Parking and Transportation

Planning is under way to handle the increased traffic and parking demands that will surround the presidential debate and related events, such as the visit of the Dalai Lama. University students and employees on the Coral Gables campus should expect some traffic patterns and parking alterations to occur.

For instance, to meet traffic control and security requirements for the presidential debate, access to some University parking garages and lots may be temporarily closed or limited, and some streets may be temporarily closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Hurry 'Cane shuttle routes may be adjusted to help accommodate the access to parking lots and garages.

Every effort will be made to limit the inconvenience to students, employees, residents, businesses, and visitors during this brief period and to keep all those affected by these changes informed.

Ultimately law enforcement and security personnel will make final decisions regarding parking and traffic control in the days leading up to, and immediately before the debate itself. For more information on possible parking and street closures and traffic rerouting, please visit this Web site periodically leading up to the event.

Transportation Updates

A full map of the Coral Gables parking locations is available online.

Parking (updated 09/28/04)

• The Ponce Garage will be closed to all incoming traffic at 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 30.
  
  
• Effective Tuesday, September 28, the Metro South Lot (#726) and Metro North Lot (#727) will be closed until Friday, October 1. It is important to note that no daily or weekly parking passes will be allowed in any campus garage from Monday September 27 through Thursday September 30.
  
  
• On Saturday, September 25, the Wellness Center Lots 413 and 413A will be closed through Thursday, September 30. Wellness Center patrons should park in the Ponce Garage through Sunday, September 26. Resident students should park in the Pavia and Mahoney/Pearson parking garages.
  
  
• On Sunday, September 26, portions of the Coral Gables Municipal Lots 42 and 43, located on the south side of Ponce de Leon Boulevard across from the Ponce Garage, Mark Light Stadium, and McKnight and Plummer buildings, will be closed through Thursday, September 30. Richter Lot 203 will have restricted access, and Mark Light Stadium Lot 601 will be closed through Thursday, September 30. Alternate parking areas are available in the commuter/faculty/employee lots on the north and west side of campus.
  
  
• On Monday, September 27, the Pavia Garage will be restricted to resident parking only through Thursday, September 30. Faculty, employees, and commuter students can use the Ponce Garage, the Lee Lincoln property (grass area across from West Lab Elementary), the Green Space lots accessible from Stanford Drive, and the grass swales on Corniche, Albenga, and Liguria Avenues. Two Hurry 'Cane shuttles will operate from the Lee Lincoln lot to the University Drive Circle Fountain from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.
  
  
• On Monday, September 27, the following lots, all located near the student apartments off of Merrick Street, will close through Thursday, September 30: Railey/Rhode Lot 442, Brunsetter Lot 423, and the Allen/Barker Lots 443 and 444.
  
  
• Effective Thursday, September 23, the Serpentine Lots 425, which are located directly in front of the UM Convocation Center, will be closed until Friday, October 1.
  
  
• Starting Monday, September 20, part of the Wellness Center parking lot (area #446, which is to the right of the Wellness Center as you are walking in) will be closed through Friday, October 1, and the Pentland Lot 435 (the lot behind the student apartments) will be closed through Thursday, September 30.
  

Hurry 'Cane shuttle service
On Thursday, September 30, Hurry 'Cane shuttle service will not operate the Dickinson Route and will operate modified service on the Stanford Route with no reduction in the number of shuttle buses. The Fountain Route will operate normally. The Hurry 'Cane shuttle hub, which is located at the Ponce Garage, will shift to Coral Gables municipal lot 42 across from the Ponce Garage.

Metrorail service
Metrorail service will be suspended at the University Station on Ponce de Leon Boulevard on Thursday, September 30. Miami-Dade County Transit will provide shuttle service from the South Miami and Douglas Road Metrorail stations to the Coral Gables campus on that day with connections to the Hurry 'Cane shuttle system.

Ultimately, law enforcement and security personnel will make the final decisions regarding parking and traffic control in the days leading up to, and immediately before the debate itself. For more information on possible parking lot closures, visit the Transportation Issues page.

Street Closures
Some streets will be temporarily closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Expect street closures during the week of the debate. For the latest information on street closures and traffic rerouting, read the special daily editions of e-Veritas and this Web site.