Brown University's Commencement activities will be held between Friday, May 24th to Sunday, May 26th. The Department of Public Safety is providing notice of on-street parking restrictions and related traffic information. STREET CLOSINGS and NO PARKING restrictions will be in effect during this period. Please make note of these changes to ensure your weekend goes smoothly.  

Traffic Patterns & Street Closures, 6:00am-4:00pm

• Charlesfield Street: one-way west from Thayer to Brown Street 
• George Street: one-way east from Brown Street to Brook Street 
• George Street: CLOSED between Bannister & Brown Street 
• Bannister Street: one-way south from George to Benevolent Street 
• Brown Street: one-way north from Charlesfield Street to George Street
• Benevolent Street: one-way east from Bannister to Brown Street

“ONE WAY/DO NOT ENTER” signage, 6:30pm on 5/24 – 3:00am on 5/25 

• Brown Street: One-way north from Waterman Street to Angel Street.
• Waterman Street: Closed from Brown Street to Thayer Street.

“ONE WAY/DO NOT ENTER” signage, 6:00am on 5/24 – 4:00 pm on 5/26

• George Street at Bannister  
• George Street at Thayer 
• George Street at Brook 
• Brown Street at Angel 
• *Brown Street at Charlesfield 
• *Brown Street at Benevolent 
• *Brown Street at George 
• *Benevolent Street at Bannister 

“STREET CLOSURE DO NOT ENTER” signage, 6:00am-8:00pm

• Thayer Street, from George to Benevolent Street

“NO PARKING EMERGENCY TOW ZONE” signage, 2:00am on 5/24 to 2:00am on 5/25 

• Thayer Street east side of street from Waterman Street to Manning Walkway.  

“NO PARKING EMERGENCY TOW ZONE”  signage, 2:00 am on 5/24 – 4:00pm on 5/26

• Bannister Street both sides of street from George Street to Benevolent Street
• George Street both sides of street from Prospect Street to 106 George Street.
• Waterman Street both sides of street from North Main Street East to Thayer.
• Thayer Street both sides of the street from George Street to Benevolent Street. 
• Cushing Street both sides of street From Brook Street to Hope Street.
• *Benevolent Street both sides of street from Bannister Street to Brown Street
• *Brown Street both sides of street from Charlesfield Street to George Street. 
• Brown Street both sides of street from Waterman Street North to Angel.