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Harris County
City of Houston
News Release
Saturday, September 01, 2012

Visiting Hermann Park This Labor Day Weekend?
Consider Riding METRO or METROrail
Additional Parking Available at Hermann Medical Plaza For A Fee

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department encourages you to consider alternate means of transportation for your visit to Hermann Park this holiday week. Visitors who choose to ride METRO’s bus system or METRORail, which goes right past Hermann Park, can catch METRORail at the Fannin South Park and Ride lot located at 1604 West Bellfort or park downtown and catch METRORail at any of the downtown rail stations. Riders can disembark at Hermann Park/Rice University Station, at Fannin and Sunset; Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo, at Cambridge and Fannin; or the Museum District Station, between Ewing and Binz to access all of Hermann Park's amenities.

Visitors who choose to drive to Hermann Park are advised of alternative parking options available during weekends & holidays, thanks to an agreement with the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza.  Visitors to Hermann Park can park in the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza parking garage (6400 Fannin). Parking fees are payable by cash or credit card & are subject to change by Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza management.

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) stewards and manages over 38,752 acres of parkland and greenspace for the City of Houston and develops and implements recreational programming for citizens of all abilities. For more information on the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, call (832) 395-7022 or visit www.houstonparks.org.




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