Commuting the MITway

click to go to Parking and Transportation Office

We are a bridge between MIT staff members and
the Parking and Transportation Office.

Cross the bridge (click it) to go to the P&T Office website.
This website is a production of the commuting subcommittee ,
part of the working group on support staff issues.

 

 

 

News & Tools

Three Prizes were awarded at the MIT Transportation Fair held March 11, 2009 in the Stata Center:

$25 gift certificate to Cambridge Bicycle Shop - winner is Jarina Shrestha, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
$25 gift card to Cosi Restaurant - winner is Beth Downing, Medical Department.
One pedometer - winner is April Holland, undergraduate first year.

Traveling On/Off Campus

Getting around town or across campus, finding news, using tips or tools to make better choices, these are the goals of our "helpers and news."

Mass Avenue contruction - There is a downloadable plan on the site, which shows that there are going to be better defined bike paths, sidewalks will be redone and the corners will come out further. Parking on the street will be "tucked in" from the corners.

MIT Construction Updates --- Construction Map

Campus Construction Updates

The online campus map can help one find a location easily. However if you only have a paper version, here is a short guide to finding a building.

 

MIT Memorial Drive Traffic Cameras (maintained by IS&T)

MBTA: Rider Tools --- Service Updates

Highway Travel Conditions

Massport Sites: Tobin Bridge --- Airport Information --- Plans

Highway Construction News: MassPike --- Route 3 Widening

AMC TMA: Boston Traffic/Construction Advisories: Streets, MBTA Transit Information

WBZ News Radio 1030 Traffic Advistories

Massachusetts Politics and Policy Online - Transportation Issues

 

Which way costs more driving or the T? See Harvard's calculator. Just note that Harvard's parking fees and T-pass subsidy are different from MIT, so you may have to adjust those totals.

Test Your Mileage IQ (a Sierra Club quiz)

How much fuel is my car using? What's my Miles per gallon? Calculate your Mileage

Gas prices by zip code

The Economy, Fuel Usage and Car Use An online book from the Conservation Law Foundation called Road Kill: How Solo Driving Runs Down the Economy .

Urban Sprawl & Transportation Reports from the Massachusetts Sierra Club

US Weekly Retail Fuel Prices

Insurance Discounts for T Users

Brown University

 

Electric Bicycles now in London (click news & press for more)

MASCO Member Resource Lists