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FAIR LOCATION
Boston University, George Sherman Union, Metcalf Ballroom (2nd Flr.) / East Balcony (3rd Flr.)
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (map)

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From North: Take Route 1 or I-93 South to Boston. After the bridge, take the Storrow Drive/Cambridge exit. Follow Storrow Drive approximately for 2 miles to Kenmore Square exit. Follow Local Directions below.

From Logan Airport: Take Route 1A Boston to Summer Tunnel, then proceed to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive to Ken more Square exit. Follow local directions below.

From Southeast: Take I-95 or Route 3 North to I-93 North into Boston. Take exit 26 onto Storrow Drive and follow 2 miles to Kenmore Square exit. Follow Local Directions below.

From South: Washington, D.C. or New York City, take I-95 North to New Haven, CT. Then take I-91 North to Hartford, where you will get I-84 East. Follow this to I-90 East, the Massachusetts Turnpike. Follow directions From West below.

From West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East to Exit 18, Brighton/Cambridge. Follow the right side of the ramp towards Cambridge. At the bottom of the ramp there will be several traffic lights. Turn right at the hotel onto Storrow Drive. Exit Storrow Drive at the Kenmore Square exit. Follow Local Directions below.

Local Directions: From the Kenmore Square exit of Storrow Drive, follow ramp to traffic lights. Turn right onto Beacon Street. At this point, the road will fork. Follow right side of fork for all Bay State Road destinations. Otherwise, follow left side of fork into Kenmore Square at second traffic light, bear right for all Commonwealth Avenue destinations.

PARKING
The most convenient parking lot is at 808 Commonwealth Avenue Lot, which is marked Lot “F” on this map. Anyone referencing Idealist.org will be allowed to enter the lot for the $8 POE rate. Here are other parking lots in the area:

Kenmore Lot (cash only)/ 549 Commonwealth Avenue
Lot N - Granby (cash only)/ 665 Commonwealth Avenue
Lot K - Warren Towers garage (cash only)/ 700 Commonwealth Avenue

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
We highly encourage you to take public transportation as driving in Boston can be very tricky. Please see Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for information.

The MBTA, also known as the T, is color-coded by line: Red, Blue, Orange, and Green. The Green Line “B” train passes right through the Boston University Charles River campus, continuing from Kenmore Square up along Commonwealth Avenue on the street level. This allows direct access for people at the Charles River campus to the downtown area, various cultural and historical locations or to get to the airport via the Blue Line connection.

*The closest stop - right in front - to the George Sherman Union is the Boston University Central station on the Green/B Line.

Directions to the campus are as follows:

Red Line: To Park Street Station (Green Line intersects); board Green Line “B” train outbound to Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue stops.

Blue Line (Includes Airport stop): To Government Center; board Green Line “B” train outbound to Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue stops.

Orange Line: To Downtown Crossing; follow underground concourse platform to the Green Line Park Street Station, then board Green Line “B” train outbound to Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue stops.

Green Line: From Lechmere, Science, North Station, or Haymarket, take any train to Government Center, then board “B” train outbound to Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue stops. From “E” train, go to Arlington, then board “B” train outbound to Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue stops. From suburban “C” or “D” train stops, go inbound to Kenmore Square and then board an outbound “B” train for Commonwealth Avenue stops.

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to make our events accessible to people of all abilities. To request accommodations, please send an email to chris@idealist.org as soon as possible or at least one week prior to the event.