Homecoming 2024 - Parking Notice
Full Description
As a follow up to Provost Agouris’ email from last week and yesterday we provide the following Parking Advisory to remind everyone Homecoming 2024 is upon us and there will be a large amount of special events taking place that will significantly impact daily parking in the center of campus. Due to the high number of requests this notice is more general in nature. Specific details of all the set asides can be found in the attached Master flow.
Overview of areas that will be impacted from October 16-20, 2024.
Wednesday, Oct 16th
- Areas of greatest impact from 8:00 am - 4: 00 pm will be School of Ed lots
- in the evening hours after 4:00 pm the demand shifts to the lots and parking spaces surrounding the Alumni House
Thursday, Oct 17th
- Parking demand will gradually increase in the core of campus as the day goes on, there will be many reservations in the vicinity the Sunken Garden primarily in the Old Dominion lot & James Blair corridor, roadside spaces to support the setup, board meetings and signature events.
- Starting at 4:30 pm:
- Special space set asides will go into effect in the Parking Deck for the Batten School Celebration & in the Boswell lot and PBK lots to support events in the Performing Arts Quarter.
Friday, Oct 18th
- Very similar pattern of use as Thursday with demand in the core of campus.
- We expect increased general traffic associated with Homecoming will be felt across campus.
- Starting at 3:00 through 6:00 PM:
- Preparations begin for the Homecoming Parade.
- At 4:15 PM traffic lanes departing Zable Stadium Lot and James Blair Dr will close.
- All vehicles must depart by then or will need to remain until the Parade is over at 6:00 PM.
- At 6:00 PM the Sunset Ceremony will take place in the Wren Courtyard
- Starting at 7:00 AM:
- The day starts with Football parking (The Zable Stadium lot, Rear Sadler Center lot, Laycock Center lot, Old Dominion lot, Camm Lot, spaces on James Blair Drive, Brooks St all sides around Kaplan Arena, the Compton Lot, the Kaplan Arena Upper & Lower lots, Rear GGV lots, Harrison Ave, and the designated and signed spaces on College Terrace, Bright St, and Dawson Circle) will all be cleared beginning at 7:00 a.m.
- Additional Special event reservations will be posted beyond the areas reserved for football and will follow the game to support All Alumni Tailgates, Class parties and Saturday Night Bash in the SG and many more smaller events on campus.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Parking and Transportation Services via email at parked@wm.edu if you have any questions or concerns. Download the Master Parking flow
Please visit the Homecoming & Reunion Weekend website to view the events schedule and register.
Sincerely,
Bill Horacio III
Director, Parking, Transportation & Tribe Card Services
