An estimated 20,000 people are expected to attend the May 14 University of Colorado at Boulder commencement exercises at 9:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium. For those planning to be on campus, carpooling or alternative transportation is recommended to avoid parking problems.
The Hop and Skip shuttle services and RTD buses will be operating on regular schedules, every 10 minutes, and cost 75 cents.
Visitors are advised to arrive early since many parking spaces will be used by faculty and staff during regular working hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Most parking available to visitors will be in the Regent Drive Autopark, lot 436, on Regent Drive and Colorado Avenue. Parking will be free at all campus meters the morning of the ceremony. Euclid Avenue Autopark is a pay parking lot and regular fees will be charged.
Close-in parking as well as drop-off and pickup for elderly and disabled guests will be south of the stadium, along Colorado Avenue. Disabled parking permits are not required and parking attendants will be on duty to direct visitors to the closest available spaces. Guests are advised to access the drop-off area before 9:10 a.m. when the student procession reaches the stadium. Guests with wheelchairs may park in lot 360, just south of the stadium.
Seating for elderly and disabled guests will be available at the top of sections 109 through 114 at the south end of the stadium and guests with wheelchairs will have seating available inside gates 1 and 6.
The ceremony is scheduled to last approximately one hour. For more information, call parking services at 303-492-7384 or 303-492-2322.