Parking changes at the Brody School of Medicine
Construction of the long-awaited Center for Medical Education Building at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine begins in March, 2025. The $265 million project is a vote of support from the state of North Carolina for our mission – to expand care to our region. But in the short term, it will disrupt traffic and parking.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience. We want you to be informed and prepared.
Please review this summary of traffic and parking changes. If you have further questions or individual concerns, please call Parking & Transportation at (252) 328-6294, or email parking@ecu.edu.
Beginning February
The SM-25 parking lot in front of East Carolina Heart Institute (115 Heart Drive) will be redesigned to accommodate the increased patients at ECHI as follows:
- 51 pay-by spaces will be converted to A3 spaces.
- 68 A3-permit spaces will be converted to patient parking spaces.
Beginning March 3
Street closure
North Campus Loop will be closed to through traffic. Use MacGregor Downs Road.
Parking lot closures
SM-7 (The Pit), SM-9 (Peds/Biotech), and SM-11 (Outpatient Clinic lot), and SM-17 (Small lot east of the Brody School building).
Parking lot change
SM-4, the large B3-permit lot north of North Campus Loop catty-corner from the Brody School building, will become A3-permit parking. SM-5 and SM-6 lots further down the hill will remain B3-permit lots.
New parking
100 new B3- and B4-permit spaces will be created in a temporary gravel lot, SM-32, created between ECHI and Family Medicine buildings and intended primarily for medical school staff, students, and some staff of the Family Medicine and East Carolina Heart Institute facilities on either side of it.
Further parking changes
- SM-1 (Leo Jenkin Cancer Clinic lot) will see an additional 5 ADA spaces.
- SM-25 (East Carolina Heart Institute) will see 12 A3-permit spaces converted to 6 ADA spaces.
- SM-27 (Family Medicine) will see 62 B4-permit spaces converted to patient parking spaces.
Beginning March 10
Parking lot closure
SM-22, a large B3- and B4-permit lot at the Health Sciences Campus Student Center, will close for construction.
Other compensatory strategies
University leaders and project managers are asking faculty and staff inside the medical school to do the following to mitigate parking congestion.
- Continue remote work and online classes where possible.
- Stagger appointment and class scheduling to flatten peak parking demand.
- Limit large events on campus where feasible and utilize other campus facilities.
Enforcement
- ECU has enhanced parking enforcement to ensure fair use of available spaces. A new license plate recognition (LPR) vehicle and parking control officer (PCO) have been added.
- Illegal parking will not be tolerated and may result in tickets and towing.
East Carolina University will continue to support our valued students, faculty and staff during this time of transformation. Part of that support is continuing to enforce permit parking to ensure fairness – illegal parking will not be tolerated and may result in tickets and towing.
We will update this page as changes occur and new information becomes available. Further questions or individual concerns can be brought to Parking & Transportation, (252) 328-6294, or email parking@ecu.edu.
Health Sciences Campus Map
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Legend
Reserved and service vehicle spaces available in lots SM-1 and SM-26.
A3 permit parking is available in lots SM-1, SM-3, SM-4, SM-15, SM-20, SM-21, SM-25, SM-26, SM-27, SM-28, and SM-30.
B3 permit parking is available in lots SM-5, SM-6, SM-22, SM-30, and SM-32.
B4 permit parking is available in lots SM-5, SM-6, SM-19, SM-20, SM-22, SM-27, SM-30, and SM-32.
Visitor parking is available in lots SM-1, SM-19, and SM-22.
Clinic parking is available in lots SM-20, SM-21, SM-25, SM-27, SM-30, and SM-33.
Service vehicle parking is available in lots SM-3, SM-13, SM-21, SM-23, SM-24, and SM-26.
ADA parking is available in lots SM-1, SM-5, SM-12, SM-15, SM-20, SM-21, SM-25, SM-27, SM-32, and SM-33.Notable Changes
Lost Spaces
- A3: 112 (SM-7), 37 (SM-9), 83 (SM-11) = 232 total
- B3/B4: 218 (SM-22), 50 permanent removal = 268 total
- Patient: 37 (SM-9), 57 (SM-11) = 94 total
- ADA: 5 (SM-17), 16 (SM-11) = 21 total
Lot Changes
- A3: 51 (SM-25), 13 (SM-3) = 64 total
- B3/B4: 100 (new gravel lot)
- ADA: 5 (SM-1), 6 (SM-25) = 11 total
Available Spaces
- SM-4 (Moye lot): 170 B3-permit spaces (100+ for A3 permits available)
- SM-5 and SM-6: 250+ spaces available for A3, B3, and B4 permit holders
- SM-20 (Allied Health lot): 110+ A3-permit spaces available