MIT:\LCM\TECHLEB|06\ATTEND\VENUE\DIRECTIONS>   

bullet To Tang Center (conference venue)
bullet To Hyatt Hotel
bullet To Hotel @ MIT
bullet To Hotel Marlowe
 

Directions to the Tang Center (E51):

bullet The street address of the Tang Center is:
70 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
 
bullet From I-90, the Mass Turnpike: Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit 18.Follow the signs to Cambridge and cross the River Street Bridge. After the bridge, turn right onto Memorial Drive. Follow Memorial Drive past the BU and Harvard Bridges. After the Harvard Bridge (Massachusetts Ave.), take a left turn onto Wadsworth St. at the sign for Kendall Square. The Tang Center (E51) will be on your left.
 
bullet

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 (also called the Massachusetts Ave. Bridge) take a right onto Memorial Drive. Turn left onto Wadsworth St. at the sign for Kendall Square. The Tang Center (E51) will be on your left.
 

bullet

Subway - MBTA ("The T"): By train, take the Red Line to the Kendall/MIT Station. Once above ground (you will be on Main Street), head for the nearby Fleet Bank on the corner of Wadsworth Street. Walk half a block down Wadsworth Street toward the Charles River, then cross the street to a wide flight of stone steps — the MIT Sloan Plaza. The Hermann Building (which houses the MIT Sloan library and faculty offices; also known as E53) is straight ahead, and the main MIT Sloan building (E52) is on your right.
 

bullet

Bus - MBTA ("The T"): 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 and provides transportation to Central Square and Harvard Square.


Directions to the Tang Center from Logan Airport:

bullet

By taxi: Taxi fare from the airport is about $20-$25. During non-rush hour, the taxi ride will take about 15 minutes. During rush hour, the ride could take 30 minutes.
 

bullet

By subway: The subway ride from Logan involves several transfers. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the airport shuttle bus to the Blue Line subway station. Take the Blue Line to the Government Center station and go upstairs to and take the Green Line trolley to Park Street. At the Park Street station, go downstairs and take the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (take the outbound train toward Alewife). Under normal conditions the ride will take about one-half hour.
 

bullet By car: Leaving the airport follow the signs to the Sumner Tunnel. Entering the tunnel keep in the right lane. At the end of the tunnel, keeping in the right lane, start down an incline and bear to the right immediately at the sign for Storrow Drive. Take Exit 26 for Cambridge/Somerville. Follow the Back Bay/Cambridge signs (do not take the exit for Cambridge/Somerville). Keep in the right lane and follow the Storrow Drive West signs. After passing under the pedestrian walkbridges, change to the left lane and take Exit 2A-N. Turn right and cross the Harvard Bridge. MIT's main entrance, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights. Take a right onto Vassar Street. Follow it into Kendall Square, which is adjacent to the MIT Sloan campus.


Directions to Hyatt from Logan Airport:

bullet

By car: Follow signs to Boston via Sumner Tunnel. After you come out of the tunnel take exit 26A - "Storrow Drive/ Back Bay/Cambridge." Keep left, go onto Storrow Drive. Go 3/4 mile and take exit on left-hand side (Government Center/Kendall Square). At the top of the ramp take a right over the Longfellow Bridge, at the end of the bridge turn right onto Memorial Drive West (Rt.3 North). Stay on Memorial Drive approximately 1 and 1/2 miles; at the third traffic light turn right, the entrance to the Hyatt will be on your left. [Map of directions from airport]

 
Directions from Hyatt to the
TECHLEB|06 Venue:

bullet

By car: Head East (left) on Memorial Dr for 1.2 miles. Turn left on Wadsworth St. [Map of directions to the conference venue]
 

bullet

Walking: The venue is at an approximately 20 minutes walk from the hotel where you can follow the above directions.
 

Directions to Hotel @ MIT from Logan Airport:

bullet

By car: Follow signs through Sumner tunnel to Storrow Dr. West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt. 2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge. After four lights, turn left onto Sidney Street. Hotel @ MIT is one block on the left. [Map of directions from airport]
 

bullet

By subway: The subway ride from Logan involves several transfers. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the Silver Line Bus (SL1) to the Red Line subway station which is called South Station. Take the Red Line inbound to Central Square Station. Exit to street level, then cross Massachusetts Ave. Go left three blocks and take first right after the fire station onto Sidney Street. Walk down one block and entrance to hotel is on left on Green Street. Under normal conditions the ride will take about one-half hour.

 
Directions from Hotel @ MIT to the
TECHLEB|06 Venue:

bullet

By car: Head northeast from Sidney Street and go 0.1 mile then turn left at Massachusetts Avenue and go 148ft. Turn right at Columbia Street and go 96 feet. Then turn right at Main Street and go 0.8 mile. At Wadsworth Street take a right and go 0.1 mile. Bear a right at Amherst Street and go 13 ft. [Map of directions to venue]
 

bullet

Walking: The venue is at an approximately 20 minutes walk from the hotel. You can head northeast from Sidney Street and take a right at Massachusetts Avenue. It will take 10 minutes to get to Memorial Drive where you take a left and walk for another 10 minutes till you get to Wadsworth Street and turn left. The venue is on Amherst Street. Another option is to follow the same path as the one for cars.


Directions to Marlowe from Logan Airport:

bullet

By car: Follow signs through Sumner tunnel to Storrow Dr. West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt. 2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge. After four lights, turn left onto Sidney Street. Marlowe is one block on the left. [Map of directions from airport]
 

bullet

By subway (1): From any terminal at Logan airport, take the Silver Line Bus (SL1) to the Red Line subway station. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the Silver Line Bus (SL1) to the Red Line subway station called South Station. Take the Red Line inbound to Kendall Square Station. Exit the train and walk down Cambridge Center toward the Charles River and the Longfellow Bridge. When you reach the river, turn left on Edwin H. Land Boulevard and follow it toward the Cambridgeside Galleria and the Museum of Science. The hotel will be past the Cambridgeside Galleria on your left. The hotel is approximately 15 minutes walking from Kendall Square Station.
 

bullet

By subway (2): From any terminal at Logan airport, take the Silver Line Bus (SL1) to the Red Line subway station. From any terminal at Logan airport, take the Silver Line Bus (SL1) to the Red Line subway station called South Station. Take the Red Line inbound to Park Street Station. Switch to Green Line and go outbound to Lechmere Station. Exit the train to the right and follow signs to Cambridge Street. After walking under the train tracks, cross Cambridge Street and turn left. At the second traffic light, turn right on Edwin H. Land Boulevard. The hotel will be one sixteenth of a mile on your right. The hotel is approximately 5 minutes walking from Lechmere Station.

 
Directions from Marlowe to the
TECHLEB|06 Venue:

bullet

By car: Head southwest from Edwin H Land Blvd. and go 0.6 mile. Bear a left at Memorial Drive and go 0.1 mile. Then turn right at Wadsworth Street and go 0.1 mile and turn left at Amherst Street and go 13 feet. [Map of directions to venue]
 

bullet

Walking: Following the same directions as above, it is a 20 minute walk to the venue.