Travel
We highly recommend that everyone who wishes to attend the International Conference on Stigma 2011 should take public transportation to The Blackburn Center at Howard University.
There is on street metered parking which allows you to park up to 2 hours at a time only. 2 hours means 2 hours. Once your 2 hours are up, you will need to move your car or you risk a very high chance of getting ticketed by the Washington DC transportation police. Just because you put more quarters into the meter does not make it okay. You will have to move your car. We have heard of people that received a ticket for parking in 1 spot for more than 2 hours and feeding the meters after time has expired. Please do not become a parking ticket victim!
There is no free parking at all on campus. If you would like to park at Howard University Hospital and pay per hour, then that is also suggested. Parking rates are about $2 per hour. Once you park your car at the hospital, you can walk to the entrance of the hospital. The Howard University Shuttle Bus also stops in front of the hospital. Once boarding, please provide a state issued ID and let the driver know that you would like to be dropped off at the Crampton Auditorium.
How to get to Howard University VIA Metro: Take the Green Line Metro toward Greenbelt. Exit at the front at Shaw / Howard University. Once you reach ground level, there will be a bus stand to your left. Please wait for the Howard University Shuttle Bus which stops every 10 – 15 minutes. Board the bus by showing your state issued ID. Once you board the bus, please let the bus driver know that you will be getting off at the Crampton Auditorium. Once you exit the bus at Crampton Auditorium, please walk on campus for about 100 yards until you reach the Blackburn Center. You can always ask students or officers on campus for directions in case if you get lost.
Howard University Hospital address: 2041 Georgia Ave. NW. Washington, DC 20060
Blackburn Center address: 2400 6 Street NW. Washington, DC 20059
Below is a map from the Metro to the Blackburn Center. If you decide to walk, this walk is just under a mile. If you wait for the Howard University Shuttle Bus, the bus will travel most of this route. You will have to walk about 100 yards after the bus drops you off at the Crampton Auditorium.
