If you’re going to the four-day Dole Institute events (July 19-22), it might be a good idea to park your car and take free transportation to the various activities.

Event organizers have arranged for free shuttle buses and an extensive system of satellite parking throughout the city.

Shuttles will run between the Dole Institute and designated parking lots from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.

No general parking will be available at or near the Dole Institute except for patrons with tickets and people with disabled-parking permits.

However, there are more than a dozen areas throughout Lawrence and at KU for general visitors. Free shuttle buses will transport visitors to the Dole Institute. A map will be available online at www.dolemedia.ku.edu.

The only events that require tickets are the “Legacy of Leadership” dinner and the sold-out Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Lawrence Holiday Inn Holidome.

Seating inside the Lied Center for the “Salute to the Heroes” show is sold out, but the public may view the event for free outside the Lied Center on a two-story big screen.

Only a few general public seats are available for the July 20 interfaith worship service in the Lied Center. However, the service also will be shown on the big screen outside the Lied Center and will be broadcast live by radio station KLWN 1320-AM.

Parking locations:

NORTH LAWRENCE: Parking lots are located on the north side of town at the I-70 Business Center near the Kansas Turnpike’s East Lawrence exit ramp.

WEST LAWRENCE: Free State High School near Sixth and Wakarusa.

DOWNTOWN LAWRENCE: The downtown city parking garage at Ninth and New Hampshire and the city parking lot at Ninth and Vermont.

EAST LAWRENCE: The Douglas County Fairgrounds, 19th and Harper.

SOUTH LAWRENCE: The Holiday Inn Express and the South Wind 12 Theatres near 34th and Iowa.

KU MAIN CAMPUS: Near Memorial Stadium, park at lots 50, 59, 94 and 91 and the parking garage at 11th and Mississippi. Near Allen Fieldhouse, park at lots 72, 90, 92, 93 and 94 and the garage at Naismith Drive and Irving Hill Road.

Near the KU residence halls on Daisy Hill and accessible at 15th and Engel Road are disabled-permit parking only in lots 101, 102, 103 and 104. A limited number of disabled-parking spaces also will be available near the Lied Center.

There is reserved media parking at the KU Visitor Center, 15th and Iowa.

Shuttle routes:

There is no parking at the vintage aircraft display near the Lawrence Municipal Airport. To go to the aircraft display, park at the I-70 Business Center, 921 N. First, and board the Airport Route shuttle. It travels between the Dole Institute and the Lawrence Municipal Airport with additional stops at the Bismarck Inn, 1130 N. Third. Note: During the ConocoPhillips air parade on the morning of Monday, July 21, the shuttle will run only from the Dole Institute to Memorial Stadium.

West Sixth Route: Stops en route to the Dole Institute include the Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth; Baymont Inn, 740 Iowa; Hampton Inn, 2300 W. Sixth; Best Value Hallmark Inn, 730 Iowa; Virginia Inn, 2903 W. Sixth; Westminster Inn, 2525 W. Sixth; Quality Inn, 821 Iowa; and the Super 8 Motel, 515 McDonald Drive. On Sunday and Monday, the shuttle also will stop at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

Holidome Route: Brings visitors to the Dole Institute with stops at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive; Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth; Super 8 Motel, 515 McDonald Drive; and Baymont Inn, 740 Iowa.

East Lawrence Route: Travels between the Dole Institute and the Douglas County Fairgrounds at 19th and Harper, with stops at KU lots 72 and 90 and the parking garage at Naismith Drive and Irving Hill Road.

Downtown/Campus Route: Brings visitors to the Dole Institute with stops at the downtown city parking garage, Ninth and New Hampshire; Springhill Suites, 1 Riverfront Plaza; and the city parking lot at Ninth and Vermont; as well as stops at KU parking lots 91, 92, 93 and 94, and handicap lots 101, 102, 103 and 104.

31st and Iowa Route: Stops en route to the Dole Institute include the Holiday Inn Express, 3411 Iowa; South Wind 12 Theatres, 3433 Iowa; and Days Inn, 2309 Iowa.

Visitors to the Dole Institute will be dropped off at one of two shuttle stops in the circle drives in front of the Lied Center.

The north-circle dropoff, known as Shuttle Stop A, will serve riders on the Downtown, Holidome and Airport routes. Another shuttle stop in the north circle will serve visitors parked in the handicap lots.

Shuttle Stop B, located in the south circle, will serve those on the West Sixth, East Lawrence and 31st and Iowa routes.

The four-day Dole Institute dedication program will include the ConocoPhillips military air parade and a fashion show; a re-created USO-style performance; an evening of dancing to the Glenn Miller Orchestra; and an outdoor concert by the 312th Army Band as well as the formal dedication. Among the dignitaries attending the events are former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, author of “The Greatest Generation.” Events begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, with the kickoff of the Memory Tent, with “Heroes of Lawrence, Part 1.”