Current Dojo in Newton: Location, Map, Directions, Bus Routes

New Dojo in Union Square (July 1, 2008)

Address:

34 Allen St
Somerville, MA 02143
617 718-1918

Bus Routes:

Detailed bus route schedules and maps may be found at mbta.com (Click here)

A sampling of nearby bus stops and bus routes.

• #80: Arlington Center - Lechemere Station (O'Brien Hwy & Medford St stop)
• #85: Kendall/MIT - Union Sq (25 Webster Ave stop)
• #86: Sullivan Station - Harvard (Somerville Ave & Prospect St stop)
• #86: Cleveland Circle - Harvard (Washington St and Washington Terrace stop)
• #87: Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station (Union Sq)
• #88: Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station via Highland Ave (O'Brien Hwy & Medford St stop)
• #91: Sullivan Sq Station - Central Sq (30 Prospect St or Wash. St & Wash. Ter. stop)
• #CT2: Sullivan Sq Station - Ruggles Station via Kendall/MIT (Washington St & McGrath Hwy stop)

Parking: You may park in front of the dojo at 34 Allen St and across the street in the Head Start lot on evenings and weekends. There are also many 2 hr parking meters on Somerville Ave which are free from 6 - 12pm. The directions are still being tested but here are some suggestions:

From the Pike West or slightly South: From the Mass Pike Rte 90, Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive, Central Sq etc.:
From the Pike, take Cambridge Exit 18 which puts you on Cambridge St briefly. Once you cross over the Charles river you continue straight on River St (0.7 mi) to Central Square which then becomes Prospect St. Go 1.1 miles on Prospect St over the RR tracks bridge. At the stoplight with Dunkin Donuts take a right on Somerville Ave and almost immediate right on Allen St (300 ft). The dojo is just after the gardens on the left.

From Newton: You can take Soldiers Field and head left over the river over Eliot Bridge when you see the Harvard Stadium on your right. Head onto Rte 2N and take your first right onto Mt Auburn St. Take a left on Ash St and go straight across the Brattle St intersection onto Mason St and head up to the Cambridge Commons.
(If coming from Watertown, Belmont etc, you can take Route 16/Mt Auburn St. When you get to the gas station/cemetary where you would turn left to stay on 16, go straight and take the next left at the little island to get onto Brattle St. Go until Brattle St goes no further and take a left onto Mason St)
From Mason St, take a right on Garden St towards Harvard Sq then get in the middle lanes that go straight and curve left and follow the signs for Cambridge St (left lane of right fork) under the bridge, then get in left lane for Cambridge St. Follow Cambridge St through to Inman Square (Beacon/Hampshire/Antrim) and take an immediate left onto Springfield St. Go until it ends and take a right onto Concord St. When it forks, take the left fork onto Newton St. Cross straight across Webster Ave. Get across 3 lanes into the right lane of Prospect St and take a right onto Somerville Ave. Take you first real right onto Allen St just after the yellow tripledecker at 250 Somerville Ave. Our dojo is on the left just after the public gardens.

From 93N:Google will take you on Exit 28. If traffic is bad, you can also take Exit 30 Mystic Ave Towards Somerville (left), go thru a couple lights, turn right to get onto McGrath Hwy. Go through a couple of more lights and when you go up a hill and over a bridge the road will curve to the left. Stay in the rightish lane and just after the Sunoco Station, take the right off ramp to Washington St. Take a right at the light onto Washingtom St and the second left onto Merriam St just before the Somerville Police Station. Take your first right onto Somerville Ave and your second left after onto Allen St just before the yellow tripledecker at 250 Somerville Ave. Our dojo is on the left just after the public gardens.

From 93S:Take Exit 28 towards Sullivan Square/Rte-99 Somerville, take a left onto Cambridge Street 0.3 mi which becomes Washington St. Go 0.6mi on Washington St. (Please note that you cannot take a left turn from Washington/Prospect St from the north, so...) Take a left onto Merriam St, A right onto Somerville Ave and a left onto onto Allen St just before the yellow tripledecker at 250 Somerville Ave. Our dojo is on the left just after the public gardens.