There is a half marathon race this Sunday that will affect the Cathedral. HOWEVER, in contrast to most races, the runners are starting and finishing downtown, and so they will be parking near Petco Park. Therefore, the impact on parking near us should not be nearly as significant as the races that start or end in Balboa Park.
Instead, the big problem will be street closures, particularly Washington, University, 5th Ave from Washington to Upas, and 6th Ave from Upas all the way downtown.
If you come in from neighborhoods such as North Park, or you use the 163, you are going to have to take a detour probably involving I-5. Expect traffic.
Here’s the map of the course (click here for closer view)
Closures that particularly affect us. NOTE this is only a partial list of streets nearest the Cathedral. Click here for a complete list of road closures.
STREET | From | To | what | Shut at | Reopens |
WASHINGTON ST | San Diego Ave | Washington St flyover | 1 Northernmost Westbound Lane | 5:45AM | 10:20AM |
WASHINGTON ST FLYOVER | Washington St | University Ave | Whole Road | 5:45AM | 10:25AM |
UNIVERSITY AVE | Washington St | Dove St | Northern Half | 5:45AM | 10:35AM |
UNIVERSITY AVE | Dove St | Front St | Whole Road | 5:45AM | 10:40AM |
UNIVERSITY AVE | Front St | 5th Ave | Southern Half | 5:45AM | 10:45AM |
DOVE STREET | University Ave | Washington St | Easternmost Northbound Lane | 12:01AM | 2:00PM |
5TH AVE | University Ave | Upas St | Western Half | 5:45AM | 10:50AM |
UPAS ST | 5th Ave | 6th Ave | Whole Road | 5:45AM | 10:55AM |
6TH AVE | Upas St | Thorn St | Eastern Half | 5:45AM | 10:55AM |
6TH AVE | Thorn St | Elm St | Easternmost Lane | 5:45AM | 11:00AM |
6TH AVE | Elm St | E St | Center Lane+ | 5:45AM | 11:05AM |
