Brown University's Commencement activities will be held between Friday, May 27th to Sunday, May 29th. 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.  

Requested Traffic Engineering – Traffic Patterns & Street Closures:

Weekend traffic patterns & street closure: 5/27, 6:00 am – 5/29, 4:00 pm

·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:  5/27, 6:00 am – 5/29, 4:00 pm

·George Street at Bannister 

·George Street at Thayer

·George Street at Brook

·*Brown Street at Charlesfield

·*Brown Street at Benevolent

·*Brown Street at George

·*Benevolent Street at Bannister

Friday, 5/27, 6:000 am- 8:00 pm “STREET CLOSURE DO NOT ENTER” for Catering Loading Dock Activity: –

•    Thayer Street, from George to Benevolent Street

Saturday, 5/28, 6:00 am – 8:00 pm “STREET CLOSURE DO NOT ENTER” for Catering Loading Dock Activity: –

·Thayer Street, from George to Benevolent Street

Saturday, 5/28, 6:00 am – 5:00 pm “STREET CLOSURE DO NOT ENTER” signage for Baccalaureate service at First Baptist Church:

·North Main at Waterman (right lane only) traffic cones and signage to close the right lane between Waterman and Thomas

·Waterman at North Main

·Angell at Benefit

·Benefit at College

·College at Benefit (used for Phase 1 of event) to prevent traffic east on College

·Prospect at Angell

·Prospect at College (Used for Phase 2 of event)

·Prospect at George (used for Phase 1 of event)

·Brown at Angell

·Washington at Memorial Boulevard (per PPD 3 barricades at this location)

·Benefit at Thomas à Note: Please leave 4 barricades total here. Just barriers needed NO Do Not Enter signage needed at this location.

Sunday, 5/29, 6:00 am – 4:00 pm “STREET CLOSURE DO NOT ENTER” signage for Commencement Ceremony at First Baptist Church

·South Main at Hopkins Court

·South Main at College

·North Main at Waterman (right lane only) traffic cones and signage to close the right lane between Waterman and Thomas

·Waterman at North Main

·Angell at Benefit

·Benefit at Charlesfield

·Brown at Angell

·Prospect at Angell

·Prospect at George

·Waterman at Thayer

·Canal at Steeple

·Washington at Memorial Boulevard (per PPD 3 barricades at this location)

·Benefit at Thomas à Note: Please leave 4 barricades total here. Just barriers needed NO Do Not Enter signage needed at this location.

Sunday, 5/29, 6:00 am – 5:00 pm “STREET CLOSURE DO NOT ENTER” for Catering Loading Dock Activity:

·Thayer Street, from George to Benevolent Street

Requested EMERGENCY NO PARKING Signage:

Friday 5/27, 2:00 am – Sunday 5/29, 4:00 pm “NO PARKING EMERGENCY TOW ZONE”

·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 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. 

Friday 5/27, 2:00 am – Saturday 5/29, 2:00 am “NO PARKING EMERGENCY TOW ZONE”

·Waterman Street (south side) from Prospect Street to Brown Street.

·Thayer Street (east side) from Waterman Street to Manning Walkway

Saturday 5/28, 2:00 am – Sunday 5/29, 4:00 pm “NO PARKING EMERGENCY TOW ZONE”

·Benefit Street both sides of street from College to Meeting Street.

·Brown Street both sides of street from Waterman Street to Angell Street.

·Prospect Street both sides of street from George Street to Angell Street.

·College Street both sides of street from Benefit to Prospect Street.

Sunday 5/29, 2:00 am – 4:00 pm “NO PARKING EMERGENCY TOW ZONE

·Benefit Street both sides of street from Meeting to Charlesfeild Street.

·College Street both sides of street from Benefit Street to Prospect Street

·Hope Street both sides from Meeting Street to Cushing Street. 

·Meeting Street both sides from Thayer Street to Hope Street.

·Thayer Street both sides from Waterman Street to Meeting Street.