A new 531-space parking structure near the Medical Campus is scheduled to open in mid-July. Twenty-one spaces will be designated for visitor parking.
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The seven-level structure in the 1100 block of East Ann Street, across from the new Biomedical Science Research Building, connects on two levels to the existing Catherine Street parking structure to the north. Most of the spaces, 485, will be designated for blue permit parking, with 15 for gold permits and 10 for business vehicles. Motorcycle spaces and bicycle loops are provided on the ground floor.
“This structure will help us respond to the growing demand for parking facilities in the Medical Campus area,” says Dave Miller, executive director of Parking and Transportation Services. “The visitor spaces are important for patients to the area research clinics. This facility, along with convenient mass transportation services, will help the Health System and Medical School faculty and staff continue to provide world-class education, research and medical services.”
Walker Parking, an international architecture and engineering firm from Kalamazoo that specializes in parking, designed the project. Polshek Partnership, the architectural firm responsible for the design of the new Biomedical Science Research Building, served as an advisor during the project. Parking resources funded the $13 million project budget.
Parking and Transportation Services currently manages more than 23,000 spaces for faculty, staff, students and visitors, and provides mass transportation annually for more than 5.2 million passengers.
