Maps, Directions and Parking Information

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Parking Information

All day on-street parking is virtually impossible to find in or around Harvard Square. In many areas, on-street parking is prohibited without a resident permit. Listed below are five public parking facilities within walking distance of the Barker Center for the Humanities and one parking facility located at the Alewife MBTA Station. If you are planning to drive to the Barker Center, we advise that you park before registering for the conference. Be sure to leave yourself plenty of time to park.

Parking Facilities Within Walking Distance of the Barker Center

• Church Street Lot - $18.00/day. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, Eliot Street and Mount Auburn Street. The next traffic light will put you in the center of Harvard Square, facing a newsstand called "Nini's Corner." Take a sharp left at "Nini's Corner," then bear right immediately onto Brattle Street. Take the first right onto Church Street, and the parking lot is halfway up the street on your left.
• Harvard Square Parking Garage - $19.00/day. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, then turn left at the first light onto Eliot Street. The parking garage is located immediately on your right.
• University Place Garage - $17.00/day. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, then turn left at the first light onto Eliot Street. Go straight through the next set of lights onto Bennet Street. Bennet Street dead ends onto University Road. Turn left on University Road and the parking garage is immediately on your left.
• Charles Hotel Parking - $20.00/day. This parking garage is located across the street from the University Place Garage and below the Charles Hotel. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, then turn left at the first light onto Eliot Street. Go straight through the next set of lights onto Bennet Street. On Bennett Street, look for the Charles Hotel Parking Garage on your left.

Parking At Public Transportation

• Alewife MBTA Station - Parking is available at the Alewife MBTA Station at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 16, and midway between Massachusetts Avenue and Fresh Pond Circle. Alewife MBTA Station is located on the Red Line and any train will take you to the Harvard MBTA Station (the third stop from Alewife, approximately a five minute ride).
• For more information about public transportation access to Harvard Square via the commuter rail, subway, or bus, click here.

Other Alternatives

• Fitz-Inn Auto Parks, Inc. Located on Church Street. Call 617-482-7740 for directions and rates.
• Harvard Square Parking Garage. Located at JFK Street. Call 617-354-4168 for directions and rates.
• The Inn At Harvard. Located directly across from the Barker Center for the Humanities at 1201 Massachusetts Avenue. Call 617-491-2222 for directions and rates.