Inside Duke Medicine
Sign up now for a spot in the new parking deck
posted April 13th, 2009Here’s some encouraging news for everyone frustrated by parking congestion near the medical center and research areas of campus.
Sands Parking Garage at the corner of Research Drive and Erwin Road is scheduled to open in January 2010, and reservations for a space are being taken on a first-come, first-served basis via e-mail at Tranpark@notes.duke.edu.
After all permits are reserved, a waitlist will begin. Permit payments begin when the 1,920-space garage opens.
Sands is expected to open spaces in nearby parking lots PG-II, LaSalle Street, Hock Plaza and Circuit Drive, which now are sold out.
More than 1,800 people now are on waiting lists for the lots, and the addition of the new parking garage can potentially allow many employees on waiting lists to gain access to a parking garage near the medical campus, said Melissa Harden, assistant director of Parking and Transportation Services.
“Parking anywhere at Duke is in high demand and in short supply,” Harden said. “The most highly demanded parking is in the research sector of campus, where the garage is being built. This is going to help relieve some parking congestion.”
A permit will cost $62.50 a month, the same premium rate for seven other parking locations at Duke.