Directions to the Rappaport Institute

The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston Offices are at in the Taubman Building on the third floor. The Taubman Building is located at 15 Eliot Street at the John F. Kennedy School of Government next to the Charles Hotel. The directions below are correct for any of the John F. Kennedy School of Government buildings.

Directions Presented
By Taxi | Subway
Driving from Logan Airport | via Mass Pike/Rt 90 | Rt 2 | Rts 95/1/93 (N)

Directions by Taxi
By Taxi: 20-30 minutes, $40-$50 (subject to change)

Street Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy Street (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 495-5091

Directions by Subway
By Subway: 45-60 minutes, $1.25 (subject to change - tokens are required)

Red Line outbound, direction ALEWIFE - HARVARD is fourth stop

When You Arrive in Harvard Square Station
Come out of the station near the Harvard News Stand, you will be facing the Harvard Coop. Head left down JFK Street towards the river. You will pass Pizzeria Uno on your left and Urban Outfitters on your right. Continue down the street for three blocks. The third block is Eliot Street and the Eliot Street Cafe (Dunkin' Donuts) is on the corner. The Kennedy School is directly across the street from the Eliot Street Cafe (Dunkin' Donuts).

Driving Directions from Logan Airport
Exit Logan Airport and follow the signs to I-90 West. Take the Cambridge exit. Take the Storrow Drive west exit (toward Newton) and follow for approximately one-half mile until the off-ramp reading Harvard University. Take the right turn over the Harvard Avenue bridge. Continue straight through the first traffic light and you will now be on John F. Kennedy Street and the first building on your left is the School. At the next light take a left on to Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square, thus we suggest using Public Parking. There is a garage on Eliot Street on the right, just after the light or if you continue straight through another light there is also parking available in the Charles Hotel which will be to your left.

Driving Directions from the Massachusetts Turnpike - Route 90
Heading East on Route 90, take the "Cambridge/Allston" turn-off, which is Exit #18...a left-hand exit. After the toll, follow the "Cambridge" signs until you reach the Charles River, where there is a clump of traffic lights. The Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel (400 Soldiers Field Road) will be on your right. Take a left at the light (just before going over the river) on to Soldiers Field Road. Take your right at the exit marked "Harvard Square - Cambridge" and follow it across the Charles River. Go straight through the first traffic light and you will now be on John F. Kennedy Street and the first building on your left is the School. At the next light take a left on to Eliot Street on the right, just after the light, or if you continue straight through another light there is also parking available in the Charles Hotel which will be to your left.

Driving Directions from Route 2
Follow Route 2 East into Cambridge and stay on it as it changes from a major highway down to a four-lane thoroughfare. It will become the Alewife Brook Parkway, then the Fresh Pond Parkway and eventually Memorial Drive, but will still be marked as Route 2 East. Turn left on Memorial Drive (at the Charles River) and one minute down turn left again at the sign marked "Harvard Square", which is John F. Kennedy Street and the first building on your left is the School. At the next light take a left on to Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square, thus we suggest using Public Parking. There is a garage available on Eliot Street on the right, just after the light or if you continue straight through another light there is also parking available in the Charles Hotel which will be to your left.

NOTE: Memorial Drive is closed to traffic during daylight hours on Sundays during the late Spring, Summer and early Fall. In this case, follow over the Charles River across the Eliot Bridge and return back over the river at the exit marked "Harvard Square". After you cross the river, go straight through the first traffic light (which is Memorial Drive) and you will now be on John F. Kennedy Street - the first building on your left is the School. At the next light take a left on to Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square, thus we suggest using Public Parking. There is a garage available on Eliot Street on the right, just after the light or if you continue straight through another light there is also parking available in the Charles Hotel which will be to your left.

Driving Directions from Routes 95, 1 or 93 (North)
Follow Route 95 South to the Peabody (Mass.) area and switch on to Route 1 South. Route 1 continues for several miles, crosses the Tobin Bridge and then merges with Route 93 South. Immediately after this merge, take the exit to the right for Storrow Drive (Exit 26) and follow signs for Storrow Drive West. Stay on Storrow Drive for roughly 4 miles. For land-marks, you will pass the "Massachusetts Avenue - Cambridge" exit and then the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel (400 Soldiers Field Road)...but stay on Storrow Drive. Directly after the Doubletree Hotel you will see a right-hand exit marked "Harvard Square - Cambridge". Take the exit and follow it up to the right and across the Charles River. Then go straight through the first traffic light (which is Memorial Drive) and you will now be on John F. Kennedy Street - the first building on your left is the School. At the next light take a left on to Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square, thus we suggest using Public Parking. There is a garage available on Eliot Street on the right, just after the light or if you continue straight through another light there is also parking available in the Charles Hotel which will be to your left.