Parking & Shuttle Advisories

Medford Somerville Campus Parking Advisories

•  Hill Hall Lot parking restrictions: Friday, Apr. 11th 2:00 PM – Ongoing
  • Hill Hall Lot will be closed to accommodate construction. The mail room will still be accessible via 15 minute parking spaces in the lot until Monday, May 12th. Updates will be posted as they become available.
• 550 Boston Ave Lot parking restrictions: Ongoing Project
  • Sections of the 550 Boston Avenue lot will be unavailable to accommodate construction. This partial closure will be in place through the duration of the construction. Updates will be posted as they become available.
• Fletcher Lot parking restrictions: Ongoing Project
  • Sections of Fletcher lot will be unavailable to accommodate construction at Blakely Hall. This partial closure will be in place through the duration of the construction. Updates will be posted as they become available.

Grafton Campus Parking Advisories

• Building 18 Demolition - Beginning Monday January 27, 2025
  • The demolition process is expected to take approximately five months, removing hazardous material first and then destruction of the building. During this time, parking will no longer be available along Ridge Road, adjacent to the building. Parking is available in the lot south of the David McGrath Veterinary Teaching Laboratory, in the recently constructed parking lot on the site of the former Building 19, and in the overflow parking lot to the south of the Bernice Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building. Faculty and staff parking adjacent to Building 17 remains available. Please review the parking map for more information.
• Building 19 Site Parking Lot – Open
  • The new parking lot at the site of the old Building 19 opened on Monday December 9, 2024. This lot is for use by the V28 class.  Students should no longer park around the research quad. The quad parking and the parking down by the Peabody Pavillion should be used by faculty, staff, and graduate students in Buildings 20 and 21, and the Peabody Pavillion.
• No Parking in Client/Visitor Spaces
  • The parking team has received several reports that our community members are parking in spaces designated for visitors and clients. As a reminder, parking in visitor/client parking areas is prohibited. These spaces need to be available for clients to access our facilities and services. There will be increased parking enforcement activity to monitor the situation. Violators may be subject to ticket and/or towing at their expense.

Shuttle Service Advisories

Shuttles are running normal schedules, view more info on the shuttles page.

End of the Semester Shuttle Service

• Davis Square Shuttle: Service Ends Sunday May 18, at 7pm.
• SMFA Shuttle: Service Ends Saturday May 10, at 2pm.
• Beacon Street Shuttle: Service Ends Friday May 9, at 8pm.

SMFA MBTA UPASS Program Update

• Graduating Students: Your Upass program enrollment will end after commencement, your Charlie Card does not need to be returned.
• Returning Students: Your Upass program enrollment continues as long as you are enrolled. Your Charlie Card will continue to work throughout the summer. Hold onto your card, you will continue to use the same card for the duration of the program.

New Updates to Parking & Transportation Services and Policies

Updates to Parking & Transportation Services and Policies

Hourly Rate for EV Charging -  Update on 9/27 - Thank you for your feedback about electric vehicle charging! The hourly charging rate has been changed to a per-KwH rate. The current rate for EV charging is $0.18 per KwH for up to four hours. After four hours the rate will change to an hourly rate of $3.25/hr.

Departmental Visitor and Event Parking Policy - Beginning July 1st, Tufts Transportation and Parking will charge departments for departmental visitor and event parking requests if the related event is a paid event, or not related to the core mission of the university.  Departments requesting parking accommodations for paid events will be assessed a $5 per permit charge. Departmental visitor and event parking requests may be submitted via our Event Parking page.

Updated 7/1/24