Directions
to The BAVUG Meeting
Future Media Concepts
43 Thorndike St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
Directions: Please
note if driving: due to the “Big Dig”,
you will encounter detours. For the most recent updates on exit
numbers and tunnel info please click on http://www.boston.com/news/traffic/bigdig/
The closest subway T stop is Lechmere
:: We are located about 2 blocks from the Lechmere T stop on the Green
Line.
:: When you arrive at the Lechmere T stop, walk up Cambridge
Street (1 block) and take a left on Second Street.
:: Continue on
Second Street for almost 1 block.
:: Just before the corner of Thorndike
and Second Street there is a small courtyard to the right that
says “43 Thorndike St. (Second Street Entry)” on
it.
:: Go into that courtyard. You'll see a pair of doors that say ‘43
Thorndike Street’ on them.
:: We're through those doors, to
the right.
By bus
:: The closest bus stop to FMC is the Cambridge Courthouse stop
on the corner of Cambridge St. and Third St.
:: The following buses
stop there: #69, #80, #87 and #88. You may find a bus schedule
at the following link: http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_buses.asp
FROM THE SOUTH (RHODE ISLAND)
:: Follow Interstate 95 North to Massachusetts
exit #12, which will put you on to Interstate 93 North toward Boston.
Take I-93 North Exit 26 (labeled STORROW DRIVE North Station/Fleet
Center/Museum of Science). See I-93 North Exit 26 continuation.
FROM THE SOUTH (SOUTH SHORE)
:: Follow Route 3 North until it turns into Interstate 93 North,
heading toward Boston.
:: Take I-93 North Exit 26 (labelled STORROW
DRIVE North Station/Fleet Center/Museum of Science). See I-93 North
Exit 26 continuation.
Continuation of I-93 Northbound Exit 26
(Storrow Drive/North Station/Fleet Center)
:: As you exit the tunnel, stay left for North Station/Leverett
Circle.
:: Immediately after the first traffic light, turn left.
:: At the next light under the stone arch bridge, take a right onto
the O'Brien Highway (Rt. 28).
:: As you are crossing the bridge
get into the middle lane.
:: Go straight through two sets of lights
and stay in the left lane after the second set of lights.
:: Stay
to the left of the divider.
:: Now you are on Cambridge St. Go straight
through two more lights until you get to Second Street (3rd set
of lights).
:: At this light take a left.
:: FMC is towards the end
of the first block on the right.
For Parking: please see instructions
below.
FROM THE NORTH (N.H.)
:: Follow Interstate 93 South to Exit 26 (Storrow
Dr./North Station).
:: Follow signs for North Station/Leverett Circle/Rt
28N until you come to a traffic light.
:: Take a left at the light
towards Cambridge.
:: At the next light, turn right onto the O'Brien
Highway.
:: As you are crossing the bridge get into the middle lane.
:: Go straight through two sets of lights and stay in the left
lane after the second set of lights.
:: Stay to the left of the divider.
:: Now you are on Cambridge St.
:: Go straight through two more lights
until you get to Second Street (3rd set of lights).
:: At this light
take a left.
:: FMC is towards the end of the first block on the right.
For Parking: please see instructions below.
FROM THE NORTH (Maine):
:: Take 95S to exit 50 towards RT 1 South
and then follow Rt 1 South directions below.
FROM THE NORTH (NORTH SHORE)
:: Follow Route 1 South and go over the Tobin
Bridge (the toll is $3 for cars) and through the City Square Tunnel.
:: Then
follow signs to Storrow Dr/North Station and then N. Station/Leverett Circle/Rt
28N.
:: At the end of the ramp, take a left after the traffic light towards
Cambridge.
:: At the next light, turn right onto the O'Brien Highway (Rt. 28).
:: As you are crossing the bridge get into the middle lane.
:: Go straight through
two sets of lights and stay in the left lane after the second set of lights.
:: Stay to the left of the divider.
:: Now you are on Cambridge St. Go straight
through two more lights until you get to Second Street (3rd set of lights).
:: At this light take a left.
:: FMC is towards the end of the first block on
the right. For Parking: please see instructions below.
FROM THE WEST:
— For large vans, buses and trucks: You are not allowed on Storrow
Drive due to low bridge clearance (only 9 feet in some places).
:: Take the
Mass Turnpike (Interstate 90) East to where it connects with I-93 North.
See I-93 North Exit 26 continuation.
— For cars and small vans/trucks only:
:: Take the Mass Turnpike (Interstate
90) East to exit #18 (Allston/Cambridge).
:: After the toll booth ($1 for cars),
take the ramp to the right.
:: At the second set of lights turn right onto
Storrow Drive East.
:: Follow this road to where it ends at Leverett Circle.
:: Stay in the left lane as you approach the intersection and turn left onto
the O'Brien Highway (Rt. 28).
:: As you are crossing the bridge get into the
middle lane.
:: Go straight through two sets of lights and stay in the left
lane after the second set of lights.
:: Stay to the left of the divider.
:: Now
you are on Cambridge St.
:: Go straight through two more lights until you get
to Second Street (3rd set of lights).
:: At this light take a left.
:: FMC is
towards the end of the first block on the right. For Parking: please see
instructions below.
— Alternative Route for cars only:
:: To avoid Storrow Drive construction
delays or for a more scenic route (great views of the Boston skyline and
the Charles River), take the Mass Turnpike (Interstate 90) East to exit
#18 (Allston/Cambridge).
:: After the toll booth ($1 for cars), take the ramp
to the right.
:: Go straight through two traffic lights and over a bridge.
:: Take a right at the next light which is Memorial Drive*/Route 3 South.
:: Go
straight through one traffic light.
:: You will come to a split in the road,
stay left.
:: You will come to a second split, this time stay right.
:: Go through two more traffic lights.
:: At the third light, take a left on the
O'Brien Highway (Rt. 28).
:: Stay to the left of the divider. Now you are on
Cambridge St.
:: Go straight through two more lights until you get to Second
Street (3rd set of lights).
:: At this light take a left.
:: FMC is towards the
end of the first block on the right. For Parking: please see instructions
below.
FROM THE NORTHWEST
:: Follow Route 2 until it turns into Memorial Drive.
:: Follow Memorial Drive along the Charles River (on your right) to the end.
(Note: at the Longfellow Bridge stay right {the sign says Cambridge}. If
you go left you'll end up downtown.)
:: Take a left on the O'Brien Highway
(Rt. 28).
:: Stay to the left of the divider.
:: Now you are on Cambridge St.
:: Go straight through two more lights until you get to Second Street (3rd
set of lights).
:: At this light take a left. FMC is towards the end of the
first block on the right. For Parking: please see instructions below.
FROM FANEUIL HALL
:: Take Congress Street heading towards downtown to State
Street, where the Old State House is located.
:: Turn right onto State
Street and follow it to Cambridge Street.
:: Turn right.
:: Take Cambridge street
to the end and follow signs for Storrow Drive East.
:: Follow Storrow Drive
to the end.
:: Stay in the left lane as you approach Leverett circle, and
turn left onto the O'Brien Highway.
:: As you are crossing the bridge get
into the middle lane.
:: Go straight through two sets of lights and stay
in the left lane after the second set of lights.
:: Stay to the left of the
divider.
:: Now you are on Cambridge St. Go straight through two more lights
until you get to Second Street (3rd set of lights).
:: At this light take
a left. FMC is towards the end of the first block on the right. For Parking:
please see instructions below.
FROM LOGAN AIRPORT
:: As you leave the airport, follow signs for "Boston
via Ted Williams Tunnel". (There is a $3.00 toll.)
:: Follow signs to
93N.
:: This links you to Exit 26 off I-93. See I-93 North Exit 26 continuation.
PARKING
If you are a student then with a print out of this page you just
pay $10/day at the parking lot at 22 Hurley Street. There are
metered spots on the streets around Thorndike St. and Second St., with
1-2 hour limits. If you show up at around 7:30 you might find free parking
around the block of the Cambridge Courthouse but FMC does not open until
9am. There are several parking garages: the Hurley St. Parking Lot ($10
per day), the Spring Street garage ($16/day) and the Cambridgeside Galleria
Garage (24$/day). The Hurley St. Parking Lot is found between 1st and
2nd St. and between Spring St and Charles St.
How to get there once you’ve parked:
FMC is located in the old Cambridge Courthouse building. Entrance
to FMC is at the Second Street entrance of 43 Thorndike. Walk through
the courtyard and you will see doors that say “43 Thorndike St.”.
Go through them, turn right and there is Future Media Concepts.
For more information on public transportation, call 617-222-3200 or check
out their web site at http://www.mbta.com
For special needs on public transportation call The RIDE at 617-222-5123
or Hearing Impaired TDD-222-5415
For driving conditions update call SmarTraveler at 617-374-1234.
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