Game-Day Parking Tips

Aug. 18, 2005

• Purchase your 2005 Iowa football tickets online
• Game-Day Parking Map
• Ride the Rails: Hawkeye Express Information
• 2005 Hawkeye Huddles
• Follow the Renovation of Kinnick!
• The Schedule: 2005 and Beyond

Editor’s Note: The slightly differnt version of following letter was sent to 2005 University of Iowa football season ticket holders late last month and is posted here as a reminder for recipients of that mailing and as a resource for other fans of the Hawkeyes who will be attending one or more home games of the 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes.

Dear Friend of the Hawkeyes:

I hope this letter finds you enjoying another beautiful summer in the Heartland.

Today’s correspondence is intended to update you on matters related to parking on game days for the University of Iowa football team including some of the changes that will be implemented for the 2005 season as a direct result of the on-going renovation of historic Kinnick Stadium.

Our intention is to provide you this important information in ample time for you to review it thoroughly, secure the answers to your questions, and to plan your game-day travel and parking well in advance of the start of the 2005 season.

As you might guess, this is a very busy summer on the University of Iowa campus and, particularly, in the immediate vicinity of historic Kinnick Stadium. Progress on the renovation of Kinnick Stadium is moving ahead very nicely and we will be ready to play host to 70,000 friends and fans of the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sept. 3 when Coach Kirk Ferentz’s nationally ranked squad entertains Ball State.

However, as excited as we are for that day to be here, we thought it prudent to help you in your planning for your six visits to Iowa City this fall.

As you know, work on the stadium and the parking lot immediately west of the stadium will continue through the summer and will remain on-going through the fall months when college football takes center stage. We will use the Friday of each game week to shut down construction efforts and prepare the site for game-day.

In early August we will disseminate information about what will be done specifically around the stadium to provide safe and easy access through the construction areas. That information and any other significant developments that have a direct effect on your game-day experience will also be made available at hawkeyesports.com, the official world wide web site of the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Before detailing the changes to our parking program, I want to ask a favor of you. As you discuss your game-day plans with friends and other fans of the Hawkeyes, please take a moment to remind them that 99 percent of the parking immediately adjacent to Kinnick Stadium and Carver-Hawkeye Arena on game days is reserved for use by National I-Club members at the Silver Hawk level and above.

Fans without priority parking passes have numerous options available to them on game days including parking areas at the following locations:

? Hancher Auditorium (free shuttle to and from Kinnick Stadium)
? Finkbine Golf Course
? Roy G. Karro Building / UI Athletics Hall of Fame
? Finkbine Commuter Parking Lot (northeast of Finkbine Golf Course)
? Hawkeye Commuter Parking Lot (west of UI Athletics Hall of Fame; free shuttle to and from Kinnick Stadium)

Fans are also encouraged to “Take the Train to the Game” by parking in nearby Coralville and taking the 10-minute ride to and from Kinnick Stadium on the Hawkeye Express. Click HERE for information about the Hawkeye Express.

All of the information shared with you in this correspondence and any updates to the enclosed will be available on the world wide web at hawkeyesports.com in August. Additional information will be included with your season tickets when those are mailed to you in August.

Click HERE to review all of the parking opportunities near Kinnick Stadium on game day.

Questions? Here’s a list of resources for you should you find yourself with a question or two:

? Event Management/Game-Day Parking, (319) 335-9247
? Patron Services, (319) 335-8874
? National I-Club Office, (319) 335-3305

Again, I hope this letter finds you excited about the coming college football season. Obviously, it’s pretty hard for fans of the Hawkeyes not to be in good spirits given the way the 2004 season ended, the progress being accomplished on the renovation of our beloved stadium, and the optimism and excitement that’s being generated for the fast-approaching 2005 season.

As always, thank you for your support of the University of Iowa and our intercollegiate athletics program. We look forward to seeing you at historic Kinnick Stadium very soon.

Go Hawks!

Bob Bowlsby
Director of Athletics

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Event Management / Game-Day Parking
2005 Iowa Football

The following changes and/or amendments to the game-day parking program will be in effect for the 2005 college football season at the University of Iowa. Please review carefully and plan accordingly for your visits to historic Kinnick Stadium for this year’s six home football games of the nationally ranked Iowa Hawkeyes.

Please remember: You must have the appropriate parking placard to gain entry into parking lots adjacent and/or near Kinnick Stadium.

Automobile Parking
? Only K/C automobile parking* will be allowed in the parking lot directly west of Kinnick Stadium (Lot 43)
? Only K/C automobile parking* and a limited number of handicap permits will be allowed in the parking lot north of Kinnick Stadium (Lot 43 North).
? Limited 1F automobile parking* will be available in the parking lot west of the Recreation Building.
? 1F automobile parking* will be available in the parking lot east of the Indoor Football Practice Facility, the Arena Commuter parking lot south of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Ramp 3 north of Kinnick Stadium, and the east half of Lot 40 (Dental Science) east of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
? 2F automobile parking* will be available in the east half of Lot 40 and Lot 33 (Dental Science) east of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
? General public automobile parking* will be available in the Finkbine Commuter, Finkbine Golf Course, and the UI Softball Complex parking lots, the parking ramp on Newton Road, all parking ramps east of Kinnick Stadium and the parking lot adjacent to the UI Main Library.

Click HERE to review all of the parking opportunities near Kinnick Stadium on game day.

Recreational Vehicle Parking
? Only K/C RV and bus parking will be located west of the Recreation Building and around Cambus Circle. Spaces will be pre-assigned. Vehicles must display K/C RV parking placard to access area.
? 1F and 2F RV parking will be located in the west half of Lot 40 (Dental Science) east of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Access will be off of Hawkins Drive.
? General public RV parking will be available in the Finkbine Commuter and Finkbine Golf Course parking lots.

Click HERE to review all of the parking opportunities near Kinnick Stadium on game day.

Friday Night Parking
? Friday night football parking will not be allowed until 6 p.m.

Reminders
? Free parking and shuttle service are available from the Hancher Auditorium (northeast edge of campus) and Hawkeye Commuter (west of campus) parking lots.
? Fans are encouraged to ride the Hawkeye Express train to Kinnick Stadium. Parking is free and round-trip train service costs $10 per person with children under 12 riding free. Fans park and board the Hawkeye Express south of US Highway 6 across from Coral Ridge Mall in nearby Coralville.

Click HERE to review all of the parking opportunities near Kinnick Stadium on game day.

*–Automobile Parking includes automobiles, pick-up trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs)