Parking has been a problem for years, and the goal of adding parking spaces to the campus is one of the aims of the 2002 master plan. This goal seems to have been satisfied less than most of the others.

The plan to expand the DHMC Lot near Jesse’s was put on hold and presumably will start up again. A much bigger project is the Cummings Garage (“A major parking garage at Cummings”) to replace the Thayer School parking lot by the cemetery (2002 Master Plan pdf). The garage was proposed to hold 833 cars, for a gain of 602 spots. While it would be extremely convenient to the professional schools, the garage would prevent Thayer School from placing an academic building on that site or from creating a solid connection to any future buildings on the slope down to West Wheelock Street.