Commute

Bike Routes

Common Bike Routes to and from the LMA

From Cambridge:  route details here

Travel south along the Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path to the BU Bridge. Enter the road to cross the bridge and head straight down Essex Street (beware right hooks at the first stop sign!) Turn left on Ivy Street and right on Carlton Street. Bike across Beacon Street and follow the road as Carlton Street angles right and becomes Colchester / Chapel Street. Turn left at Longwood Ave and follow it to your destination.

Bike route to HSPH from Cambridge

From Jamaica Plain via the Emerald Necklace:  route details here

From Jamaica Pond, take the Emerald Necklace north until you reach Bynner St / Willow Pond Rd. Turn left to follow the trail and stay on the western side of the Emerald Necklace. At Washington St / Huntington Ave, you’ll need to bike along River Road until you can hop on the Emerald Necklace again. Exit onto Brookline Ave, take a right onto Francis St, a left on Binney, and a right again on Shattuck Street to end up behind HMS.

Bike Route to HSPH from JP via Riverway

From Jamaica Plain via Southwest Corridor:  route details here

From the Forest Hills T-station, bike north on South Street, take a right at New Washington St / Arborway and hop on the SW Corridor bike path. Follow the path until you near the Boston Police Department headquarters, then turn left onto Prentiss Street Take a right on Parker Street and, after one block, turn left on Ward Street. Ride about two blocks, then turn left onto St. Alphonsus Street and immediately right onto Longwood Avenue.

Bike Route to HSPH from JP via SW Corridor

Resources for Creating Your Own Route

Want to add a link or route suggestions to this list? Email bikes@hsph.harvard.edu.

BikeShare (bike share)

BLUEbikes is the public bike share system in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Everett and Somerville. There are 3,000+ bikes and 300+ stations across the metro area, designed to make quick trips around town affordable, fun and convenient.

How to use BLUEbikes:

  1. Join:  Harvard affiliates receive a discount!
  2. Unlock:  Find an available bike nearby and use your member key to unlock it.
  3. Ride:  Take as many short rides (45 minutes or less) as you want while your membership is active. Longer than 45 minutes incurs a fee.
  4. Return:  Return the bike to any station and wait for the icon on the dock to illuminate, indicating that it’s locked.

BLUEBikes stations in the LMA:

Blue Bikes screenshot
  • Corner of Avenue Louis Pasteur and Longwood Ave, across from Vanderbilt Hall
  • Corner of Avenue Louis Pasteur and Fenway, next to Simmons College
  • Corner of Brookline Avenue and Longwood Ave, next to Beth Israel
  • Corner of Tremont St / Huntington Ave /Francis St (Brigham Circle), in front of Penguin Pizza

Harvard Discount:

Harvard affiliates pay $70 per year ($29 discount) for unlimited 30-minute rides.

Parking Your Bike

Link to the 2022 Bike Cage map

HLC Bike Cages

  • You must register your bike before using the bike cages
  • You cannot use the bike cages for long-term bike storage
  • A Harvard ID is required for tap access to the bike cages
  • You must be based in a Harvard Longwood Campus Building
  • While the bike cages are covered, they can still get wet inside when it rains
  • There are bike pumps and fix stations near the Goldenson and Vanderbilt Hall cages

How to Register for Bike Cage Access

  • Fill out the registration form: http://hms.harvard.edu/bicycling
    • Upon review and approval of your bike registration, you’ll be issued bike cage access on your Harvard id.
  • Your bike’s serial number, manufacturer, model, and color is required to complete the registration form.
  • A Harvard bike decal will be mailed to the address noted on your bike registration form.  The decal should be affixed to the top tube on your bike

How to register for the Bike Cage at the Landmark Building: Bike Cage Agreement (only for full-time employees, faculty, or students who have an office at Landmark)

Additional bike parking throughout the Longwood Medical Area

Please do not lock your bike to hand railings, handicap parking signs, trees, trash bins, or benches.

If you have any trouble with the bike cages on the Longwood campus, call the Harvard Longwood Campus Commuter Services and Parking Office: 617-432-1111 or email parking@hms.harvard.edu.

Showering on Campus

Showers at Harvard Medical School

  • 180 Longwood:   115B
  • Armenise:            432, 540, 632 (all gender neutral)
  • Building C:          217B (M), 313B (W)
  • Goldenson:          300T2, 400T2 (all gender neutral)
  • NRB:                     831A
  • Seeley Mudd:       339, 539, 639
  • TMEC:                   148 (M & W)
  • Warren Alpert:     1C5, 2C5, 3C5, 4C5, 5C5 (all gender neutral)

Map here

Showers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Go here for a full list of showers at HSPH

Building 1:                 2nd, 6th and 11th floors (all gender neutral)
Building 2:                Ground (W); basement, 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors (gender neutral)
Kresge:                      9th floor (M)

Showers at the Landmark Center

The Landmark Center has shower facilities on the P1 level; however, you must register for access in the Landmark Center Management office on the second floor.

Sadly, there are no showers located in the Harvard School of Dental Medicine