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Plan Your Visit

Welcome to The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, located in First Ward just northeast of Trade and Tryon. Explore nearby activities and find everything you need for a smooth visit—including directions, parking, and light rail options for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Welcome to The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City! To ensure a smooth visit, we have provided comprehensive information about how to get there, activities nearby as well as parking and light rail options available to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Please review the sections below to find the appropriate parking or transit solution for your needs.

Parking

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Faculty, Staff & Students

Parking, available by University permit and the Park Mobile app, is available at 422 E. 9th Street (gravel lot) at the corner of 9th and Brevard. Handicapped parking is available at 625 N. Brevard and requires a University permit with Dubois Center parking privileges and the appropriate placard. For more detailed parking information and the appropriate permitting, please visit the PaTS website.

Dubois Center parking

Visitor Parking for Events

Visitor parking for events is not available through the University. Several pay-to-park options are within walking distance, with the closest being 422 E. 9th Street (gravel lot, see photo). For parking, download the Park Mobile app and select zone #96422.

Event organizers may arrange parking with Preferred Parking (704-375-3014 or info@preferredparking.com).

Light Rail

The LYNX Blue Line Extension connects UNC Charlotte with neighborhoods and business districts as far south as Pineville. The Ninth Street Station is the closest stop to The Dubois Center.

CATS Website

Students

UNC Charlotte students have the CATS All-Access Pass, providing unlimited rides on CATS buses, streetcars, airport sprinter, and LYNX light rail. Download the CATS-Pass app to access your pass in the “Wallet” section.

Visitors

Visitors are encouraged to use the light rail when visiting The Dubois Center. The building is half a block from the 9th Street Station. Free parking is available at nine of the eleven light rail Park and Ride locations, with Sugar Creek Station and Scaleybark Park being the closest to 9th Street Station. Purchase light rail tickets from vending machines on station platforms or via the CATS-Pass app.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance!

First Ward Park

First Ward Park is the culmination of a joint partnership between Levine Properties, UNC Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. The 4-acre park is located between East 7th, 9th and Brevard Streets, just east of the light rail tracks.

Other attractions surrounding The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City include: ImaginOn, a children’s Learning Center, Levine Museum of the New South, and Spectrum Center, home of the professional NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets.

Nearby Restaurants

The Market at Dubois
7th Street Public Market
Jimmy John’s Subs
Sabor Latin Street Grill
Mert’s Heart and Soul
Optimist Hall

Nearby Hotels

Homewood Suites by Hilton Charlotte Uptown First Ward
The Dunhill Hotel
Hyatt House Charlotte/Center City
Hyatt Place Charlotte Downtown
Courtyard Marriott (Uptown)
Charlotte Marriott Center City
DoubleTree by Hilton Charlotte City Center
Omni Hotel
Hampton Inn Charlotte-Uptown