MEDIA KIT

Media Inquiries:

Beverly Thompson, Move-A-Bull City Public Relations, beverly.thompson@bikedurham.org
Kelsey Graywill, Bike Durham Marketing & Communications, kelsey@bikedurham.com

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The event is organized jointly by Bike Durham, The City of Durham Transportation Department, and Durham County Public Health, and Partnership for Healthy Durham.

Move-A-Bull City is Durham’s largest open streets celebration where we clear out the cars and open up 1.2 miles of Blackwell, Corcoran, and Foster streets in downtown Durham for people power. We invite all Durhamites to walk, bike, roll, dance, skip, or boot scoot your way through downtown. Participants can participate in pop-up art and thrift markets, join in on a dance or fitness class, enjoy a snack from dozens of local vendors, and much more spread across different activity zones. Open Streets are programs taking place all over the world to encourage the public to think differently about how streets can be used for other activities besides driving.

LOGISTICS

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On the event day from 12-4pm, all cars (including those parked on the street) will be prohibited on the event corridor.

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Walk, ride, run, or roll to Move-A-Bull City Open Streets if you can, but if you have to drive, free parking will be available at these parking lots and garages near the event:

  • American Tobacco Parking South Deck, 653 W Jackie Robinson Dr

  • American Tobacco Campus North Deck, 305 W Pettigrew St

  • Chapel Hill Street Garage, 326 E Chapel Hill St. 

  • Durham Centre Parking lot 451 Rigsbee Ave.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

Barricades will start going up at 10:30am, but cars will be permitted to go in and out of the event zone until the official start time at 12pm.

TRAFFIC CROSSINGS

Move-A-Bull City does not necessitate a complete street closure. Note the soft closures on Rigsbee at Hunt, Seminary, and E Chapel Hill streets. Through-traffic will also be permitted at the Downtown Loop, Ramseur, and Pettigrew where they intersect the corridor. These intersections will be marshalled by police.

Roadways will reopen promptly by 5:00 p.m.