Contact CRDC
CRDC is located in Arlington, Virginia, just three blocks from he Virginia Square Metro Station, minutes away from central Washington, DC.
Physical address:
CRDC
School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University
3434 Washington Boulevard, Vernon Smith Hall, 5th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone, Fax, and Email:
Tel: 703-993-4473
Fax: 703-993-1302
Email: crdc@gmu.edu
Mailing address:
CRDC
School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University
3351 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 4D3
Arlington, VA 22201
Directions to CRDC
There are a limited number of visitor parking spaces ($3/hr) in Vernon Smith Hall where we are located, so we recommend that visitors take the Metro to CRDC if possible.
By Metro
Take the orange line or silver line to the Virginia Square/GMU station. Take the escalator to the street level, and turn to face Fairfax Drive (Starbucks will be on your left). Across the street and to the right, you will see the large pink FDIC building complex. One block up from this you will see a George Mason University sign and the large white GMU Law Building with its circular front. Turn left after the Law Building onto Kirkwood Road. Walk past the Law building, until you are at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Kirkwood Road. You will see a large black building with glass windows; CRDC is located in the taller, adjacent building at 3434 Washington Boulevard (the Metropolitan Building). Enter from the main entrance and take the elevator up to the 5th floor.
By Car
From Washington, DC:
Cross over the Roosevelt Bridge; follow signs to the George Washington Parkway. Once on the parkway, exit at Spout Run (left exit). Cross over Route 29 (Lee Highway). Spout Run is now Kirkwood Road. CRDC is located on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan building, near the southwest corner of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
From I-66 heading East:
Exit I-66 at Glebe Road/Fairfax Drive (exit 71). The exit ramp turns into Fairfax Drive. Turn Left onto Glebe Road and get into the right turn lane to make a right onto Washington Boulevard. Turn right onto Washington Boulevard. After about a mile you will see Giant Supermarket on your right. CRDC is on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan building, just after Giant, near the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
From I-66 heading West:
Exit I-66 at Glebe Road (exit 71). Turn left onto Washington Boulevard. Stay on Washington Boulevard until you pass the Giant Supermarket. CRDC is located on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan building, near the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
From I-395:
Exit I-395 at Glebe Road North. Continue on Glebe Road, passing Ballston Common Mall on the right. Cross Wilson Boulevard and Fairfax Drive, then turn right onto Washington Boulevard. After one mile you will see Giant Supermarket on the right. The CRDC is on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan Building just after Giant Supermarket, and just before the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
From Fairfax and Points West, via Route 50:
Go east on Route 50 (Arlington Blvd.). Exit at Glebe Road, and turn left onto Glebe. Continue on Glebe Road, passing Ballston Common Mall on the right. Cross Wilson Boulevard and Fairfax Drive, then turn right onto Washington Boulevard. After one mile you will see Giant Supermarket on the right. The CRDC is on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan Building just after Giant Supermarket, and just before the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
From Area Airports:
From Ronald Reagan National Airport:
When exiting the airport, follow the signs to Washington, DC North and to George Washington Parkway north. Once on the parkway, exit at Spout Run (left exit). Cross over Route 29 (Lee Highway). Spout Run is now Kirkwood Road. CRDC is located on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan building, near the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
From Dulles Airport:
When exiting the airport, stay generally straight and follow the signs for 267 East (airport-no toll). Take this straight, and follow signs for 66 East. Once you are on 66 East, look for Exit 71–Glebe Road/Fairfax Drive. Stay straight as the exit ramp turns into Fairfax Drive. Turn Left onto Glebe Road and get into the right turn lane to make a right onto Washington Boulevard. Take a right onto Washington Boulevard. After about a mile you will see Giant Supermarket on your right. CRDC is on the 5th floor of the Metropolitan building, just after Giant, near the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard. Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road.
Parking Options
There are only a few parking spaces for visitors in the Metropolitan Building parking lot ($3/hr). Free two-hour parking is available during the day along Kirkwood Road. Metered parking is available along various streets surrounding the GMU Arlington Campus. Paid garage parking ($1.00 for three hours) is available six blocks away in the Ballston Mall (behind Ballston Metro), from which you can take the Metro one stop to Virginia Square/GMU.
We are on the fifth floor of Vernon Smith Hall. From metro, see above directions “By Metro.”