BOSTON (CBS) – Jennifer Street at Mass Eye and Ear says a major growth plan is in the exploratory stages of thinking about how to improve parking for patients, and how to solve some longstanding space issues.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Anthony Silva reports

The idea would replace the surface parking along Storrow Drive with a dedicated underground garage and couple that with an major addition to the Infirmary over Charles Street Extension.

Street says the plan would involve obtaining a long-term lease on the state land where the Infirmary currently provides parking.

Steve Young, President of the Beacon Hill Civic Association, sees potential with this idea, but he has lots of questions.