Travel from the Ritz-Carlton downtown to the Georgia Tech Campus events.
MARTA train fares and ticket information is at the very bottom below.
The G4G14 event locations on the Georgia Tech Campus are all near: 266 4th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
Wayfinding Resources
- A campus map is available at https://map.gatech.edu
- A full GA Tech bus route map is available at: https://pts.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/2020_gt_dt_bus_routes_f.pdf
- MARTA www.itsmarta.com
The basic MARTA fare is $2.50 for a one-way trip (with transfers). You can ride with either a one-time non-reloadable Breeze ticket (which costs $1 extra) or a reloadable Breeze card (which costs $2), more here and here.
Please Note: TSA rules mandate that masks be worn on MARTA trains (and busses) through April 18, 2022.
The Koan Plaza (offsite on Saturday, April 9) and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (Mark Burstein’s talk on Thursday, April 7) are a short distance to the northeast, and the Instructional Center (Ingrid Daubechies’ talk on Saturday, April 9) is a short distance to the northwest. A campus map is available at https://map.gatech.edu
The Koan Plaza is not marked on the campus map, but it is the green area to the north of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, where there is a white dot, which is the site of a large abstract sculpture visible from a distance.
- A. IF YOU ARE DRIVING, note that there is no legal parking at the turn-around on 4th St. The closest public parking to all the locations for G4G is in the Student Center Visitor Area 2, located at 353 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.
- B. IF YOU TRAVEL BY RIDE-SHARE, the Koan Plaza and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons are both adjacent to 266 4th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313. The address of the Instructional Center is nominally 759 Ferst Drive, but it does not abut a public street. Instead, have the driver leave you at the ISyE Main Building at 755 Ferst Dr, and walk behind it; there is an open enclosure surrounded by the ISyE Main Building, the Instructional Center, and a third building.
- C. IF YOU TRAVEL BY MARTA TRAIN AND THE ‘Stinger’ CAMPUS SHUTTLE:
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn LEFT. Go two blocks to the Peachtree Center station. Take any train heading NORTH. Get off at the THIRD station, which is Midtown. Exit at Peachtree Place on the south side of the station.
All G4G14 locations are reachable on the campus GOLD Stinger route, a.k.a. the Tech Trolley. The trolley runs every 36 minutes on Saturdays. On weekdays all locations are also reachable by the BLUE and RED Stinger routes, and service is frequent until 6:00 pm, tapering off after that time.
The Gold route trolley runs between the Midtown MARTA station (stopping on Peachtree Place, which is on the south side of the station) and the campus Transit Hub. A map is available at https://pts.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/2020_gt_dt_bus_routes_f.pdf
The Koan Plaza and the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons are a 3-minute walk from the shuttle stop in front of the Klaus Building at a bend in Ferst Drive. If you walk due south from that stop and go up some steps leading into a tunnel through the Architecture Building, the Koan Plaza will be visible to the right after you emerge on the other side of the tunnel, look out for the large abstract sculpture. The Koan Plaza is also a short distance to the north of the Transit Hub.
The Instructional Center is located about 1 minute to the east of the shuttle stop at the Student Health Center. Walk behind the ISyE Main Building and enter the Instructional Center from the open enclosure there. (The Student Health Center stop is near the large Student Athletic Center.)
- D. IF YOU TRAVEL BY MARTA TRAIN AND FOOT
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn LEFT. Go two blocks to the Peachtree Center station. Take any train heading NORTH. Get off at the SECOND station, which is North Ave. Exit on North Ave, and head WEST on North Ave as far as Techwood Drive (0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km). You will have crossed over the freeway I-75/85 following which the Georgia Tech campus appears on your right. Turn RIGHT on Techwood Drive and head NORTH to 4th Street NW (0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km), turn left and go to end of street (another 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km). The Koan Plaza will be on your right and the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons on your left. - E. IF YOU TRAVEL BY FOOT
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn RIGHT. Go mostly north and a little west to the intersection of North Ave and Techwood Drive (just under 2 miles, or 3 km). Go north on Techwood Drive to 4th Street NW (about 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km), turn left and go to end of street (another 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km).
MARTA
The basic MARTA fare is $2.50 for a one-way trip (with transfers).
You can ride with either a one-time non-reloadable Breeze ticket (which costs $1 extra)
or
a reloadable Breeze card (which costs $2)
See
https://www.itsmarta.com/fare-programs.aspx
and
Please Note: TSA rules mandate that masks be worn on MARTA trains (and busses) through April 18, 2022.
1. How to get to Featured Presentation
“What is it about Alice”
at GA Tech Clough Commons
THU, April 7, 2022 at 6:15 PM
The Koan Plaza and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons are both adjacent to 266 4th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
For private drivers, note that there is no legal parking at the turn-around on 4th St (the rideshare drop-off point). The closest public parking to all the locations for G4G is in the Student Center Visitor Area 2, located at 353 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (see picture at the top)
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn RIGHT. Go mostly north and a little west to the intersection of North Ave and Techwood Drive (just under 2 miles, or 3 km). Go north on Techwood Drive to 4th Street NW (about 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km), turn left and go to end of street (another 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km).
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (See Picture at the top)
Get off at the SECOND station, which is North Ave. Exit on North Ave, and head WEST on North Ave as far as Techwood Drive (0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km). You will have crossed over the freeway I-75/85 following which the Georgia Tech campus appears on your right. Turn RIGHT on Techwood Drive and head NORTH to 4th Street NW (0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km), turn left and go to end of street (another 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km). The Koan Plaza will be on your right and the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons on your left, as pictured.
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (See Picture at the top).
a. Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn LEFT. Go two blocks to the Peachtree Center station. Take any train heading NORTH. Get off at the THIRD station, which is Midtown.
b. Exit at Midtown station at Peachtree Place on the south side of the station. The correct exit should be on your left as you reach the top of the escalator.
c. Wait near the yellow Tech Trolley bus stop sign until a Stinger Tech Trolley bus arrives. This could take up to 36 minutes.
d. Take the bus until you see a big rainbow-colored stairway to the left, and Mac Nease Baseball Park to the right. Cross the street and walk up the rainbow stairs.
e. Walk until you see the large, white Koan sculpture. The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (See Picture at the top).
2. How to get to the Offsite
at GA Tech Koan Plaza
SAT, April 9, 2022 starting at 12:00 PM
The Koan Plaza and Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons are both adjacent to 266 4th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
For private drivers, note that there is no legal parking at the turn-around on 4th St (the rideshare drop-off point). The closest public parking to all the locations for G4G is in the Student Center Visitor Area 2, located at 353 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (see picture)
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn RIGHT. Go mostly north and a little west to the intersection of North Ave and Techwood Drive (just under 2 miles, or 3 km). Go north on Techwood Drive to 4th Street NW (about 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km), turn left and go to end of street (another 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km).
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (See Picture Above)
Get off at the SECOND station, which is North Ave. Exit on North Ave, and head WEST on North Ave as far as Techwood Drive (0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km). You will have crossed over the freeway I-75/85 following which the Georgia Tech campus appears on your right. Turn RIGHT on Techwood Drive and head NORTH to 4th Street NW (0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km), turn left and go to end of street (another 0.3 of a mile, or 0.5 km). The Koan Plaza will be on your right and the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons on your left, as pictured.
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (See Picture Above).
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn LEFT. Go two blocks to the Peachtree Center station. Take any train heading NORTH. Get off at the THIRD station, which is Midtown.
Exit at Midtown station at Peachtree Place on the south side of the station. The correct exit should be on your left as you reach the top of the escalator.
Exit at Midtown station at Peachtree Place on the south side of the station. The correct exit should be on your left as you reach the top of the escalator.
Wait near the yellow Tech Trolley bus stop sign until a Stinger Tech Trolley bus arrives. This could take up to 36 minutes.
Take the bus until you see a big rainbow-colored stairway to the left, and Mac Nease Baseball Park to the right. Cross the street and walk up the rainbow stairs.
Walk until you see the large, white Koan sculpture.
The talk is located in Clough Commons – the building nearest to the Koan sculpture (See Picture Above).
3. How to get to Featured Presentation: “Reunited: An Art Historical and Digital Adventure”
at Instructional Center
SAT, April 9, 2022 at 7:00 PM
From the Koan Plaza, walk West – in the direction opposite of the vehicle drop-off circle on 4th st. This turn-around should be visible to you from Koan Plaza. As you walk, you will pass Albert Einstein on your left near the end of the open courtyard
Walk up the long multi-tiered stairway and continue walking on the main path.
Walk a short distance until you reach the instructional building on your right. Walk down the path that is pictured. You will find yourself in a small courtyard surrounded by buildings.Walk into the entrance pictured below.
Walk into the entrance pictured at the top. The auditorium will be straight ahead, just inside the building entrance.
The Instructional Center is located about 1 minute to the east of the shuttle stop at the Student Health Center. Have the driver drop you off at the ISyE Main Building at 755 Ferst Dr, and walk behind it. There is an open enclosure surrounded by the ISyE Main Building, the Instructional Center, and a third building.
Note that there is no legal parking at the turn-around on 4th St (the rideshare drop-off point). The closest public parking to all the locations for G4G is in the Student Center Visitor Area 2, located at 353 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.
Walk into the entrance pictured at the top (3.). The auditorium (Classroom 103) will be straight ahead, just inside the building entrance.
Exit Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree and turn LEFT. Go two blocks to the Peachtree Center station. Take any train heading NORTH. Get off at the THIRD station, which is Midtown.
Exit at Midtown station at Peachtree Place on the south side of the station. The correct exit should be on your left as you reach the top of the escalator.
Exit at Midtown station at Peachtree Place on the south side of the station. The correct exit should be on your left as you reach the top of the escalator.
Wait near the yellow Tech Trolley bus stop sign until a Stinger Tech Trolley bus arrives. This could take up to 36 minutes.
Take the bus until you reach the main dropoff point, near the student health center. The Instructional Center is located about 1 minute to the east of the shuttle stop at the Student Health Center. Walk a small distance, then turn left at the path to the instructional building,
There is an open enclosure surrounded by the ISyE Main Building, the Instructional Center, and a third building. Walk into the entrance at the top (3.) The auditorium (Classroom 103) will be straight ahead, just inside the building entrance.