Wesley Theological Seminary 2016 CAMPUS GUIDE 2 Welcome to Wesley! This guide is meant to be a resource for navigating life at Wesley—an introduction to DC and our campuses. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Community Life. Office of Community Life 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, T105 [email protected] 202-885-8694 3 Table of Contents Campus Map…………………………………………………………...………...6-7 Main Wesley Campus………………………………………...………....6 Mount Vernon Place Campus…………………………………………..7 Washington, DC………………………………………………………………….8-9 Map of the City…………………………………………………………...8 Getting Around the City………………………………………………....9 DC Metro………………………………………………………………………….10-12 Metro Map…………………………………………………………….…..10 Metro Rail & Metro Bus Fares…………………………………….…….11 On the Line……………………………………………………….……….12 Transportation…………………………………………………………..………..13-14 Airports…………………………………………………………………….13 Trains, Buses, Taxis & Cars…………………………………………...14 Local Services……………………………………………………………………15-21 General.…………………………………………………………………...15 Within Walking Distance………………………………………………...16-17 Churches………………………………………………………………….18 Grocery Stores…….……………………………………………………...19 Hospitals & Pharmacies………………………………………………....20 Auto Services & Repairs……….………………………………………..21 Entertainment……………………………………………………………………..22-27 Parks……………………………………………………………………….22 Museums & Monuments…………………………………………………23 Movie Theaters……………………………………………………………24 Shopping Malls……………………………………………………………25 Tourist Sites & Professional Sports……………………………………..26 4 American University Services…………………………………………………..27-30 AU Campus Map…………………………………………………………27 Shuttle Map…………………………………………………………….... 28 Available to WTS Students……………………………………………...29 Restaurants, Banks & Stores…………………………………………...30-31 Wesley Services………………………………………………………………….32-35 Guest Housing……………………………………………………………32 Parking……………………….…………………………………………....33 Dining & Textbooks……………………………………………………....34 Library, Mailroom & IT-Support………………………………………....35 News……………………………………………………………………………….36 Helpful Websites………………………………………………………………….37 Important Dates…………………………………………………………………...38 Wesley Phone Numbers…………………………………………………………39 Emergency Phone Numbers…………………………………………………….40 5 Campus Map: Main Wesley Campus Helpful tip #1: Wesley’s emergency notification system, Wesley Alerts, directly sends registered users text messages and phone calls. We strongly encourage you to register for Wesley Alerts. Examples of campus emergencies include closures for in- clement weather or other unplanned reasons, and safety or security situations. 6 Campus Map: Wesley Downtown Campus Helpful tip #2: There is a lost and found located in the library. There are many ways to get from Main Campus to Wesley Downtown. This will help you choose whether to drive, metro, or bus during rush hour. Driving/biking: Turn right on Massachusetts Ave toward Ward Circle. You will follow Massachusetts Ave through four traffic circles before reaching the Wesley Downtown Cam- pus. Metro: Take the Red line from Tenleytown station to the Gallery Place-Chinatown sta- tion. Exit using the Galleries (9th & G) exit and walk .5 miles south on 9th St. to MVS. Alter- nately, transfer to the Green or Yellow line. If you transfer at Gallery Place-Chinatown, take the Green line toward Greenbelt or the Yellow Line toward Fort Totten. You can then walk roughly .3 miles to Wesley Downtown. Bus: Take the N4 bus toward Farragut Square from in front of campus (Massachusetts and 45th street). Transfer at Farragut Square (the terminus)… … to the G8 toward Avondale and get off at 11th & K Streets NW. Walk .2 miles to MVS. … to the DC Circulator toward Union Station and get off at New York Ave & 9th Street NW. Walk .1 miles to Wesley Downtown.. Driving during non-rush hour, driving takes approximately 20 minutes and parking is availa- ble at on-street meters or nearby parking garages. 7 Washington, DC: Map of the City Helpful tip #3: Gas is cheaper in Maryland or Virginia, than it is in DC. 8 Washington, DC: Getting Around the City Getting around the city can seem daunting to the uninitiated. Here is a quick guide to help you orient yourself on city streets. Facts: The District is divided into four quadrants: Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), and Southwest (SW). The Capitol Building is the “center” of the city. That is, the numbers and letters of streets extend out from that point. Lettered streets run east to west, approximately parallel to East and West Capitol Streets. Once the lettered alphabet has ended, streets are named according to the alphabet and the number of syllables (Adams, Bryant, Channing, then later Aspen, Butternut, Cedar, etc.) Numbered streets run north to south, approximately parallel to North and South Capitol Streets. Broad avenues are named for states (e.g. Massachusetts Ave), and run diagonally across the city, connecting major points of interest. Where avenues intersect with each other or with streets, there are traffic circles and each circle in the city has a name (e.g. Ward Circle). The District is also bounded by diagonal avenues: Western Ave, Eastern Ave, and Southern Ave. Nearest to campus is Western Ave, once you cross Western you are in Maryland. Washington, DC is roughly 60 square miles. The city was designed by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, based on plans of Par- is and other European cities that Thomas Jefferson brought to America. The Washington Monument is the city’s tallest structure, though there is no law prohibiting buildings based on its height nor the height of the Cap- itol Building (despite popular belief). Helpful tip #4: Washington DC cop cars (metro police) always keep their lights on when patrolling (to distinguish them from other squads such as park police or capital police), so don’t be scared when seeing their lights. 9 DC Metro: Metro Map Helpful tip #5: When using the Metro Rail escalator, stand on the right side and walk on the left side, that way you do not stop the flow of traffic. 10 DC Metro: Metro Rail & Metro Bus Fares Metrorail Metro fare is determined by the distance and time you are traveling. Metrorail fares range from a minimum of $1.75 to maximum of $5.90, depending on your destination and the time of day (rush hour is more). Transfers are free for travel within Metrorail, and you can transfer to Metro bus at a discount when using a SmarTrip card. You must purchase a SmarTrip card before boarding the train. SmarTrip cards are available at select metro stations, the Metro Center station, Giant grocery stores, select CVS stores, and online at wmata.com. Metrorail runs: Sunday-Thursday: 5:30am-12:00am, and Friday-Saturday: 8:00am-2:00am Metro bus The N4, and N6 buses stop on Massachusetts Avenue in front of the Seminary. The N4, and N6 buses run from Friendship Heights to Farragut Square down Massachusetts Ave. The fare is $1.75 with a SmarTrip card or with cash/coin. You must have the exact change or SmarTrip card. Transfers between buses in a two hour period are free when using SmarTrip. DC Circulator This bus system runs five select routes through the city with limited stops: Georgetown-Union Station, Woodley Park-Adams Morgan-McPherson Square Metro, DuPont Circle-Georgetown-Rosslyn, Union Station-Navy Yard, and Poto- mac Ave Metro-Skyland Via Barracks Row. Regular fare is $1. Transfers between Circulator buses or Metro buses are free within a two hour period and 50¢ from Metrorail. If you have a question about the destination or route of a bus, ask the driver, he or she can help you determine your stop. Helpful tip #6: Bicycles are allowed on Metrorail from 7-10 am and 4-7 pm during weekdays and all day on the weekends and most federal holidays. They are not permitted during events when large crowds are expected. Those travel- ing with a bicycle should board through the end doors of a rail car. 11 DC Metro: On the Line 12 Transportation: Airports Travel from campus to Dulles via public transportation takes approximated two hours; to BWI is approximately two and a half hours. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) Phone: (410) 859-7111 Take Metrorail to the Greenbelt station (green line) and take the B30 Metro Bus Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Phone: (703) 572-2700 Take Metrorail to Roslyn station (blue or yellow line) and take the 5A Metro Bus to Dulles. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Phone: (703) 417-8000 Take Metrorail to Reagan National Airport metro station (blue or yellow line). Airport Transportation Service Super Shuttle Phone: (202) 296-6662 (800) BLUE-VAN (800-258-3826) Helpful tip #7: DCA or Reagan National Airport is often referred to as Na- tional Airport. This airport only offers domestic flights and a few flights to Cana- da and the Caribbean. 13 Transportation: Trains, Buses, Taxis & Cars Trains Rental Cars and Services Amtrak Enterprise Rent-A-Car 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Various locations Union Station Washington, DC Zipcar Phone: (202) 408-9778 Phone: 1-866-4ZIPCAR MARC Train Taxis Phone: 1-866-743-3682 Taxi Transportation Service: Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (202)398-0500 Phone: 1-800-RIDE-VRE Bicycles Capital Bikeshare Buses Greyhound Phone: 1-877-430-BIKE 1005 1st Street, NE Bike And Roll Washington, DC Phone: (202) 289-5141 Phone: 1-866-RENT-A-BIKE Megabus Phone: 1-877-GO2-MEGA Helpful tip #8: The MARC Train Service is a commuter rail system that op- erates three lines of service that include Harford County, Maryland; Baltimore City; Washington D.C.; Brunswick, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland and Martins- burg, West