International GEWEX Project Office (IGPO)
Location:
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550*
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 USA
Tel:
1-240-485-1855
Map
*We share office space with the American College of Nurse Midwives.
Lodging:
Silver Spring map with location of IGPO and hotels
Local Restaurants
Transportation Options:
Metro
Take the Red line towards Silver Spring or Glenmont and exit at the Silver Spring Metro station.
Exit the train and walk to the right and use the escalator down marked North Side Colesville Road (which is the last possible escalator). At the bottom of the escalator exit to the right. The Metro Plaza office complex is on your immediate left up the steps or escalator (far left). Walk past a bake shop (left side) and take the first set of revolving doors on the left. Enter Metro Plaza Building 2. You will be in a foyer with guard station and elevator banks behind the station. Use the elevators on your right.
From Washington Reagan National Airport:
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Find Metro access on Concourse Level 2 (terminals B and C) and board the Metro Rail System using the Yellow Line toward Mount Vernon Square. At Gallery Place–Chinatown transfer to the Red Line in the direction of Glenmont. Exit at Silver Spring station.
From Washington Dulles International Airport:
Find the Dulles Airport Bus Stop outside at Curb 2E – take the 5A Metrobus in the direction of L’Enfant Plaza Metro Center. At Rosslyn Metro Center transfer to the Blue Line towards Largo Town Center. At Metro Center transfer to the Red Line going in the direction of Glenmont. Exit at Silver Spring.
From Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport:
Take Metrobus B30 to the Greenbelt Metro Station. There are two Metrobus stops at BWI Airport: one is located on the lower level of the International Concourse and the other is located on the lower level of Concourse A/B. Take the Green Line towards Branch Avenue. At Fort Totten Station transfer to the Red Line in the direction of Glenmont. Exit at Silver Spring. Metrobus fare is $3.10 (exact change). Bus runs every 40 minutes, with a travel time of approximately 50 minutes (depending heavily on traffic).
You may also use the Amtrak train service to reach Union Station. Schedules and fares vary considerably – please visit www.amtrak.com for more details. From Union Station, take the Red Line towards Glenmont Station; exit at Silver Spring.
Metrorail Map
Metro Trip Planner
More information about travel from Dulles and National Airports:
http://www.mwaa.com
More information about travel from Baltimore/Washington International Airport:
http://www.bwiairport.com
Taxi
Fares are approximate and subject to change due to the rising cost of gasoline
From National Airport: approximately $50.
From Washington Dulles Airport: approximately $60
From Baltimore/Washington Airport: approximately $70
For general directions, tell the taxi driver that we are just outside the District in Silver Spring, Maryland. We are on the section of Colesville Road between 16th Street and Georgia Avenue. To be precise, the office complex, which also includes buildings with the 8401 and 8405 address is on Colesville Road between East-West Highway and Second Avenue.
Car
Driving Directions and Map (Courtesy of Yahoo maps and driving directions)
From the north via I-270:
Take I-270 south. At the split, bear left to I-495 (Capital Beltway). Head east (towards Silver Spring) on I-495 to the Georgia Avenue exit (Route 97). Go south on Georgia Avenue to downtown Silver Spring. Turn right on Colesville Road to the first traffic light (Second Avenue). Turn right on Second Avenue. The Metro Plaza Two entrance will be on your left in the middle of the first block.
From the north via I-95:
Take I-95 south to I-495 (Capital Beltway). Head west (towards Silver Spring) on I-495 to the Georgia Avenue exit (Exit 31-B, Route 97). Go south on Georgia Avenue to downtown Silver Spring. Turn right on Colesville Road. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Second Avenue. The Metro Plaza Two entrance will be on your left in the middle of the first block.
From Washington, D.C. via 16th Street NW:
Go north on 16th Street to the District/Maryland border. At the traffic circle, bear right onto Colesville Road. Go to the second traffic light (Second Avenue). Turn left on Second Avenue. The Metro Plaza Two entrance will be on your left in the middle of the first block.
From Northern Virginia via I-95:
Travel north on I-95 (Capital Beltway) towards Baltimore. At the intersection of I-95 and I-495, bear left towards Silver Spring. Follow I-495 to the Georgia Avenue exit (Exit 31-B, Route 97). Go south on Georgia Avenue to downtown Silver Spring. Turn right on Colesville Road to the first traffic light (Second Avenue). Turn right on Second Avenue. The Metro Plaza Two entrance will be on your left in the middle of the first block.
From Northern Virginia and points west via I-495:
Travel north on I-495 (Capital Beltway) towards Silver Spring. At the intersection of I-495 and I-270, bear to the right towards Silver Spring. Follow I-495 to Georgia Avenue exit (Exit 31-B, Route 97). Go south on Georgia Avenue to downtown Silver Spring. Turn right on Colesville Road. At the first traffic light, turn right on Second Avenue. The Metro Plaza Two entrance will be on your left in the middle of the first block.
From Northern Virginia via Washington, D.C.:
Cross any of the District/Virginia bridges and proceed to 16th Street. Go north on 16th Street NW to the District/Maryland border. At the traffic circle, bear right onto Colesville Road. Go to the second traffic light (Second Avenue). Turn left on Second Avenue. The Metro Plaza Two entrance will be on your left in the middle of the first block.
Parking
If traveling south on Colesville Road, turn right at the light onto Second Avenue. Turn right at the next stoplight onto Cameron Street and park in the tan and red trim public garage on your left.
If traveling north on Colesville Road, turn left onto Second Avenue. Go one block to the intersection of Second Avenue and Cameron Street. Turn right on Cameron Street to enter the parking garage on your left.
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