Pork Belly Update---Long-Term Parking On Sale in Burlington

July 11, 2024

Dear E/W Shuttle Passengers,

This update will detail everything that we know about Burlington and Pork Belly Ventures on the weekend of July 19 and 20, when we operate our E/W Shuttle to Glenwood. Given the issues around parking, we feel this update is necessary.

ALL OTHER PRE-RAGBRAI SHUTTLE PASSENGERS, your source for explanation and directions and addresses and everything else is YOUR JUNE LETTER, a travel guidebook for PBV. Use the Table of Contents to read about your shuttle. Read "The Last Day of RAGBRAI" for explanations of our Post-RAGBRAI Shuttles.

The remainder of this update is about the E/W Shuttle from Burlington to Glenwood on July 19 and 20.

Parking Confirmation Emails

Many of you are searching for your parking confirmation email. You purchased parking through TicketSpice (not PBV). As you search, your are looking for a receipt from TicketSpice.

Print your parking receipt and bring it to Burlington.

Parking in Burlington, Closing on Tuesday

Most of you have ordered parking.

At the end of the day on Tuesday, July 16th, parking sales will close. If you haven't ordered parking, and if you're using the Pork Belly Ventures shuttle from Burlington to Glenwood on July 19 or 20, use our link below for a spot at our overflow parking location at Westland Mall.

PBV PARKING LINK

for Pork Belly Ventures E/W Shuttle riders.

PBV Location in Burlington

At both the beginning and end of RAGBRAI, Pork Belly Ventures will be located at Edward Stone Middle School, 3000 Mason Rd, Burlington, IA 52601.

BELOW: Here's an aerial of Ed Stone Middle School.

At Edward Stone Middle School

The majority of our riders have reserved parking on hard surface or on greenspace in front of Edward Stone Middle School. Parking at this location is full.
Our shuttle will operate in the rear (north) parking lot of the school. Here, our crew will load bikes. Here, you will present your parking confirmation to Burlington's volunteers.
Coaches will stage along Willow Avenue, east of the school.
Everyone who ordered a box lunch for Saturday morning can claim it in the rear parking lot of Ed Stone Middle School, regardless of where they park.
Nearly 1000 passengers will use our E/W Shuttle. Therefore, all riders, regardless of where they park, should allow time for congestion at any point while loading bikes, showing parking confirmations, parking, and shuttling from one parking location to another.
For a little while longer, indoor sleeping at Ed Stone Middle School is available for $25 on your PBV application.
Camping is prohibited at Ed Stone.

Overflow Parking Location, Westland Mall

60-75 of our riders have reserved this location. Parking at this location is not full.
Other charters are also parking at the Westland Mall parking lot, so you'll be wise to allow for congestion here.
Riders who park at Westland Mall will present their parking confirmation to Burlington's volunteers AT Westland Mall (not at Ed Stone).
Riders who park at Westland Mall may drop off their bikes and bags at Ed Stone before parking at Westland Mall.
Riders who park at Westland Mall will claim any box lunches (Saturday morning) at Ed Stone, not at Westland Mall.
Riders who park at Westland Mall should allow time for shuttling back to Ed Stone to make their appointed departure time on our E/W Shuttle to Glenwood.
Nearly 1000 passengers will use our E/W Shuttle. Therefore, all riders, regardless of where they park, should allow time for congestion at any point while loading bikes, showing parking confirmations, parking, and shuttling from one parking location to another.

Hours in Burlington

Friday:

PBV Bike loading in Burlington, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Burlington’s Parking and Shuttle: 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Saturday:

PBV Bike loading in Burlington: 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM
Burlington’s Parking and Shuttle: 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Summary and Instructions

4.5 hour trip from Burlington to Glenwood
We do not expect our coaches to stop during this trip.
Rosters have been published for all departure times below. To add this shuttle (and to choose a departure) or to change your departure time, you must write to us.
Friday departures at 1:00 and 3:00 on Friday, space available at this writing.
Saturday departures at 7:00 (FULL), 8:00 (FULL), and 9:00 am (FULL). Recent changes may have opened up Saturday seats. Only Dave knows. Write to us.
We'll use comfortable coaches, restroom-equipped and air-conditioned. Your two bags will go into the compartments under the bus and your bike will be loaded on a trailer.
Coaches WILL BE FULL. Anything you carry on board the coach may be in your lap throughout the trip. Some coaches have an overhead shelf and some don’t. This is beyond our control.
We allow two bags per person under the coach and one bike per person on our trailers.
Write to Kay@pkbelly.com (if you haven't already) to advise us of any EXTRA BIKES on the E/W Shuttle. (A fee of $75 for an extra bike will be assessed if the bike owner is not using any PBV shuttle on 7/20.)
Remove handlebar lights or Garmins or computers. Remove tool kits and bags. Remove everything from your bike before it is loaded on our trailers.
A late section of the June Letter (link at the top of this update) explains what you can do to protect your bike for transport on our trailers. You can present your bike for loading in a box, case, or bag. You can present your bike for loading fully assembled, with foam pipe insulation over your tubing and other protection over your components. Or you can present a naked bike for loading. We appreciate you being our partners in protecting your bike for transport.
If you have CARBON WHEELS, you must tag your bike with this message: "DO NOT HANG THIS BIKE." Speak to our loaders about your carbon wheels. (This is true on ANY PBV shuttle, if we're transporting a bike with carbon wheels.)

Indoor Sleeping on Site

At some point soon, we will close indoor sleeping at Ed Stone Middle School on Friday night, July 19th. We still have space available.

Shuttle passengers may donate $25 per person to the school for the privilege and convenience of sleeping on site in air-conditioning at long-term parking. Those who make the donation may bring their bedrolls into the school gym and other areas to sleep indoors. (No alcohol and no mess, please, inside the school. A bottle of water is the only beverage you'll bring inside the school.)

For a little longer, you can login and select indoor sleeping on your PBV application form. 100% of your donation will be given to Ed Stone in the form of a check from PBV.

Box Lunches for Your Coach Ride

We have closed this option.

Those who ordered may claim lunches at Ed Stone Middle School's rear parking lot on Saturday morning.

Sleeping Options in Burlington

on Friday, 7/19

IMPORTANTLY, TENT-CAMPING IS PROHIBITED AT EDWARD STONE MIDDLE SCHOOL. DO NOT CAMP THERE.

Hotels stays are up to you. We don’t recommend hotels on the east side of Iowa, because the end town changes every year.
Indoor Sleeping at Ed Stone Middle School is available for a little longer. It's $25 (100% to the school), and we appreciate you supporting our hosts.
For those who prefer to tent-camp, you may do so for $10 at Westland Mall. We know of no other location where camping is allowed.
No Rental Tents in Burlington, though PBV rental tents are available in Glenwood on Friday night (for an additional $50). They are not available in Burlington.

Maps

Soon we will publish our maps of all RAGBRAI overnight towns. The Burlington Map will show both parking locations and the rider route to Ed Stone on the last day of RAGBRAI.

Those who park in overflow parking at Westland Mall may follow signs from the dip site to the mall. A significant number of riders from PBV and other charters will be riding to the Mall to collect their cars and then drive to Ed Stone for baggage.

You can also watch https://www.burlingtonragbrai.com/ for their town map, "coming soon."