Directions

We are on the second floor of the Gelb Building in U-District, Seattle. The full postal address is 4534½ University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-4511 (Google Maps, Apple Maps, GeoHack). You can drop the ½ if your map software does not tolerate the address well. That will lead you to our next-door neighbor, the City of Seattle University Customer Service Center.

During calendared public events, we try to hold the door open or post a temporary gate code. Press the "#" key for doorbell if you can't get in. See the Accessibility page for information on stairs and other accessibility considerations.

This is what our door looks like and it leads to our space upstairs. It is next to the University Customer Service Center.

By Transit

We recommend taking some form of public transit to get here.

The U District 1 Line station is a block away.

Buses that pass by the University District all have good access to the space. Some commonly used bus lines are 31/32, 45/75, 49, 67, 70, 255, 271, 372, and ST 542.

By Bike

Do not lock any bike you care about outside the space, especially at night. In the U-District, bikes and their unlocked peripherals can get stolen in very short amounts of time.

Feel free to wheel your bike into the foyer during non-trafficked hours for temporary storage. We also have a bike rack in the space that can support four bikes, and you are very invited to make use of it.

If you do not want to carry your bike up the stairs, U-District station has secure BikeLink lockers that you can activate with a BikeLink card (recommended) or with their app (not all locations available).

By Car

Driving to a Park & Ride and then taking a train over is still your best bet. The Green Lake Park & Ride at Roosevelt station is a light rail station away from us, although stations north of Northgate will probably have the best parking if you're coming from the north.

Parking

"It's findable but good luck."

"It's kinda bad."

There is a chance you will get street parking right out front. Alternatively, there are a number of parking lots around the U District. The parking lot directly behind us (4551 15th Ave NE gmaps osm) has had good availability in the past.

You can also download the PayByPhone app or use the Seattle Parking Map to get a sense of where the parking spots are.

Most parking spots are metered M-Sat 8 a.m.–8 p.m., afterwards free. Maximum time 3 hours (before 8pm).

Free street parking is usually about 4–5 blocks west or east. There's also a Jack-in-the-Box about 2 blocks north with a parking lot that usually has a spot or two. Alternatively, there's a Safeway at 4732 Brooklyn Ave NE that you could park in. On Saturdays after 12 p.m. and on Sundays, many UW parking lots stop requiring permits and will just let you park in them.