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The dust has settled from the Dodgers historic reunion with the Los Angeles Coliseum this past weekend. Over 115,000 people showed up for this game, and many of them were hoping that the mass transit alternatives offered by both Metro and the Dodgers would spare them the parking and traffic nightmare they’ve grown accustomed to at Dodgers games. According to the L.A. Times, 35,000 people showed up at Dodger Stadium hoping to take advantage of the shuttles to the Coliseum provided by the Dodgers. Unfortunately, the shuttles turned out to be a colossal failure. Apparently most of the shuttles were just that, smaller van-like buses that could hold a very limited amount of passengers, and according to people who were there, the whole process was very chaotic and unorganized. Some fans were still stranded at Dodger Stadium while the game had been going on for an hour some six miles away. These people will likely never attempt to go to a baseball game without a car ever again.

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For this special edition of Transit Oriented Weekend we bring you transit directions to the historical L.A. Coliseum for the Dodgers vs. Red Sox game where over 115,000 fans will be congregating in what’s sure to be a fantastic mess if you are in a car. This is why mass transit was invented.

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The above Google Map shows the various bus lines that serve the L.A. Coliseum with links to the timetables from the Metro website. Remember to look at the Saturday schedule on the timetable. Used in conjunction with the Metro Advanced Trip Planner you should be able to find your way to the Coliseum without a car, no problemo.