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Directions to Cambridge - Discovery Park (formerly known as Acorn Park)
Discovery Park is located in the Fresh Pond area of Cambridge at the western end of the city, where Cambridge borders Arlington and Belmont. Discovery Park is situated along the eastbound side of Route 2, which is a limited access, divided highway.
We recommend that you download a map from the Internet or get a good map from your hotel or rental car agency prior to setting out for TIAX.
Many visitors find that taking a taxi is more expedient than renting a car. Another alternative is to ride the Boston subway Red Line to Alewife Station, which is about a 10-minute walk from TIAX. Directions for the walk are below.
If you do elect to drive, most routes boil down to accessing Discovery Park from either Rt 2 westbound or Rt 2 eastbound. The map on our website illustrates both approaches.
Rt 2 Westbound
Coming from Cambridge, Boston, and Medford, find your way to the intersection of Rts 2, 16, and 3. From this complex intersection, follow Rt 2 west. Take the first exit (Lake Street). At the bottom of the ramp, turn left. Immediately after passing under the bridge, turn left. At the first traffic light turn right into Discovery Park.
Rt 2 Eastbound
On Rt 2, Discovery Park is just after the Lake Street exit and just before the intersection of Rt 2 with Rts 3 and 16. After Lake Street, you will pass a motel and a bowling alley. At the bowling alley, exit right for the Alewife Station. TIAX is the office building immediately after the bowling alley. The entrance to Discovery Park is a right turn from the exit ramp immediately after the red brick building. The distance between the bowling alley and the right turn into Discovery Park is about 100 yards. If you miss the right turn from the ramp into Discovery Park, continue on the ramp. Take the first left, which circles you back to the intersection of Rts 2, 3, and 16. Follow the Rt 2 westbound directions above.
From
Logan International
Airport
From the airport, follow the signs for Boston/I-93 north. You will go through the Sumner Tunnel (toll). At the exit from the tunnel, follow the signs for Storrow Drive. Continue on Storrow Drive for several miles - past MIT across the Charles River, past Boston University, and past Harvard. Somewhere along here Storrow Drive becomes Soldiers Field Road. Just past the Harvard boat house on the right, you will bear to the right and follow signs for Rts 2 and 3. After two rotaries, a shopping center, and the Alewife T Station, you will come to the intersection with Rt 16. Then follow the Rt 2 westbound directions above.
From North/Northeast of Boston
Find your way to I-93 south. Exit at Rt 16 towards Medford. Follow Rt 16 west to its intersection with Rt 2. Then follow the Rt 2 westbound directions above. Note Rt 16 is a windy road, with two rotaries and several intersections.
From Northwest/West/South of Boston
Find your way to I-95 (known in some places as Rt 128). Follow I-95 either north or south (depending on where you start) to Rt 2 east towards Cambridge. Then follow the Rt 2 eastbound directions above.
Via
Boston Subway
Red Line
The subway in Boston is also known as the "T." It has four lines: Red, Green, Orange, and Blue. Take the Red line to Alewife Station, which is a 10-minute walk from TIAX LLC. After exiting the train, go up the stairs/escalators, through the turnstiles, past Dunkin Donuts, out the doors and up the steps to the passenger pick-up area. The street in front of you is the Alewife Station Access Road from Route 2. Turning to the right, walk along the access road towards Route 2. At the end of the building, there is a traffic island. Cross the street to that island and then to the sidewalk on the other side. There is a crosswalk here. The sidewalk will cross a bridge and you will see a dirt path on your left. Follow this path into the Discovery Park complex and you will see a sign for TIAX and our main entrance.
Directions from TIAX Cambrige Office to Logan International Airpport (pdf)
From San Jose Airport
The TIAX Cupertino office is about 12 miles from the San Jose Airport and the trip should take about 20 minutes. From Airport Blvd., follow signs to get on Highway 880 South. Stay on 880 until you reach Highway 280 North, towards San Francisco. Take 280 until you reach the De Anza Blvd. exit and then turn left on De Anza Blvd. Continue on De Anza until you reach Stevens Creek Blvd. Take a right on Stevens Creek. Enter the “Stevens Creek Office Center” driveway. The TIAX office is on the right in Building 20813, Suite 250.
From San Francisco Airport
The TIAX Cupertino office is about 32 miles from the San Francisco Airport and the trip should take about 30 minutes. Leaving the airport, take Highway 101 South toward San Jose. Stay on 101 until you reach Highway 85 towards Cupertino/Santa Cruz. Stay on 85 until you reach the Stevens Creek Blvd. exit. Turn left at the light, make a U-turn at Saich Way, and backtrack for 0.1 mile. Enter the “Stevens Creek Office Center” driveway. The TIAX office is on the right in Building 20813, Suite 250.
From Orange County Airport (symbol “SNA”, a.k.a. Santa Ana Airport or John Wayne Airport)
Exit the airport by turning left (north) onto MacArthur Blvd. Cross over Interstate 405 while moving into the right lane. At the first intersection after crossing I-405, turn right (east) onto Main Street. Take Main Street about one mile across Jamboree Road (a large intersection—straight ahead and to the right are several large office buildings, including one with a “Toyota” sign on top). After crossing Jamboree Road, take the first right onto Union Street and then the first right onto Park Plaza, which dead ends at One Park Plaza (the nine-story Toyota building). There will be a parking garage for visitors on your right. Park in a designated visitor spot and bring your parking ticket with you to One Park Plaza and take the elevator to the sixth floor. Provide the receptionist with the name of the TIAX contact who will meet you in the lobby. The estimated time from OC Airport to the TIAX office (including parking) is 10 minutes and the distance is about three miles.
From Los Angeles Airport (LAX) or Long Beach Airport (LGB)
Exit the airport and get on Interstate 405 South. Take I-405 South all the way to Orange County (about 35 miles from LAX and 19 miles from Long Beach Airport). After passing the 55 Freeway (Newport Beach Freeway), the Orange County Airport will be on your right. Move into the right lane and exit on Jamboree Road. Turn left (north) on Jamboree, cross over I-405, and get in the right lane. Turn right at the first intersection, which is Main Street. Take the next right onto Union Street and then the next right onto Park Plaza, which dead ends at One Park Plaza (the nine-story Toyota building). There will be a parking lot for visitors on your right. Park in a designated visitor spot and bring your parking ticket with you to One Park Plaza and take the elevator to the sixth floor. Provide the receptionist with the name of the TIAX contact who will meet you in the lobby. The estimated time from LAX Airport to the TIAX office is one hour assuming no major traffic problems and the distance is 44 miles. The estimated time from Long Beach Airport is 40 minutes, and the distance is 23 miles.
NOTE: for mapped directions from the Internet, type into Google “1 Park Plaza, 92614” and select “get directions.” Type in “LAX” if coming from Los Angeles Airport and “LGB” if coming from Long Beach Airport.