Parking suggestions, road and parking lot closures for Graduation Weekend

The university has issued a list of special changes for roads and parking on campus to accommodate Graduation Weekend.

Friday, May 28

Parking:

Saturday, May 29

Parking is free all day on campus and in outlying parking lots as noted below.

North Campus

East Campus

West Campus

Central Campus

BUS INFORMATION

North Campus to Central Campus

8 a.m.-5 p.m. TCAT buses will run on limited routes on campus, every 20 minutes from A Lot to East Avenue to Tower Road to B Lot and back to the A Lot.

To get to the stadium for Convocation on May 29, get off at the bus stop at Tower Road and Garden Avenue. It is a five-minute level walk to the stadium. You may also ride to B Lot and transfer to a B Lot Shuttle bus to get to the stadium.

B Lot shuttle to stadium

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Shuttle buses will run from the B Lot (near the veterinary college) to the stadium, before, during and after Convocation.

West Campus shuttle

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Only before Convocation, passenger shuttle buses will run every 20 minutes from West Avenue (Baker Flag pole) to Campus Road to Garden Avenue, and back to West Avenue. Passengers attending Convocation should get off the bus at Campus Road and Garden Avenue to enter the stadium.

TCAT will run its normal weekend routes to and from Cornell from downtown and areas near the Mall.

Parking lots:

The following lots will close at 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, with any remaining vehicles towed:

Road Closures:

Sunday, May 30

Parking is free all day, in outlying parking lots as noted below.

North Campus

East Campus

SUNDAY BUS INFORMATION

Please use the buses from A Lot and B Lot. Buses will be running special routes across campus to the stadium before, during and after the Commencement events.

North Campus to Central Campus

Map for the bus stops before, during and after Commencement events: http://commencement.cornell.edu/PDF/CampusBusMap2010.pdf.

B Lot shuttle to stadium

7 a.m-3:30 p.m. Shuttle buses will be running from the B Lot (near the veterinary college) to the back of the Crescent at the stadium, before, during and after the event.

West Campus Shuttle

8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Only BEFORE Commencement, passenger shuttle buses will run every 20 minutes from West Avenue (Baker Flag pole) to Campus Road to Hoy Road to the lot at the back of the stadium Crescent.

PARKING LOTS CLOSED 
The following lots will close at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, May 30, with any remaining vehicles towed. Lots will reopen at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, unless noted below.

ROADS CLOSED TO NORMAL TRAFFIC

8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

For complete and detailed parking information: http://www.commencement.cornell.edu/May/parkseat.html

TCAT Bus information:

http://www.tcatbus.com/pages/system for the weekend routes.

Contact the Cornell Commencement office at 607-255-9541 or commencement@cornell.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

Media Contact

Joe Schwartz