Parking
In addition to the streets around the Brown campus, you may park your car in any of the University lots anytime beginning 5 p.m. Friday through the weekend. The two lots with the most spaces available on campus are the Erickson complex, corner of Hope Street and Lloyd Avenue; and the Power Street lot (both lower and upper levels) at the corner of Power and Thayer streets. The top level is entered on Power Street and the bottom level is entered on the corner of Williams and Brook streets. In addition, there will be overflow parking at Hope High School, 324 Hope Street. The University’s SafeRide shuttle will serve all three lots (see schedule and map under “SafeRide shuttle” below).
There are two handicapped designated lots at Brown. They are reserved for visitors who contacted the University prior to the weekend and obtained a handicapped parking permit. Please remember to lock your car, whether it is on the street or in a lot. Even though hourly restrictions are waived for Reunion Weekend, do observe city parking laws; any cars parked in a temporary tow zone, in marked handicapped spaces without a placard, in violation of a fire hydrant, blocking driveways, or obstructing Brown Police or Providence Police sawhorses will be towed at owner’s expense.
Please note: Parking is prohibited on George Street from Prospect Street to Brown Street, Brown Street from George Street to Benevolent Street, and on Waterman Street from Prospect Street to Thayer Street. Also, there is no parking on Providence city streets 1-5 a.m.
SafeRIDE Shuttle
If you have arrived by car and are parking on campus or in the overflow lot at Hope High School, the University has added continuous safeRIDE shuttle service throughout the weekend to ease your travel on campus. For your convenience, the shuttles will travel continuously along the route indicated on the Shuttle Map. During the weekend, use the shuttle service for a ride back to your car or even to your event on the other side of campus.
SafeRIDE Shuttle Schedule
- Friday 11 a.m.–3 a.m
- Saturday 7 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5 p.m.–1 a.m.
- * Sunday 6–8 a.m. and 1–6 p.m.
*On Saturday between 2 and 5 p.m., while some streets are closed due to the Baccalaureate procession, the shuttle will run an abbreviated route from Shuttle Stop 8 (OMAC– corner of Hope and Cushing on Cushing) to the main part of campus via Thayer Street. This service is a courtesy for Field Day and Pembroke Field events.
Shuttle Stops
- 1. Public Safety / Barbour – 75 Charlesfield Street
- 2. Vartan Gregorian Quad (“New Dorm”) – Main gate of the Quad on Thayer Street
- 3. Benevolent and Brown
- 4. Rockefeller Library – 10 Prospect Street
- 5. J.W.Wilson / Third World Center – 69 Brown Street
- 6. Pembroke Campus – corner of Brown and Cushing
- 7. Machado / Rochambeau – 87 Prospect at Machado’s gates
- 7A. Hope High School Circle
- 8. OMAC – corner of Hope and Cushing on Cushing
- 9. Thayer Street – corner of Cushing and Thayer on Cushing
- 10. SciLi – 201 Thayer Street
- 11. Thayer / Charlesfield – northwest corner of Thayer and Charlesfield streets
- 12. Minden Hall – 121–131 Waterman Street
