Allow ample travel time, LDS told
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Ticket holders planning to attend general conference sessions this weekend should give themselves plenty of time as they head downtown to the new Conference Center, officials of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are advising.
Although the Conference Center accommodates 31/2 times the audience the Tabernacle holds, church officials recommend that ticket holders plan ahead, whether they are using TRAX or driving.
While admission is by ticket only, ticket holders who arrive less than a half-hour before a session may forfeit their seat to a standby ticket holder. The facility opens one hour before each session.
Those who are driving should follow parking guidelines on the special cards issued with each conference ticket and avoid unnecessary parking on city and residential streets. This weekend's first-time Sunday service of TRAX is expected to alleviate traffic and parking problems for the expected 100,000 people who will fill the center during the five weekend sessions.
The weekend forecast calls for mild weather. Saturday's high temperature should be about 60, while Sunday's will reach the low to middle 60s. No precipitation is forecast for either day.
This weekend's conferencegoers will find it won't rain on their parade to the new LDS Conference Center.
Conference weather usually is wet, says William J. Alder, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service regional office in Salt Lake City. "Climatically, the records show that in 112 years, the majority, 55 percent, experience wet weather. That's both spring and fall."
When the statistics for the spring conference are considered separately, the chances for bad weather go up, since April is Salt Lake City's wettest month.
