Bernie Sanders to Visit Pennsylvania and New York on Thursday, March 31, 2016 *Updated
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday will travel to Pennsylvania and New York. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will hold rallies in Pittsburgh and the South Bronx. Sanders will discuss a wide range of issues, including getting big money out of politics, his plan to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, combating climate change and ensuring universal health care.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Doors Open at 7:30 a.m. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Future To Believe In Rally, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. Crowd entrance through the East Lobby Entrance.
For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Parking is available at the Convention Center for a fee. Parking entrances and exits are located on 10th Street and 11st Street on the eastside of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Alternative parking information available here.
Public Transportation arriving and departing near the convention center:
-For bus routes 86, 88, and 91, use Penn Ave at 11st St stop.
-For bus routes 29, 31, 67, 77, 86, 88, 91, G31, P10, P67, and P78, use Penn Ave at Garrison Pl NS (#933) stop.
-For the BLLB, BLSV, RED lines, use the Wood Street Station stop.
-For Megabus, use the 10th St. and Penn Ave stop.
-Use Amtrak’s Capitol Limited and the Pennsylvanian lines which stop at Amtrak Station - PGH
Doors Open at 4 p.m. A Future to Believe In South Bronx Rally with Special Guest Speakers Rosario Dawson and Residente, ex vocalist of Calle 13, Saint Mary’s Park, 450 St. Ann's Ave, Bronx, New York
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. On-street parking in the surrounding area is available but limited. Information on public transit can be found here.
