The Downtown Branson Main Street Association, DBMA, is starting a free trolley service between the City of Branson’s Historic District and Branson Landing on October 20. In a recent email, Gayla Roten, the Executive Director, of DBMA said, “The purpose is to encourage all visitors downtown, including Branson Landing visitors, to also visit the Historic District. The need is to create walkable and seamless districts without the diversion of the incline of the hills we have downtown.” Roten continued, “We are truly excited about offering this service and experience to Branson residents and guests.”
Roten pointed out that the trolleys will operate daily from 8.00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and that there will be two stops in the Historic District, one at Main and Commercial and the second at College and Commercial. There will also be two curb stops at Branson Landing, Bass Pro Shops at the south end of the Landing and Belks at the north end. The trolleys are enclosed and have heating and air conditioning and will operate at a frequency of about every 10 to 15 minutes.
Passengers parking in the Historic District and taking the trolleys down to Branson Landing should be aware of the fact that there is a two hour parking limit in most of the Historic District and plan accordingly. The better option would be to park at Branson Landing and take the trolley up the hill to the Historic District.
The revised expected starting date is October 23, 2006. For further information call the Downtown Branson Main Street Association at 417-334-1548.
