DIRECTIONS AND PARKING

Balsillie School of International Affairs 67 Erb St West, Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 6C2 Room 1-42

FROM LONDON

Take ON-401 E toward Toronto78.0 kmTake exit 268 for Cedar Creek Road/Regional Road 97 toward Ayr/Cambridge1 kmTurn left onto Cedar Creek Rd/Waterloo Regional Rd 97 (signs for Industrial Road)4.4 kmTurn right onto Trussler Rd/Waterloo Regional Rd 70Continue to follow Waterloo Regional Rd 7011.4 kmAt the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ira Needles Blvd/Waterloo Regional Rd 70950 mAt the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ira Needles Blvd/Waterloo Regional Rd 70650 mAt the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ira Needles Blvd/Waterloo Regional Rd 70; 850 m At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Ira Needles Blvd/Waterloo Regional Rd 70 250 m; At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto University Ave W/Waterloo Regional Rd 57; 3.2 km; Turn right onto Erb St W/Regional Rd 9 (signs for Regional Road 9/Erb Street); 1.2 km Turn right onto Father David Bauer Dr 300 m

FROM GUELPH

Get to ON-6 N/ON-7Continue to follow ON-7 towards Kitchener13.6 km; Turn right onto Ebycrest Rd/Waterloo Regional Rd 17 (signs for Regional Road 17/Ebycrest Road)1.5 km; Turn left onto Bridge St E/Waterloo Regional Rd 52; Continue to follow Waterloo Regional Rd 524.6 km; At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Lancaster St W/Waterloo Regional Rd 29; 650 m Turn right onto Bridgeport Rd E; 3.3 km Turn left onto Regina St N; 600 m; Turn right onto William St E; 240 m Turn right onto Caroline St S.

FROM TORONTO

Take the ON-401 W ; 4.8 km; Use the left 3 lanes to follow signs for QEW/Ontario 403/Ontario; 410/Brampton/Hamilton 1.0 km; Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Ontario 401 W and merge onto ON-401 W66.6 km; Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 278 for ON-8 toward Kitchener/Waterloo; 1.1 km Continue onto ON-8 W6.7 km Use the right 2 lanes to take the ON-85 N/ON-7 E exit toward Guelph/Waterloo 850 m Merge onto ON-72.2 km Continue onto Conestoga Pkwy; 1.8 km Continue onto Conestoga Pkwy/ON-85 N; 1.5 kmTake the Bridgeport Road W exit; 650 m Merge onto Bridgeport Rd E/Regional Rd 9; 2.4 km Turn left onto Regina St N 600 mTurn right onto William St E;240 m Turn right onto Caroline St S/Iron Horse Trans Canada Trail/Regional Rd 9

PARKING

The best and easiest option for parking is across the street from the Balsillie School near the train railway as pointed in the following map. The daily permit fee for parking here is five dollars. You need to contact Christine Tetman, the Traffic Services Manager at the city of Waterloo to get the permit. Please contact her at 519-886-2310 x30340.

Please note that as of May 1st, there is no visitor parking in the CIGI/BSIA/Shopify lot.

Parking in the train station lot at the corner of Father David Bauer Drive and Erb Street can be arranged by calling Christine Tetman, Traffic Services Manager at 519-886-2310 x 30340. A city permit can be arranged for $5.00 a day. E-permits can be arranged in advance and the City can email the e-permit that is displayed on your dashboard.

Other pay and display parking options include

Delta hotel, 110 Erb Street West - $2/half hour or $10/day

Dupont lot, by the Waterloo Library and King Street garage, across from Waterloo Public Square: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/government/uptown.asp