Maps

From Central Campus:

Access walkway on Geddes between School of Dentistry and the Exhibit Museum of Natural History.
Proceed east, past North Hall, the Undergraduate Science Building construction site and the Life Sciences Institute.
Continue east on plaza walkway to main entrance of Palmer Commons at the beginning of the Washtenaw pedestrian bridge to Medical Campus.
Enter main level lobby, proceed to Information Desk.

From Medical Campus:

Exiting Mott Children's Hospital, proceed until you reach E. Medical Center Drive.
Follow E. Medical Center Drive east until it intersects with Observatory.
Make a right onto Observatory and follow it until it intersects with Zina Pitcher
Make a left onto Zina Pitcher and follow it until you see a sloped ramp which turns into a bridge of Washtenaw Ave.
Take the ramp, enter the thrid floor of Palmer Commons through the first set of doors and proceed to the information desk.

Directions from the North:

U.S. 23 South to Exit 45, M-14 West
Exit 3, 'Ann Arbor' (you will now be on Main Street)
Main Street to Huron Street
Turn left (East) onto Huron Street
Proceed East on Huron Street. Huron street becomes Washtenaw Avenue
Turn right onto Palmer Drive (100 yards past Huron/Washtenaw curve)
Parking structure has 2 entrances on left side of Palmer Drive: First is for UM faculty and staff, second is for visitors, UM faculty and staff (100 yards further on Palmer Drive)
Palmer Commons ground level entrance is on right side of Palmer Drive

Directions from the South:

U.S. 23 North to Exit 37B, Washtenaw Avenue West
Washtenaw Avenue West to Palmer Drive
Turn left onto Palmer Drive
Parking structure has 2 entrances on left side of Palmer Drive: First is for UM faculty and staff, second is for visitors, UM faculty and staff (100 yards further on Palmer Drive)
Palmer Commons ground level entrance is on right side of Palmer Drive

Directions from the East from M-14:

M-14 West to Exit 8, U.S. 23 South
U.S. 23 South to Exit 37B, Washtenaw Avenue West
Washtenaw Avenue West to Palmer Drive
Turn left onto Palmer Drive
Parking structure has 2 entrances on left side of Palmer Drive: First is for UM faculty and staff, second is for Visitors, UM faculty and staff (100 yards further on Palmer Drive)
Palmer Commons ground level entrance is on right side of Palmer Drive

Directions from the East from I-94:

I-94 West to Exit 180-B, U.S. 23 North
U.S. 23 North to Exit 37B, Washtenaw Avenue West
Washtenaw Avenue West to Palmer Drive
Turn left onto Palmer Drive
Parking structure has 2 entrances on left side of Palmer Drive: First is for UM faculty and staff, second is for visitors, UM faculty and staff (100 yards further on Palmer Drive)
Palmer Commons ground level entrance is on right side of Palmer Drive

Directions from the West from I-94:

I-94 East to Exit 180-B, U.S. 23 North
U.S. 23 North to Exit 37B, Washtenaw Avenue West
Washtenaw Avenue West to Palmer Drive
Turn left onto Palmer Drive
Parking structure has 2 entrances on left side of Palmer Drive: First is for UM faculty and staff, second is for visitors, UM faculty and staff (100 yards further on Palmer Drive)
Palmer Commons ground level entrance is on right side of Palmer Drive

Visitor Parking Central Campus/Medical Campus

Visitor parking is available on Central Campus at the Palmer Dr. Structureand n the Medical Campus at the Parking A (Taubman)
Parkers pull a parking ticket upon entering a structure and pay the cashier to exit. The Palmer structure rate is $0.55 per half-hour. The Parking A and Parking C structures have has a stepped rate of $2 for the first hour and $1 for each additional hour.

Visitor Parking Palmer Drive Structure

The parking structure is underneath the Life Science Institute, Undergraduate Science Building and next to Palmer Commons.
Once you reach Palmer Drive, you will need to use the 2nd parking entrance that is marked "Visitor Parking".
Pull a ticket, (which is .55 per half-hour) and park on levels LL (lower level) and P1 (level 1).
Once you exit your vehicle look for large metal "Maize and Blue signs".
Walk towards the east elevators and follow the signs that list Palmer Commons (there are 3 sets of elevators in the structure, east, north and south).
In the elevator, push the PL Level (Plaza Level) you will exit near the Life Science Building and walk across the plaza to the Glass House Cafe (you will see signs for the cafe).