Denton County Transportation Authority
A-Train is the ticket to Mean Green game day
By Kim Phillips
For the Denton Record-Chronicle
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he University of North Texas is the 25th largest public university in the country. Denton has more than 36,000 students, 5,000 faculty and staff, plus some 130,000 alumni in the immediate DFW region. Famous, shining new Apogee Stadium is home field to Coach Dan McCarney’s stellar football team, the Mean Green. Homegame attendance averages 21,000 since Apogee Stadium opened. But where is the rest of this multitude on game days? Introducing Mean Green Game Day. The Denton County Transportation Authority
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(DCTA) A-train is teaming up with UNT Athletics and the Denton Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) to create a game-day experience that will engage locals, students and alums like never before. DCTA and UNT hope to put cheeks in seats and heads in beds all over Denton in the same way it works during home games in other university destinations like Austin, Lubbock, College Station, and Waco. DCTA is connecting downtown Denton, the Mean Green Tailgating Village and Apogee Stadium with complimentary transportation for a complete original and independent game
day in Denton experience. Among Dentonites, parking is perceived as a potential hazard. Not so anymore on game days. The Mean Green Game Day plan removes the parking dilemma completely, even for locals. Vast parking options are available up and down the Atrain route, and parking is a non-issue from points south using the DART green line to connect to the A-train. Fans will board the train, arrive at the Euline Brock Downtown Denton Transit Center and enjoy free DCTA shuttles that make two stops in downtown on the way to and from the UNT pedestrian bridge, no car necessary.
Businesses throughout downtown Denton are clamoring to become 2014 Game Day Champions, partners in one of the most aggressive campaigns in Denton’s history. DCTA, UNT and the DCVB are anchoring the campaign that is running this summer throughout the Mean Green’s 2014 season. Ultimately, Mean Green Game Day will become a series of must-attend major events in Denton during football season year after year. The A-train is the ticket to Mean Green Game Days made easier and packed with more fun than ever before. What are you waiting for? Get your green on!
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