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The School of Education (SOE) is located on the 4th Floor of听国产小呦女's Spring Valley Building, approximately one mile from the main campus.
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Spring Valley Building
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Fourth Floor, Suite #471
Washington, DC 20016
Directions
Take Exit 39 (River Road) and follow signs toward Washington, DC. Continue east on River Road to the fifth traffic light. Turn right onto Goldsboro Road. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Continue on Massachusetts Avenue听for about two miles, through听a traffic circle (Westmoreland Circle). Continue straight to the third traffic light听- where 48th Street听is on the left, and听Fordham Road is on the right听(you will see '4801' on the front of the Spring Valley Building).
Make a sharp left U-turn, and drive a听short distance to the听parking garage entrance on the right side, per the graphic below. ***If making听U-turn appears听difficult due to the presence of cars/delivery vehicles parked听in front of the building, then make a left turn onto 48th Street and听a later U-turn to return to the intersection, per the graphic below.
Park on听any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come听to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.
Take K Street to the Whitehurst Freeway. Turn left at the end of Whitehurst to Canal Road. Get into right lane and follow Canal Road up hill. At this point, it will become Foxhall Road. Continue on Foxhall Road until it ends at Nebraska Avenue. Turn right onto Nebraska Avenue and drive to Ward Circle;听enter the circle and continue,听passing听the Nebraska Ave听exit, and make a right turn onto Massachusetts Avenue, per the graphic below.
Continue on Massachusetts Avenue, passing two traffic lights. At the third traffic light (notice Fordham Road on the left; 48th Street on the right), you will see the Spring Valley Building on the right hand side ('4801' is on front of the building). Pass the intersection, and drive a very short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side.
Park on听any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come听to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.
Cross the Key Bridge and turn left onto Canal Road at traffic light at end of bridge. Get into right lane and follow Canal Road up hill. At this point, it will become Foxhall Road. Continue on Foxhall Road until it ends at Nebraska Avenue. Turn right onto Nebraska Avenue and drive to Ward Circle;听enter the circle and continue,听passing听the Nebraska Avenue exit, and make a right turn onto Massachusetts Avenue, per the graphic below.
Continue on Massachusetts Avenue, passing two traffic lights. At the third traffic light (notice Fordham Road on the left; 48th Street on the right), you will see the Spring Valley Building on the right hand side ('4801' is on front of the building). Pass the intersection, and drive a very short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side.
Park on听any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come听to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.
Take Rt. 123 to the Chain Bridge. Turn right off of the bridge onto Canal Road. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Arizona Avenue. Continue on Arizona Ave through light at MacArthur Blvd to the end. Turn right onto Loughboro Drive (which will become Nebraska Avenue). Continue straight on Nebraska Avenue and drive to Ward Circle, per the graphic below;听enter the circle and continue,听passing听the Nebraska Avenue exit, and make a right turn onto Massachusetts Avenue.
Continue on Massachusetts Avenue, passing two traffic lights. At the third traffic light (notice Fordham Road on the left; 48th Street on the right), you will see the Spring Valley Building on the right hand side ('4801' is on front of the building). Pass the intersection, and drive a very short distance to the parking garage entrance on the right side.
Park on听any of the parking garage's three levels and go to the elevators. Make a payment at the parking kiosk in front of the elevators and come听to the 4th Floor, where the School of Education is located.
Take the Red Line to Tenleytown-国产小呦女Metro station, where 国产小呦女provides free听shuttle bus听service to the Spring Valley Building via the 'Red Route Express'听shuttle bus.
To get to the shuttle stop, walk straight towards the buses/bus stops once you get to the top听of the second set of Metro station escalators (elevator passengers, turn left and walk straight - towards the buses - when exiting the elevator). Walk听to the curb and stop听(to the left you will听see a 'Blue Route' shuttle bus/bus stop directly in front of the Wawa store entrance). Walk across the street to the 'AU' shuttle听stop sign near the corner, per the graphic below, or to the waiting bus.
Visit 国产小呦女Shuttle Services to check the next arrival time. You do not have to show an听ID to board the shuttle bus (inform the driver that听you are going to the Spring Valley Building). After the approximately fifteen minute ride, get off the bus at the Spring Valley Building, the route's last stop. Enter the building听and walk straight, towards the elevators. Take an elevator to the fourth floor, where the School of Education is located.
国产小呦女 (AU) offers free shuttle bus service to both the main campus and to the Spring Valley Building, where the School of Education is located. 国产小呦女shuttles depart from various locations:听multiple听main campus bus stops,听the Spring Valley Building, and at听stops located听outside Tenleytown-国产小呦女Metro Station.
From Tenleytown听- Separate shuttle buses travel to the main campus and to the Spring Valley Building.听The 'Blue Route' shuttle travels to the main campus, while the 'Red Route Express' shuttle听travels to the Spring Valley Building. At the Tenleytown听point of origin, the 'Red Route Express' shuttle bus stop is located across the street from the 'Blue Route' shuttle bus stop听in front of the Wawa store entrance.听
You do not have to show an听ID to board the shuttle bus (inform the driver of your destination). After the approximately fifteen minute ride, get off the bus at the Spring Valley Building, the route's last stop. Enter the building听and walk straight, towards the elevators. Take an elevator to the fourth floor, where the School of Education is located.
From the main campus - To catch a shuttle bus to the Spring Valley Building from AU's main campus, wait for the 'Red Route Express' bus at the bus stop located directly in front of the Katzen Arts Center on Massachusetts Avenue, NW, per the graphic below.听
It is a 5-minute ride from Katzen Arts Center to the Spring Valley Building, with no stops in between the two locations. At the next stop听- the Spring Valley Building -听enter the building听and walk straight, towards the elevators. Take an elevator to the fourth floor, where the School of Education is located.
Plan Your Ride - 国产小呦女Shuttle buses can be tracked via GPS, enabling passengers to easily determine听arrival times.听Visit AU's Shuttle Services website for schedules, the downloadable 国产小呦女shuttle bus app TransLoc, and more information.
Parking
In the Spring Valley Building parking garage, there are three levels听(1C, 2C and 3C, with 1C being closest to the building's first floor) with听ample pay-as-you-go parking spaces available for $2/hour. The availability of parking听spaces fluctuates听throughout the day.听
There are also a number of pay-as-you-go handicapped-designated parking spaces available on a first come, first-served basis on each level of the parking garage.听
Each floor of the garage has a kiosk for payment located directly in front of听the elevators.听Payments should be made at kiosks听before听entering the elevator.听You must enter your license plate number in the kiosk.听You do not need to put the receipt into your car after paying.听The kiosks accept cash ($1 or $5 bills) or credit cards.听They do not give change.听
Occupants of听the Spring Valley Building parking garage must pay for parking. There are听ample pay-as-you-go parking spaces available for $2/hour in the trilevel garage. The availability of parking听spaces fluctuates听throughout the day.听
Each floor of the garage has a kiosk for payment located directly in front of听the elevators.听Payments should be made at kiosks听before听entering the elevator.听You must enter your license plate number in the kiosk.听You do not need to put the receipt into your car after paying.听The kiosks accept cash ($1 or $5 bills) or credit cards.听They do not give change.
Nearby Residential Areas - Any individual(s) attending class or an event or doing business in an 国产小呦女 building may not park in residential areas. This is a District of Columbia regulation, which 国产小呦女must enforce. 国产小呦女parking staff routinely monitor the residential areas and will issue citations for vehicles parked in violation of the parking policy. Currently, a $200 ticket will be issued for violating this policy.听
Across the Street from the Spring Valley Buiding Entrance - There are parking lots and metered parking spots on the other side of Massachusetts Avenue (across the street from the Spring Valley Building's front听entrance, in front of and behind Crate and Barrel)听for which you can pay to park.
Please note that you may not park in the parking lots at the back of the听Spring Valley Building or in the Wells Frago/CVS parking lot to the left of the building's front entrance.