UI to build $96M parking garage next to Carver-Hawkeye Arena

[QChawks]

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa (UI) is building a new five-level parking garage next to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Iowa Board of Regents gave the final thumbs up during their meeting back in February. The parking garage is being built near the corner of Elliot Drive and Newtown Road.

Its part of a series of projects happening across the campus to upgrade some of its facilities. At a cost of $96 million, the garage will house more than 1,200 parking spots to help accommodate arena goers, medical, and childcare staff.

The parking garage is being built near the corner of Elliot Drive and Newtown Road (Barry Green/Iowa's News Now).

Construction is expected to wrap up by the fall of next year.

 

[skydog0784]

This is great news. Will certainly help with parking and should promote more attendees at CHA; among other things of course.

Parking is/was always a pain for CHA events...

 

[Birky]

Take that, Jack Trice bridge!

Roasted!!!!

 

[kwik44]

There goes the new arena prospects. Long shot before, but that pretty much puts it to bed.

 

[QChawks]

skywalk over Elliott Dr would have been nice

 

[iahawks10]

There goes the new arena prospects. Long shot before, but that pretty much puts it to bed.

Or my hope of filling in CHA and making it a parking lot.

I guess the brand new parking ramp in the North Lot (lot 43) wasn’t enough parking.

 

[Franisdaman]

There goes the new arena prospects. Long shot before, but that pretty much puts it to bed.

I sure as hell hope they have a process that allows cars to quickly get out of the ramp. If you are at the top of a 5 story ramp after a game has ended, typically it takes forever to finally exit.

 

[Franisdaman]

There goes the new arena prospects. Long shot before, but that pretty much puts it to bed.

Also, maybe they should have built Xtreme Arena in Coralville as the new 12,000 (or so) seat basketball arena.

 

[SI_NYC]

Am I the only one that is shocked that a parking ramp costs 96 million. Didn't they build Carver for 20 million? Perhaps I'm just getting old.

 

[libertyhawkeye]

Obviously this garage has direct ties to Carver but it's also correlated to the ever-expanding hospital complex. A new Inpatient Tower is going to be built north of Children's Hospital at the water tower site. And an Ambulatory Center was supposed to be built where the Fieldhouse is per the last published 10-year plan, don't know the status today.

This is good for parking volume but good luck getting out in under an hour if you're parked on the top floor and don't leave immediately from a packed Carver.

 

[BonzoFury]

The design and location of Carver is always going to be a problem. Lots of mistakes were made on that project.

 

[LincolnHawkeye]

Eventually there will be no surface lots left for tailgating....

 

[acuhawk]

Maybe this will allow the athletes to park for free. Absolutely ridiculous they have to pay to park during practices. I guess I don't feel as bad now since most of them make more than most of us.

 

[Hendy hawk]

Isn't that the lot that RV's are parked in overnight during FB weekends?

 

[Hendy hawk]

Maybe this will allow the athletes to park for free. Absolutely ridiculous they have to pay to park during practices. I guess I don't feel as bad now since most of them make more than most of us.

Way things are going the university will have to pay athletes to park there.

 

[HawksRule73]

That's $80,000 per space. That doesn't even make sense.

 

[QChawks]

I sure as hell hope they have a process that allows cars to quickly get out of the ramp. If you are at the top of a 5 story ramp after a game has ended, typically it takes forever to finally exit.

with only a few thousand people for men's BB games parking shouldn't be an issue

 

[MitchLL]

Am I the only one that is shocked that a parking ramp cost 96 million. Didn't they build Carver for 20 million? Perhaps I'm just getting old.

Tariffs...
China is a massive source for raw materials!

 

[curtisj157]

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa (UI) is building a new five-level parking garage next to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Iowa Board of Regents gave the final thumbs up during their meeting back in February. The parking garage is being built near the corner of Elliot Drive and Newtown Road.

Its part of a series of projects happening across the campus to upgrade some of its facilities. At a cost of $96 million, the garage will house more than 1,200 parking spots to help accommodate arena goers, medical, and childcare staff.

The parking garage is being built near the corner of Elliot Drive and Newtown Road (Barry Green/Iowa's News Now).

Construction is expected to wrap up by the fall of next year.

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Perfect. The parking garage will be nicer than the dumpy, outdated arena.

 

[83Hawk]

Knowing the University, you will have to buy a parking permit, and it won’t be open for “general admission” for game goers.

CSB…..after I graduated from Iowa, I took a job as custodian for the University until I could find my career job. I worked in the Dental Science building. This was right after Carver opened. Work hours were 5 pm to 1:30 am. On game nights we were not allowed to park in the Dental Science lot…because they (of course) charged fans to park there.

We had nowhere to park, so we parked in the Dental Science loading dock area….which was “No Parking”. Naturally we all got parking tickets, which the University would not waive. Our supervisor raised a stink about it. We were employees for God’s sake, and should be able to park at work!

Fortunately the University caved, and we all got a key to the lot entrances.

 

[AEG82]

I sure as hell hope they have a process that allows cars to quickly get out of the ramp. If you are at the top of a 5 story ramp after a game has ended, typically it takes forever to finally exit.

First thing I thought of too. I'd avoid ramps like the plague otherwise. Would need to eat or do something for the hour it takes to get out but to do any of that you have to walk a bit anyway. It really is in an awkward area.

 

[83Hawk]

First thing I thought of too. I'd avoid ramps like the plague otherwise. Would need to eat or do something for the hour it takes to get out but to do any of that you have to walk a bit anyway. It really is in an awkward area.

Solution: leave the game with 5 minutes left. Beat the traffic!

 

[SI_NYC]

Tariffs...
China is a massive source for raw materials!

Still, $96M seems excessive.

 

[sm_hawkeye]

Hopefully it has like six lanes for both entering and exiting traffic

 

[Herky T Hawk]

Solution: leave the game with 5 minutes left. Beat the traffic!

As is tradition at CHA.

 

[General Tso]

I hope the the turns are as tight as the IMU ramp

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

CSB…..after I graduated from Iowa, I took a job as custodian

C’mon, man. There are Cyclones and Huskers that troll this board. You’re making it easy for them.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

That’s a lotta cheddar

 

[kwik44]

Also, maybe they should have built Xtreme Arena in Coralville as the new 12,000 (or so) seat basketball arena.

This move always perplexed me.

 

[Mohawkeye]

If they don’t build an entertainment district with bars, hotels and restaurants immediately adjacent then they are F’n stupid.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

If they don’t build an entertainment district with bars, hotels and restaurants immediately adjacent then they are F’n stupid.

Stupid is as stupid does

 

[WEH8ST8HAWK]

The design and location of Carver is always going to be a problem. Lots of mistakes were made on that project.

They need to raise/re do the roof and add about 10 more rows of seating and add luxury boxes. Most of that is already in the planning stage.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

They need to raise/re do the roof and add about 10 more rows of seating and add luxury boxes. Most of that is already in the planning stage.

Redoing the roof could make the place look acceptable on the outside.... It's ugly with all the exposed metal supports.

The hole in the ground and walking down to the court is unique and pretty cool..... Just sucks not having some kind of concourse halfway up the stands.

 

[Madman_1]

Am I the only one that is shocked that a parking ramp costs 96 million. Didn't they build Carver for 20 million? Perhaps I'm just getting old.

I think it has curved windows.

 

[Hendy hawk]

Solution: leave the game with 1/2 hr left. Beat the traffic!

FIFY

 

[SI_NYC]

I think it has curved windows.

At $96 million, it’s hard not to wonder if there isn’t something else involved. It’s tough to believe a parking ramp alone could justify that price — there has to be something more driving up the cost.

 

[El Simbolo]

skywalk over Elliott Dr would have been nice

How bout a tunnel? Just sayin

 

[acuhawk]

Knowing the University, you will have to buy a parking permit, and it won’t be open for “general admission” for game goers.

CSB…..after I graduated from Iowa, I took a job as custodian for the University until I could find my career job. I worked in the Dental Science building. This was right after Carver opened. Work hours were 5 pm to 1:30 am. On game nights we were not allowed to park in the Dental Science lot…because they (of course) charged fans to park there.

We had nowhere to park, so we parked in the Dental Science loading dock area….which was “No Parking”. Naturally we all got parking tickets, which the University would not waive. Our supervisor raised a stink about it. We were employees for God’s sake, and should be able to park at work!

Fortunately the University caved, and we all got a key to the lot entrances.

The coaches and athletic trainers still have to pay for parking every day.

 

[Gus is dead]

Redoing the roof could make the place look acceptable on the outside.... It's ugly with all the exposed metal supports.

The hole in the ground and walking down to the court is unique and pretty cool..... Just sucks not having some kind of concourse halfway up the stands.

There needs to be a concourse about 15 rows up. All seats below that are for students.

This creates the necessary 'headroom' to allow the rows above to sit snd still see above the students heads that are standing.

 

[Grumpy Old Hawk]

with only a few thousand people for men's BB games parking shouldn't be an issue

I parked right out front for 10 bucks. Turns out the kid who sold me the spot was just a college kid scamming. Got yelled at by the owner of the spot when I came out.