Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Directions

The Wong Auditorium is located in the Tang Center (Building E-51), at the corner of Amherst and Wadsworth Streets (near Kendall Square). Due to severely constrained parking in Cambridge and near MIT in particular, we strongly suggest alternative means of getting to campus. Whenever possible, park your car at the hotel at which you are staying, and use a taxi or public transportation to get to the MIT campus.

Campus Map

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Public Transportation

By subway, take the Red Line to the Kendall/MIT Station. Once above ground (you will be on Main Street), head for the nearby Bank of America Branch on the corner of Wadsworth Street. Walk half a block down Wadsworth Street toward the Charles River; the Tang Center, Wong Auditorium entrance is at the corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.

By bus, the CT2 (Cross Town) stops at the Kendall Square T Station, as well as on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar St., near the main MIT entrance. The #1 or Dudley/Harvard Station bus stops at the main MIT entrance on Massachusetts Avenue. Walk up to Memorial Drive, turn east and it’s a 10-15 minute walk past the Great Dome to the intersection with Wadsworth Street. Turn left, and the entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the near corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets. For more information, visit the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority website.

For more information, visit the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority website.

Traveling by air

If you are planning to travel by air, you will be flying into Logan Airport (code BOS).

Taxi: On average, MIT is a 25-minute taxi ride from the airport. Taxi fare from the airport is about $15-20. Inform the taxi driver that you are going to the corner of Amherst and Wadsworth Streets near Kendall Square (Wadsworth is off of Memorial Drive, just to the west side of the Longfellow Bridge).

Subway: The subway ride from Logan involves two transfers. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the Silver Line bus to the South Station. The fare for the Silver Line is $2.00. Take the Red Line to Kendall/MIT (take the outbound train toward Alewife). Under normal conditions the ride will take about 40-minutes. Once above ground (you will be on Main Street), head for the nearby Bank of America Branch on the corner of Wadsworth Street. Walk half a block down Wadsworth Street toward the Charles River; the Tang Center, Wong Auditorium entrance is at the corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.

Car: The drive from Logan airport can be rather nasty, depending on traffic conditions. Take the main exit from the airport (not the Ted Williams Tunnel) and follow the signs toward Boston via the Sumner Tunnel. The tunnel toll is US $2. As you exit the tunnel, turn right onto the expressway (93 North). Take the second exit, marked 'Storrow Drive West'. Immediately take the right fork of the road to a stoplight. Turn left, then immediately turn right and drive over the Charles River. The Boston Museum of Science will be on your left. Turn left at the next stoplight onto Memorial Drive. Follow Memorial Drive for about a half mile and MIT will be on your right side. Wadsworth Street is the first right after the Longfellow Bridge. The entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the near corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.

Traveling by car

From the West (I-90 / Mass Turnpike): To 77 Mass. Ave.: Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit (exit 18). Following the signs to Cambridge, cross the River Street Bridge, and turn right onto Memorial Drive heading east. Follow past the Hyatt Hotel and through the Mass. Ave. underpass. Shortly after the underpass, you will pass the MIT Sailing Pavilion, and then make the second left onto Wadsworth Street. The entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the near corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.

From the North (I-95 or I-93): If you are heading south on I-93, follow I-93 into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south on I-95, take the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.

From the South (I-95 or I-93): If you are heading north on I-93, follow I-93 (the Southeast Expressway) into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading north on I-95, take the I-93 North exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.

From Route I-93: From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to Back Bay along Storrow Drive West, approximately 1.5 miles, to the exit for Route 2A. The exit will be on the left, just before the Harvard Bridge (more appropriately called the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge). The Charles River will be on your right. As you cross the bridge, you will be looking at MIT - the Great Dome and academic facilities are on the right, the dormitories and athletic facilities are on the left. The 77 Mass. Ave entrance will be on your right. Turn left onto Vassar Street and then left onto Main Street. This will take you through Kendall Square. Turn right onto Wadsworth street. The entrance to the Tang Center is one block in, at the far corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets.

Parking

Parking in Cambridge and Boston is scarce. There is limited on-street and off-street parking available, and most public parking is not close to the center of the MIT campus (unless you arrive early in the morning or late in the evening). Whenever possible, park your car at the hotel at which you are staying, and use public transportation to get to the MIT campus.

There is unmetered parking on Memorial Drive (most of the spaces fill up by 8:00 AM), and metered parking on Massachusetts Avenue. There are a number of parking lots within a 5-15 minute walk at which you may park for a fee. These include a lot at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, Park and Lock on Third Street, Kinney Systems at 4 Cambridge Center (entrances on Ames Street and Broadway), and Kinney Systems at Ten Cambridge Center (entrances from Broadway and Binney Street).