Directions to the September 25 Meeting

BBN Technologies, Fawcett Street, Cambridge, 617-873-8000

Note: Do not park or enter from Moulton Street! Park in the lot off Concord Avenue, which will be immediately before the building on your right if you are coming from Cambridge (westbound) or immediately after it on your left if you are coming from Belmont (eastbound). Look for the balloons!

From Downtown Boston by Car

  • Find any entrance to Storrow Drive - Westbound. Follow Storrow Drive West along the Charles River to the turnoff for Fresh Pond Parkway.

  • The Fresh Pond Parkway will take you across the Charles River.

  • Follow the Parkway 1.8 miles to the second rotary (Concord Avenue - West). T

  • At the Rotary, take Concord Avenue - West (toward Belmont). Once on Concord Avenue West, pass the gas station and turn right on Fawcett Street.  Enter the parking lot (the large lot will be on your left) directly across from the garage. There will be balloons marking this entrance, tied to the handrail of the entrance.  Park anywhere in the lot.  Go up the steps to enter the building. You will be entering through the BBN cafeteria.
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From Route 128 Vicinity by Car  

  • Follow Route 128/95 to Exit 29A (Route 2 East - Cambridge/Arlington)

  • To Moulton and Fawcett Street addresses: Follow Route 2 east toward Cambridge for approximately 6.3 miles.

  • Bear right at the traffic light, following the Alewife Brook Parkway (Routes 2, 3, and 16) for 7/10 mile to the Concord Avenue (Fresh Pond) rotary.

  • Turn right off the Parkway at the rotary toward Belmont onto Concord Avenue West.

  • Once on Concord Avenue West, pass the gas station and turn right on Fawcett Street.   Enter the parking lot, which will be on your left. There will be balloons marking this entrance, tied to the handrail of the entrance.  Park anywhere in the lot.  Go up the steps to enter the building. You will be entering through the BBN cafeteria.

By bus

Take the Red Line train to Harvard Square, get off the train and transfer to a 74 or 78 bus. Get off at Fawcett Street. 

On foot

Take the Alewife Red Line train and get off at Alewife Station. At Alewife, go upstairs and outside. With the front door of Bertucci’s Restaurant behind you, cross the intersection and follow the pedestrian path to Alewife Book Parkway. Turn right and walk over a bridge (passing the Fresh Pond Shopping Mall on your left). Continue to the next rotary in front of the former  Ground Round and bear to the right onto Concord Ave. Walk to Fawcett Street, about one quarter of a mile from the rotary. Total walk time is about 15 minutes.

Visual cues

Fawcett Street at Concord Avenue, looking north, with the MBTA bus stop.

BBN parking lot on the left (north) side of Fawcett Street. Turn here.

 

Here is where you enter (to be marked with balloons). See you there!

Do NOT go here! The main entrance at Moulton Street. If you are here, go further south down Concord Avenue to Fawcett Street.


After Thoughts will be at Christopher's, at 1920 Massachusetts Avenue, Porter Square.