I guess there was forewarning before the event, so I'm not sure about all the restaurants that were having food supply issues:
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20...rs+to+Staunton

I like the idea of a point to point, because that's where you really get the advantage of a supported tour.

For the most part, it didn't seem like there was any problem getting from tent city to downtown with the shuttle buses - those were failry frequent. Taking the shuttle buses from tent city over to the hotels or getting from the hotels to downtown was the problem. IT didn't really matter in Staunton, because people still had their cars, it was annoying in Harrisonburg. But since I was in tent city, not a biggie for me - just meeting up with people who were staying in hotels was a hassle.