Transportation Professionals
Traffic Management | Taxis | Charter Buses
Much time and effort has been put into creating a football parking plan to ensure a smooth, pleasant experience for the football patron while still accommodating the educational and research necessities of the institution.
2009 Home Football Schedule
- September 12 vs Air Force
- September 19 vs California
- October 3 vs Wisconsin
- October 10 vs Purdue
- October 31 vs Michigan State
- November 7 vs Illinois
- November 14 vs South Dakota State
The Gophers will also play a pre-season scrimmage at TCF Bank Stadium on August 22.
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Traffic Management
Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) and other University departments have joined with local and state transportation officials to create a comprehensive parking and traffic plan for Gopher football fans to give you the best campus travel experience possible.
PTS has developed a traffic management plan designed to ease congestion and ensure safe, efficient movement through campus on game-days.
- Officers will be at key intersections, parking access points and pedestrian crossings
- Special event signal timing will be implemented
- Pre-game –favors inbound traffic
- Post-game –favors outbound traffic
- Portable changeable message signs will alert drivers of event-related road traffic changes
- An on-campus traffic management center will monitor Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) video feeds
- Watch for back-ups/incidents
- Communicate messages to the public via freeway changeable signs and University websites
- On-street parking will be temporarily restricted at select locations to promote efficient traffic flow
- Some streets immediately adjacent to TCF Bank Stadium will be partially or fully closed to accommodate large pedestrian volumes before and after events
- For parking facilities north of University Avenue, season ticket holders were encouraged to use University Avenue via I-35W or Highway 280
- For facilities south of University Avenue, season ticket holders were encouraged to use Huron Avenue and Washington Avenue
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Taxis
Taxi Pick-up and Drop-off
All taxi services are required to use our designated taxi location on football gamedays. The official location for pick up and drop off will be along the curbs on Beacon Street between Oak Street and Ontario Street. This street is one-way westbound, so cabs should enter Beacon Street from Ontario Street.
Traffic Plan FYI for Taxi Drivers
Single game football parking (public parking in any attended facility) will only be available on West Bank and in St. Paul. We are encouraging everyone who has not pre-purchased season parking passes to avoid driving to East Bank. We are promoting transit as an alternate choice as well as offering a Gopher football shuttle to provide a way to get from the West Bank and St. Paul over to the stadium.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Ben Schnabel, Assistant Director of Public Parking and Events. He can be reached by e-mail at schna015@umn.edu or by phone at 612-624-5001.
We hope that you find this information helpful and encourage you to share this information with all of your employees who need to know these details.
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Charter Buses
We want to help make your jobs easier and let your staff know what to expect as they drive to the University of Minnesota campus. Please share this information with your dispatchers and drivers, as appropriate.
Charter Bus Loading Zone Location
The designated location for charter buses to load and unload passengers is the north curb of 4th St. between 23rd Ave and 25th Ave. In order to keep the loading zone clear for actively loading charter buses, parking in the loading zone will not be permitted.
Charter bus parking will be available on the St. Paul Campus in Lot S108 (the State Fairgrounds lot) off Randall Avenue for $40.
Registration Process
Charters who wish to use this dedicated location need to register with our office by e-mail at rober029@umn.edu or by phone at 612-625-1859.
Additional Details and Directions
- 4th St. between 23rd and 25th Ave. will be closed to general traffic via barriers at either end of the block.
- Barriers will have a sign that states "Road Closed: Authorized Vehicles Only" and will be located so that charter buses can go around the barriers.
- An officer (at 4th St. & 23rd Ave. and 4th St. & 25th Ave) will assist getting charter buses through these intersections quickly.
- Pre-game Route To Access Charter Bus Loading Zone
- Take 25th Ave. northbound
- Go left on 4th St.
- Use loading zone on north curb
- Pre-Game Route To Leave Charter Bus Loading Zone
- Go right on 23rd Ave.
- Go right on the Transitway.
- Go right on 25th Ave. to exit back to University Ave.
- Post Game Route To Access Charter Bus Loading Zone
- Take 25th Ave. northbound
- Go left on 4th St.
- Use loading zone on north curb
- Post Game Route To Leave Charter Bus Loading Zone
- Go left on 23rd Ave. to exit to University Ave. (may require officer assistance
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Bill Roberts, Associate Director – Transit. He can be reached by e-mail at rober029@umn.edu or by phone at 612-625-1859.
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