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Directions to the Department of Epidemiology
Walk To Epi Program Office
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PUBLIC TRANSIT FROM SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Shuttle Express is a door-to-door van service that will drop or pick up passengers at any address in the greater Seattle area. You must pre-arrange pickup 24 hours in advance to return to Seatac. Use the website or call 425-981-7000 or toll free in Washington 800-487-7433 (8am-5pm).

  1. From Baggage Claim, follow the signs to ground transportation, up one floor and across the sky bridge.
  2. Ride the elevator to the 3rd floor of parking. Continue to follow signs to ground transportation. You will come to the Shuttle Express desk shortly.
  3. Ask to be taken to the University of Washington Medical Center at 1959 NE Pacific Street or the apporpriate accommodations.
    1. From the semi-circular drive enter the main entrance to the Hospital.
    2. Turn right down the main hall to the Pacific Elevators.
    3. Continue past the Pacific elevators and keep walking until you come to the F-wing. (You'll pass another lobby.)
    4. Turn LEFT into the F-wing hall and walk all the way to the School of Public Health bulletin board.
    5. Go down one floor. Facing the Epidemiology Bulletin Board, turn right and take an immediate left. The Epi Program Office in F262 is the last room on the right.

City Bus: The local bus company, Metro, operates buses from the airport to downtown. From there you can catch a bus to the University District. For other destinations, use the trip planner at Metro Rider Information (206-553-3000). Leave the parameters at “fastest route” and “walk up to ½ mile” or you will get strange routes.

  1. Exit door 6 from the baggage claim area. Look for the Metro Bus Bay 1. Take No. 194 express (or 174 non-express), which leave approximately every half hour to downtown (bus schedules are available online). It costs about $2.00 depending on the time of day. The bus will not give change. Be sure to ask for a transfer.
  2. Get off at 4th & Union downtown, and walk 1 block downhill to 3rd & Union and transfer to a non-express 70, 71, 72 or 73.
  3. Get off at Brooklyn Avenue. Continue walking in the same direction and turn right on Brooklyn or University Way. Cross NE Pacific Street and turn left.
  4. Cross 15th Avenue NE and walk under the first pedestrian overpass. Keep going past the grassy area. Take the sloping walkway on the right.
  5. Enter the doors at the top of the walkway on your left and turn right.
  6. Turn left at the corner.
  7. Walk to the Locke Computer Center and turn right into F-wing (unlabelled).
  8. Just before the glass doors, turn right and immediately left.
  9. At the Epidemiology bulletin board turn right and left at the corner. The Epi Program Office in F262 is the last office on the right by the windows.

Airporter Express Bus: Operated by Gray Line, runs every 20 to 30 minutes to major downtown Seattle hotels. Board the buses at either end of the baggage claim area. The phone number is (800) 426-7532. To get to the U-district from downtown, take a taxi or a Metro bus #71, 72, or 73. (See City Bus above for more information below.) Gray Line information and reservations are available online.

Taxis are available outside the baggage claim area of the airport.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From Seatac and North- or Southbound I-5

  1. If you are coming from SeaTac Airport, follow the signs to northbound I-5.
  2. From either northbound or southbound I-5, take the NE 45th Street/University of Washington exit (north of downtown and just north of the Ship Canal Bridge and Lake Union, and just south of the 65th Street exit). Make sure you are in the lane for 45th Street.
  3. Turn Right on 45th from Northbound I-5 or Left from Southbound I-5.
  4. Turn right onto Brooklyn Avenue at the 4th light just past the University Tower. Drive 7 blocks, to NE Pacific Street (with the light). See meter or Montlake parking below.

From the Eastside of Lake Washington

Via SR 520

  1. Sometime in 2008-09, a toll of several dollars may be imposed to use the 520 Evergreen Point floating bridge.
  2. If you are coming from the east side of Lake Washington and crossing on Route 520, take the Montlake exit and veer to the right onto Montlake Boulevard.
  3. Cross the Montlake Bridge and continue past the first parking entrance (because it requires a key card).
  4. Turn right into the stadium/Montlake parking area. (See Montlake Parking below.)
  5. For meter parking, see below.

Via I-90: Follow the signs for I-5 Northbound and then see the I-5 Directions above.

PARKING

Meter Parking on Boat Street : The meter parking requires about $2.00 per hour for up to two hours. Bring a MasterCard or Visa. See Walk to Epi Program Office.

From NE 45th Street

  1. Southbound on Brooklyn, cross NE Pacific Street (with the light) and follow to Boat Street by the water.
  2. Turn right at the stop sign and look for an open meter.

From Montlake Boulevard

  1. To park in meter parking, move to the left lane on Montlake Blvd.
  2. Turn left onto NE Pacific Street
  3. Turn left onto Brooklyn at the 3rd light.
  4. Turn right onto Boat Street for meters.

Montlake Parking: If you need to park more than 2 hours.

  1. From Brooklyn, turn left onto NE Pacific Street rather than crossing it.
  2. Cross University Way NE and 15th Ave NE, get into the left lane and drive under 2 pedestrian overpasses.
  3. Shortly after the 2nd overpass, get into the Left-TURN lane (traffic light) and turn left.
  4. Proceed to the next traffic light where you need to be in the middle right lane to go straight.
  5. Cross Montlake Blvd into the Stadium/Montlake parking area.
  6. Turn right and stop at the gate to pay $11 (present your ticket on departure for a possible partial refund).
  7. Park in E10 or E12 as directed by the attendant. You may have to drive to the lower end of the parking lot, near the Waterfront Activities Center, to find empty spaces.

Health Sciences Parking: Limited to patients, faculty & staff, not usually open to visitors. Do NOT park in the Triangle Garage. It's for patients and hospital visitors only. It costs $25 for others.

WALK TO EPIDEMIOLOGY PROGRAM OFFICE (Health Sciences Center F262)

From Boat Street

  1. From Boat street, walk east, past Brooklyn.
  2. At the stop sign (15th Avenue NE), veer right, and follow the road as it curves.
  3. Continue along the same road, passing the parking gate.
  4. Continue past the first red brick wing (F-wing) to the wide stairs on the left on the north side of Columbia Road.
  5. Cross the street and go up the stairs.
  6. Turn left on the small walkway at the top. Enter the glass doors and continue almost to the windows.
  7. Turn right into the small F261 hall. Cross the next hall and enter F262.

From the Stadium/Montlake Parking Area

  1. Walk toward the Medical Center (flat pink and tall white buildings across Montlake Blvd)—Do NOT walk toward the gate where you entered if you parked in E-12.
  2. Enter the main entrance to the Hospital from the semi-circular drive.
  3. Turn right down the main hall to the Pacific Elevators.
  4. Continue past the Pacific elevators and keep walking until you come to the F-wing (about ½ mile from parking).
  5. Turn LEFT into the F-wing hall and walk all the way to the School of Public Health bulletin board.
  6. Go down one floor. Facing the Epidemiology Bulletin Board, turn right and take an immediate left. F262 is the last room on the right.

From Upper Campus

  1. From the southeast (lower) side of Drumheller Fountain, facing Mount Rainier, veer right past the Chemistry Building on Garfield Lane.
  2. Cross Steven's Way and continue on the walkway past the bus shelter through the bushes until you reach the pedestrian overpass.
  3. Cross it and enter the Health Sciences Building. You will be on the fourth floor.
  4. Go through the second set of doors and cross the lobby to the building map and video monitor on the wall.
  5. Take a right and an immediate left into the F-Wing and walk all the way to the Environmental Health logo.
  6. Go down two floors. Facing the Epidemiology Logo, turn right and take an immediate left at the corner. F262 is the last room on the right by the windows.

Updated 07/30/08