Directions:

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Student Center Atrium
154 Summit St. Newark, NJ

For a map of the campus, click here (the NJIT Student Center is building #2).

Directions - Public Transportation

If you are traveling to the workshop via subway, NJ Transit, or Amtrak, head to Newark Penn Station. The NJIT campus is a short taxi ride from Newark Penn Station. Also from Newark Penn Station, you can take the Newark Light Rail to the Warren Street Stop. NJIT is a short walk from the Warren Street Light Rail Stop:

1. Head south on Lock St toward Warren St
2. Turn left at Warren St
3. Turn right at Summit St

Directions - Driving

Garden State Parkway (GSP): Take exit 145 to Route 280 East, then follow Route 280 East directions.

New Jersey Turnpike: Take exit 15W to Route 280 West, then follow Route 280 West directions.

Route 280 West: After drawbridge, take Exit 14B (Broad Street/MLK Blvd.). At bottom of exit ramp, make a left. Go one block to stop sign. Make a left on MLK Blvd. Go five lights to Warren Street. Make a right on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 280 East: Take Exit 13 (First Street/Newark). At light, make a right on First Street. Go three lights to W. Market Street. Make the soft left on W. Market Street. Go four lights to MLK Blvd. Make a left on MLK Blvd. Go one light to Warren Street. Make a left on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 1 & 9 North & South: Take exit marked Newark, Route 21 (McCarter Highway). Get in the right lane on the bridge and take the Broad St. exit. Go about 1 mile. Make a left on Court Street. Make a right at third light on MLK Blvd. Make a left at fifth light on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 78: Take Route 78 to the Garden State Parkway. Follow GSP directions.

Route 22: Take Route 22 to Route 21 North. Follow directions for Route 21 North.

Route 21 North: Get in the right lane on the bridge and take the Broad St. exit. Go about 1 mile. Make a left on Court Street. Make a right at third light on MLK Blvd. Make a left at fifth light on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to the NJIT Parking Deck.

Route 21 South: From 21 South, turn right on Bridge Street shortly after passing beneath Route 280 overpass. Turn left on Broad Street. Go one block and turn right on Washington Place. Go one block and turn left on Halsey Street. Go one block and turn right on Central Avenue. Make the third left on MLK Blvd. At first light, turn right on Warren Street. Go two blocks to Colden Street. Make a left on Colden Street. Follow signs to NJIT Parking Deck.

New York Thruway: Thruway to Exit 14A, Garden State Parkway. Follow GSP directions above.

George Washington Bridge: NJ Turnpike South to Exit 15W. Follow Route 280 West directions above.

Lincoln Tunnel: West on Route 3 to NJ Turnpike South to Exit 15W. Follow Route 280 West directions above.

From Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island: Take Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Interstate 278) and follow 278 across Staten Island. Cross Goethels Bridge. Follow signs to New Jersey Turnpike North then follow New Jersey Turnpike directions above.

Parking:

Parking for NSCW attendees is available for free in the Parking Deck located at 154 Summit Street. On the campus map the Parking Deck is #20, and the Student Center where the workshop will be held is #2.  When you enter the Parking Deck, tell the attendant that you are a participant in the Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop, and you will be able to park in the spaces reserved for NSCW attendees.  We highly encourage all attendees to take public transportation if possible.

 

Accommodations:

A limited number of rooms are available for the night of June 16th at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. The group rate is $100 plus tax. To reserve a room, contact the hotel and provide the NSCW group number: 2790.

Robert Treat Hotel
50 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey, 07102-4398
Phone: 973-622-1000

Other Area Hotels:

Newark Springhill Suites by Marriott
652 Route 1 & 9 South
Newark, NJ 07114
(973) 622-5100

Comfort Suites Newark
1348 McCarter Highway
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 481-5200

Wyndham Gardens
550 Route 1 South
Newark, NJ 07114
(973) 824-4000