Travel information April 1997 TRAVEL TO COLLEGE PARK The University of Maryland, College Park is located in College Park, Maryland, four miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Mathematics Building, in the department lounge (room 3201) and colloquium room (room 3206). Lodging will be about 2/3 of a mile to the south of the Mathematics Building, at: Quality Inn 7200 Baltimore Ave. (U.S. Route 1) College Park, MD 20742 (301)864-5820 We describe below some of the many routes you can take to the University and to the Quality Inn. We strive to keep this information up-to-date, and welcome hearing about discrepancies that you may encounter. In particular specific fares mentioned below may have increased with the passage of time. More travel information can be found at the following sites: http://www.inform.umd.edu/Visitor/directions.html http://www.inform.umd.edu/Student/Transportation/ BY CAR FROM THE NORTH: Take I-95 south to Exit 25B, U.S. Route 1 south, College Park. The procedure for taking this exit is somewhat complicated--it is well marked, but you must start exiting 2-3 miles in advance. As you approach the Capital Beltway (I-495), keep to the right of center, following the signs to Exits 27 & 25, as the freeway splits. After the split, follow the signs marked U.S. Route 1 and Exit 25 (this will be a left exit, followed soon by a right exit). You will rejoin I-95/I-495 south briefly; keep right. Then take Exit 25B, U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Ave.) south to College Park. Proceed south on U.S. Route 1 for 2 miles. The University will be on your right. The Quality Inn is on the right about 3 blocks past campus at 7200 Baltimore Ave. FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-95 north, joining the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Virginia. Cross into Maryland on I-95/I-495 and continue to Exit 25, College Park. Turn left at the stoplight onto U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Ave.) south and proceed as above. FROM THE WEST: Take I-66 east to I-495 north (it later curves to the east after you enter Maryland), or I-270 south to I-495 east. Continue past Silver Spring to Exit 25B, U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Ave.), College Park, and proceed as above. FROM WASHINGTON, DC: Take Rhode Island Ave. northeast out of the city. Rhode Island Ave. turns into Baltimore Ave., U.S. Route 1. Continue north and the University will be on your left. The Quality Inn, at 7200 Baltimore Ave., will be on your left just after the stoplight at Guilford Rd., one mile north of the intersection with Md. Route 410 (East-West Hwy.), and before you reach campus. BY TRAIN From all directions you can reach Union Station in Washington, DC. Coming from the north, Amtrak also stops closer to the University at New Carrollton in Maryland near the Capital Beltway. FROM UNION STATION: Your best bet is to take Metrorail to the College Park station. Plan on around 30 minutes and a fare of around $2 for this leg of your journey. The procedure for reaching College Park during "peak hours" has changed since 1996; see the section below on Metrorail. Taxi fare from Union Station is perhaps around $30. You are better off taking a taxi from New Carrollton if possible. FROM NEW CARROLLTON: You can a taxi to campus or to the Quality Inn (see directions above) for around $15. Bus service is also available but may not be convenient. Using Metrorail from New Carrollton to College Park is not recommended because the route is circuitous; use Union Station instead to connect to Metrorail. VIA METRORAIL: Metrorail operates from 5:30am-midnight on weekdays and 8am-midnight on weekends. The procedure for reaching College Park during "peak hours" has changed since 1996. Peak hours are roughly 5:30-9:30am and 3-8pm, but check the signs posted at the station to be sure. From Union Station you can go straight to the directions below. From other locations, check the system map to see how to reach Metro Center or Gallery Place downtown, and follow these directions from there. Non-Peak Hours Take the Red Line north toward Silver Spring and Wheaton. Exit the train at the Fort Totten station and transfer to the Green Line toward Greenbelt. Then exit at the College Park station, and see the directions below. Peak Hours Take the Green Line north toward Greenbelt, and exit at the College Park station. (Green Line trains are available at Red Line stations downtown during these hours, and transfers at Fort Totten are not possible.) FROM THE COLLEGE PARK METRORAIL STATION: If your destination is the Quality Inn, you can walk about 1/2 mile or take a taxi. To walk, exit the station on the west side. (This is the direction that requires you to cross under some MARC train tracks next to the station, and it is the direction in which one would walk to "downtown" College Park or U.S. Route 1.) Walk west from the station on Calvert Road (the main road, toward the south end and moving directly away from the station) for 1/2 mile to U.S. Route 1. The Quality Inn is directly across the street. You can catch a taxi for either the University or the Quality Inn at the main taxi stand for the station; this is on the east (busy) side of the station (do not cross under the MARC tracks). Taxi fare should be around $3. On Monday-Friday only, there is also a free shuttle bus (Shuttle-UM) to campus that leaves from the east side of the stations every 15 minutes from approximately 7am to 7:30pm. It takes 10-15 minutes to reach campus. About 100-200 yards after crossing U.S. Route 1 and entering the main gate of the University, you will see on your right a four story building with a grey slate dome. That is the Mathematics Building. There is a shuttle stop just ahead near the traffic circle. BY AIR There are three airports serving the Washington area, listed below with instructions for ground connections. --Dulles (IAD) is by far the least convenient. --BWI is the best for driving connections or shuttle service. --National (DCA) has the great advantage that one can get to College Park on Metrorail, arriving 1/2 mile (on foot) from the Quality Inn. FROM NATIONAL AIRPORT: You can walk to the Metrorail station, or wait to take one of the frequent and free shuttles. Plan on taking an hour and a fare of around $3 to reach the College Park station. Take the Yellow Line north toward Gallery Place and U Street/Cardozo; exit at Gallery Place and follow the Metrorail directions above. You can also take a taxi from the airport for around $40. Driving time is about 30 minutes during non-rush hours. FROM BWI (Baltimore-Washington International Airport): Here are several options. For more complete information you can call Ground Transportation at 410-859-7545. Super Shuttle BWI provides door-to-door transportation to and from College Park for around $20; additional passengers are $5 apiece. Call 1-800-BLUEVAN for details. You must make an advance reservation. Be aware that it is a two-step process; a bus takes you to a satellite station not far from College Park, where smaller vehicles take passengers to their destinations. Buses run every hour during the day. Private Car Limousine Service costs around $45 to and from College Park, for up to 4 people. The fee does not include driver's gratuity. The driver will meet you at the airport gate and assist at baggage claim. You have to call in advance to make a reservation, 410-519-0000. Ground Transportation Professionals, Inc. provides taxi service to College Park for around $40. For information, call 410-859-1100. Be aware that they do not provide service from College Park back to the airport; you will have to contact a taxi company in College Park for that. Driving time from BWI is around 30 minutes. FROM DULLES AIRPORT: You can take the Dulles Express shuttle to the West Falls Church Metrorail station for $8 (cash only). Shuttles leave the airport every 20-30 minutes, from 6am to 10:30pm weekdays, from 7:30am to 10:30pm Sundays and holidays. Then take Metrorail to College Park for an additional $3 or so (take the Orange Line toward New Carrollton, exit at Metro Center, and follow the Metrorail directions above). Total time from the airport to College Park may be 90 minutes or more. Alternatively, taxi service to College Park will cost around $55 and take around an hour. For more information, call Travelers Aid at 703-661-8638. HOW TO GET TO THE MATHEMATICS BUILDING The Quality Inn is within easy walking distance of the conference, which will be held on the third floor of the Mathematics Building on the University of Maryland campus, in the department lounge (room 3201) and colloquium room (room 3206). Walk north (left as your leave the hotel) along U.S. Route 1. At the 2nd stoplight you reach College Ave./Regents Drive at the south edge of campus; turn left through the gate and follow Regents Drive as it curves to the right past the chapel. Proceed to a traffic circle and veer right, moving past and away from the circle toward the four story building with a grey slate dome. That is the Mathematics Building. If you are arriving by car, follow the directions earlier to reach College Park via U.S. Route 1. Enter campus by turning west onto Campus Drive at the main (north) gate. This is a major intersection with a stoplight. If you are coming south from the Beltway (I-95/I-495), this will be after about 2 miles and will be your first opportunity to turn right onto campus, as the road widens just past a small bridge. Coming north on U.S. Route 1, look for the campus on your left and, after a couple minor stoplights, turn left at the big intersection with 2 left turn lanes. If you continue straight on Campus Drive for 100-200 yards, you will be in front of the Mathematics Building, which has four stories and supports a gray slate dome. However, follow the instructions below to park. PARKING ON A WEEKEND OR AFTER 4PM: After turning onto Campus Drive, keep right and take the first right turn onto Paint Branch Drive. There will be parking lots on your right and then on your left. Be careful to park in an area that explicitly says you are welcome to park after 4pm and on weekends; most but not all lots have this property. PARKING ON A WEEKDAY: Proceed on Campus Drive past the Mathematics Building to a traffic circle, and turn right there onto Regents Drive. After a block, turn left onto Field House Drive and then right into the parking garage. Park at a meter, and pay the meter (quarters only). Or, you can by an all-day permit for $4 in the campus parking offices located in the garage. To do this, proceed on Regents Drive past the garage, find a place to make a U-turn, and when passing the garage in the other direction along Regents Drive you can parallel park at a meter that will give you 15 free minutes. Walk into the office you just parked in front of and buy a permit. CHEZ BOYLE (Party, Friday 8pm) The address is 8710 23rd Avenue and the phone number is 301-434-5298. From the Quality Inn: --Drive south on Route 1 to the very next traffic light, which has an Exxon station on the far right corner. Turn right onto Guilford Road. --When this road ends (after many curves, at the third stop sign), turn left onto Campus Drive. --At the first serious intersection (the second stoplight), turn right onto Adelphi Road. --Almost immediately there is another stoplight--go straight through. After a long stretch on Adelphi Road with no lights, turn left at the next stoplight, onto Metzerott Road. --Take the second left, onto 23rd Avenue. --After 4 blocks, 23rd Court hits 23rd Avenue from the left; opposite, on the right side, is the Boyles' driveway (the larger house, on the right side of the driveway, is the Boyles'). --Park on the street (don't go up the driveway--not enough room). --The total drive from the Quality Inn is roughly perhaps 4 miles. From I-95, coming south from Baltimore: --Take Exit 27 onto I-495 (Capital Beltway) west toward Silver Spring. --Get in the 2nd-to-right lane, to avoid Exit 28A, and then take Exit 28B, New Hampshire Avenue south. --Take a left at the second stoplight onto Adelphi Road --Take a right at the second stoplight onto Metzerott Road. --Proceed as above onto 23rd Avenue and so forth. (We suggest: participants staying at the Quality Inn interested in getting a ride to the Boyles' or willing to give one, rendezvous in the Quality Inn check-in lobby about 8:00 to join forces.) MICHAEL JAKOBSON'S HOUSE (Party, Saturday 8pm) The address is 15415 Bitterroot Way in Rockville, and the phone number is 301-929-9441. From the University or from the Quality Inn: --Drive north on Route 1 to the Beltway (I-95/495). --Take the 2nd Beltway exit west toward Silver Spring. --Stay on I-495 (not I-95, which soon exits north) for about 5 miles. --Take Exit 31A north onto Georgia Ave. (Md. Route 97). --Follow Georgia Ave. for 6.4 miles. After the major intersection with Connecticut Ave. (Md. Route 185), turn left at the next light onto Bel Pre Road, which is a narrower street with several speed bumps. --Follow Bel Pre Road just over 1 mile until it comes to a bigger street, Norbeck Road (Md. Route 28). --Cross Norbeck Road and continue straight into the neighborhood called Flower Valley; Bel Pre Road changes its name to Emory Lane here. --After .1 to .2 miles, take your first right onto Sunflower Drive. --Pass 1 stop sign and 2 yellow pedestrian crossing signs; at the second yellow crossing sign turn left on Bitterroot Way. --Follow Bitterroot Way up to the end (close to the end of Bitterroot Way there is Bitterroot Court on the right side, do not turn there!) --The house is on the right side of the street. (We suggest: participants staying at the Quality Inn interested in getting a ride to the Jakobsons' or willing to give one, rendezvous in the Quality Inn check-in lobby about 7:45 to join forces.)