Silver Spring Logistics Information 








GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE NOAA FACILITY



Metrorail to NOAA facility



The NOAA facilities in Silver Spring can be reached by Metrorail on the
RED

line.



If coming from Washington, D.C., take the Metrorail heading in the

Wheaton/Silver Spring direction.  It is best to get on the last car
of the

train.  As you enter Silver Spring, the NOAA facilities will be the
four

multi-storied buildings on the left side of the train.  When you get
off

the train, take the escalator down to the street level.  Exit the
station.

Turn left towards the street (Colesville Road). Make a 90 degree turn to

the left and walk under the Metrorail bridge. A Penguin wall mural will
be



on your left, the road on your right. On the other side of the bridge,
you

will be at the edge of the NOAA campus.



Transit time from Metrorail station to Conference centre:

Approximately 7 to 10 minutes.



Transit time on Metrorail from various points within the

Metrorail-Washington D.C. area to Silver Spring station: 15 to 65 minutes.



By car from the Beltway:



Exit at the Colesville Road South ramp.  Head south for approximately
two

miles on Colesville Road.  Once you see the Metrorail bridge ahead
of you,

get into the left lane.  Drive under the bridge.  At the corner
of

Colesville Road and East-West Highway, turn left.  The entrance to
the

parking garage will be on your left.



By car from Washington D.C. via 16th Street:



Drive north on 16th Street.  Turn right onto Colesville Road. 
Drive

approximately 1/4 mile to the intersection of East-West Highway and

Colesville Road.  At the traffic light, turn right onto East-West
Highway.

Entrances to the parking garage will be on your left.



By car from Georgia Avenue:



Drive north on Georgia Avenue until you get to East-West Highway. 
Turn

left at the traffic light.  After the second set of traffic lights,
you

will see four high rise buildings on the right.  The entrance to the
garage

will be on your right.



Parking in the NOAA garage



Please note the number of the stall in which your car is parked. 
You will

need to enter that number into the parking meters.  Meters are located
at

convenient locations throughout the garage. You should budget approximately

$4 for all day parking in the long-term parking stalls.



NOTE:  Metered parking is available for 50 cents per hour. The meters
will

only accept $1 dollar bills and 25 cent coins.  It may be difficult
to find

available spaces in the parking garage if other meetings or conferences
are

in progress.  We advise walking or using the Metrorail system to the

maximum extent possible.



We advise that you do not park in the 1 or 3 hour parking stalls; these
are

more expensive and will only accept payment for the first 3 hours of

parking.  There are longer term (and cheaper) parking stalls which
will

allow you to pay for all-day parking in the morning.



IMPORTANT NOTE:



Please pay your parking; non-payment will result in a $30 parking fine.

Please do not park in non-numbered stalls; your car may be towed.



Alternate Parking in the immediate vicinity



If the parking garage is full, paid parking is available at two locations

which are approximately 10 minutes walking distance from the NOAA facility.



There is a 3 story brown and tan building on East West Highway where the

Caldor Department store used to be located.  The first parking lot
is

behind the building.  The second lot is located on East West Highway

opposite the building.