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Directions to the Silent Spring Institute office in Newton, Massachusetts

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SSI Office (from Boston)

Take Mass Pike West, through a tollbooth, to Exit 17, Watertown/Newton. Head straight off the exit ramp, following sign to Newton. You will be on Washington Street. Get into the right-hand lane on Washington Street and follow the sign for West Newton. At the first fork do not bear left – stay on Washington Street. You should pass a series of car dealerships. Go straight for about ¾ mile to a traffic light at Crafts Street, which is on the right with a Whole Foods supermarket on the corner. Turn right onto Crafts Street.

29 Crafts Street or “Chatham Center” is a brick office building on the right. The entrance to the building parking is on the right immediately after the front door. Silent Spring Institute is the first suite on the right coming in through the front door.

SSI Office from the South

Take 93 North to Boston (Southeast Expressway). Take the Massachusetts Pike Exit.
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SSI Office from the North

Take 93 South to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90). Route 90 intersects about halfway through Boston.
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SSI Office from the West

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 17, Newton/Watertown Exit.

At the end of the off-ramp is a stop sign. At the intersection, merge with traffic and move into the far left lane, keeping to the left through the next traffic light. Continue left in a semi-circle (there will be signs directing you back to the Mass Turnpike – DO NOT get on it!) and move to the center lane to bear left (Follow signs for West Newton). Once you bear left you should be on Washington Street. Get into the right-hand lane on Washington Street and follow the signs for West Newton. At the first fork do not bear left – stay on Washington Street. You should pass a series of car dealerships. Go straight for about ¾ mile to a traffic light at Crafts Street, which is on the right with a Whole Foods supermarket on the corner. Turn right onto Crafts Street.

29 Crafts Street or “Chatham Center” is a brick office building on the right. The entrance to the building parking is on the right immediately after the front door. Silent Spring Institute is the first suite on the right coming in through the front door.

SSI from Cambridge/Somerville

From Cambridge/Somerville areas, get onto Massachusetts Ave. going south toward Harvard Square (i.e. in the direction from Porter to Harvard Squares). As you enter the heart of Harvard Square (Harvard Coop on right, Out of Town News on left), all traffic bears. You will then have opportunities to bear left or turn right or left – DO NOT take either of them. When you get to a traffic light and cannot proceed further forward (see Charles Hotel in front of you to right, Dutch Flower Garden and other stores on left), turn left. Go one block to the next light, you can’t continue forward anymore, and turn right onto JFK Street. Go straight through the light and over the Charles River bridge. Turn right immediately after the bridge onto Storrow Drive, heading west, which becomes Soldier’s Field Road heading towards Newton. Continue on Soldier’s Field Road, along the Charles River, toward Newton for a few miles. After passing athletic fields and an ice skating rink on the right, there will be a left fork with a sign for the Mass. Pike. Take that fork and follow traffic until you get to a light. Go left toward West Newton and Washington Street. At about the fifth traffic light, you will reach the intersection of Crafts and Washington Streets. Turn right onto Crafts Street. 29 Crafts Street or the “Chatham Center” is the office building on the right. Turn right into the driveway which leads to a parking lot behind the building.

SSI from Inman Square or Union Square areas of Cambridge/Somerville

Take Prospect Street towards Central Square. Continue forward across Mass. Ave. (Prospect become Western Ave.) until you get to the Charles River (about a mile). Cross the river and take a left immediately over the river, following signs for the Mass. Pike. Get on the Mass. Pike west, toward Newton.
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SSI Office via the “T” and bus

Option 1: Take the green line (“D” line to Riverside) and get off at Newton Highlands. Go up the ramp to Walnut Street (stay on the same side of the street) and take the #59 bus to the corner of Walnut Street and Washington Street. (There are taxi’s waiting at the “t” stop, if you choose not to take a bus)

When you exit the bus at Walnut/Washington Streets, you need to stay on Washington Street going toward Newton Corner (heading east) past Dunkin Donuts which will be on your left. You can walk the four blocks to Craft Street which will be on your left just after Whole Foods (it takes about 15 minutes).

Silent Spring Institute is located at 29 Crafts Street which will be on your left off Washington Street. Just opposite Frosty Motors – it’s located on the first floor of the brick building on the right.

Option 2: Take any bus to Newton Corner (57, 52, 501, 502, 503, 504, 553, 554, 556, 558) then either board buses listed below or walk 15 minutes west along Washington Street until you reach the intersection with Crafts St. Turn right and walk to the first brick office building on the right- 29 Crafts st.

SSI Office via express bus

Look up the schedule and places to pick up the express buses #553/554 or #556/558 to Newton Corner.

These bus will go to Newton Corner then continue on to Washington Street – you pass by a large brick church on the right. Crafts Street is one block down also on the right with a Whole Foods supermarket on the corner.

Silent Spring Institute is one block from Washington Street – 29 Crafts Street – brick office building on the right (Chatham Center)