Wave Transit offers shuttle service to Azalea Festival Parade | Community Spirit

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Wave Transit is offering a shuttle service for the 2012 Azalea Festival Parade in an effort to ease parking concerns.

The buses will run for the duration of the parade from 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  They will transport people who park at Independence Mall to the intersection of Second and Dock Streets.  The shuttles will operate on 10 minute intervals.

Anyone who wants to take advantage of the service can park at the mall in the overflow lot to the west of the main mall entrance off Oleander Drive, leave their cars there for free, and return after the parade.  There is a $1.50 charge per person each way to ride the bus to the parade.  Children under 5 can ride for free with a paying adult.

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