turnpike
August 4, 200618 yr Maybe try to park far away from the stadium. You might have to walk but atleast you are closer to the gate when you get out.
August 4, 200618 yr Marlins games are not usually like that. I took the pike after my game 1 in May (7000 people) just to see if it is quicker, and it was much quicker.
August 4, 200618 yr After much trial and error, I discovered that entering/exiting through Gate 3 is the easiest, least congested way to get to the Turnpike.   In sell-out games, like Opening Day, there's always going to be more traffic than usual, so I usually tail-gate for about 30-45 minutes after the game to let traffic loosen up a bit. It's a lot better than spending that time stuck in a jam, wasting gas. Hope that helps.
August 4, 200618 yr u must have not tried to get out of a Yankee stadium game, now thats some crazy traffic. we tried to leave an inning early and we still got stuck in traffic. Thank God my dad was born in NY and was very used to the traffic scene, I would never drive in that. Dolphin Stadium isnt that bad at all, but when you do got series like these, that tends to happen  Bright side to it is : people are at the stadium, always good news!
August 4, 200618 yr After much trial and error, I discovered that entering/exiting through Gate 3 is the easiest, least congested way to get to the Turnpike.   In sell-out games, like Opening Day, there's always going to be more traffic than usual, so I usually tail-gate for about 30-45 minutes after the game to let traffic loosen up a bit. It's a lot better than spending that time stuck in a jam, wasting gas. Hope that helps. Great Map :thumbup
August 4, 200618 yr A lot of Met fans were heading back to I-95 North. Â You either tailgate in the stadium for 20-30 minutes after the game or you leave in the 8th inning. Yes, I agree, Yankee Stadium is much worse.
August 4, 200618 yr It's usually not to bad, but I agree its all the New Yorkers coupled with our big win. It was 24k and thats alot for this year and about last years average, some nights last year would have 30k plus Enjoy the win! rub it in, they have a 120 million dollar payroll and we almost swept them Lets go Fish
August 4, 200618 yr There are certain areas you can park in that are easy to get out from no matter how big the crowd is. I've never had a problem getting out of Marlins games. And Dolphins games I usually just park outside the main lot because we rarely get there early enough to choose our parking spot. It may be a fifteen minute walk, but you drive right out.
August 4, 200618 yr Author After much trial and error, I discovered that entering/exiting through Gate 3 is the easiest, least congested way to get to the Turnpike.   In sell-out games, like Opening Day, there's always going to be more traffic than usual, so I usually tail-gate for about 30-45 minutes after the game to let traffic loosen up a bit. It's a lot better than spending that time stuck in a jam, wasting gas. Hope that helps. Awesome map, thanks for the help :thumbup  Makes you miss Cincy and the old Pete Rose Way, doesn't it? It makes me miss downtown stadiums, where garages to park in are plentiful. I'd always park in the PNC garage or the garage below the Chiquita building. Walk 5 minutes each way, 71 home, no problem.
August 5, 200618 yr Author Granted more than one variable changed - with far fewer people and many less people staying for the whole game - the other lot worked great. It was easy out and much easier to get through the toll booths. Thanks for the help. On a side note - I got Borchard, Messenger and Cabs to sign a ball for me. Woot.
August 5, 200618 yr I was at the game and I laughed when I saw Beetle's map because his suggested route is the same way I go (nice map by the way).  We got on the Turnpike faster that Kenny Loftons ball left the park last nite.
August 5, 200618 yr I know that ussually there arent alot of cars, traffic and fans at the game, but i allways thought that was a bad thing. ... taking beetles route is the way to go.
August 7, 200618 yr Author I spent 45 minutes trying to get out of that sh*thole stadium on Thursday. I saw a blue car that was the same as yours, but it didn't have any of the racing sh*t on it.
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