Buffalo, NY is about 400 miles (643 kilometers)  from New York City (about an hour flight from LaGuardia Airport), about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Niagara Falls, NY, and just over the border from Fort Erie, ON which is about an 135 miles (200 kilometers) from Toronto.

The IDEA Center is located in Buffalo, NY, on the University at Buffalo South Campus in Hayes Hall (it's the building with the clock tower on top) room 378.

Mailing Address:
Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access
378 Hayes Hall, School of Architecture & Planning
3435 Main Street
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214-3087

Main Telephone Number:
+1 (716) 829.3485 extension 329

TTY:
+1 (716) 829.3758

Fax:
+1 (716) 829.3861

Driving Instructions:

Detailed driving instructions and University travel information can be found at the University at Buffalo main website, click here

To get to the University at Buffalo South Campus, Hayes Hall from the New York State Thruway I-90:

Traveling from Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Philadelphia and New York City:

Take I-90 West towards I-290 West. Proceed west on I-290 to Exit 7A, Main Street west (Route 5). Travel about 3 miles to Bailey Ave. (Route 62). Continue on Main St. and you will pass the campus on your left. When you get to the Metro Bus Loop. Make a left into the loop and bear right immediately to get onto the Campus access road.

Traveling from Cleveland, or Pittsburgh:

Take I-90 East towards I-290 West. Proceed West on I-290 to Exit 7A, Main Street west (Route 5). Travel about 3 miles to Bailey Ave. (Route 62). Continue on Main St. and you will pass the campus on your left. When you get to the Metro Bus Loop. Make a left into the loop and bear right immediately to get onto the Campus access road.

Take the Gardiner Expressway. The Gardiner Expressway becomes the QEW. Take Highway 405 exit 37 toward Queenston. Crossover the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge. Take I-190 South; merge onto I-290 East via exit 16 toward I-90. Take the Route 263 South/Millersport Highway exit 5 A. Turn slight left onto US-62/Bailey Avenue. Turn right onto Main Street. Continue on Main St. and you will pass the campus on your left. When you get to the Metro Bus Loop. Make a left into the loop and bear right immediately to get onto the Campus access road.

Upon arriving at the University at Buffalo South Campus

The Main Street Entrance to the University at Buffalo South Campus is a busy place, and home to a major N.F.T.A. Light Rail Commuter Station.  On Main Street (which is sometimes referred to as Route 5 on maps), look for large signs that mark the Main Street Entrance (directly across from Wendy's).

Bearing right or left, depending on what direction you're comming from, then follow the access road to the first stop sign, turn right. Hayes Hall (remember to look for the clock tower!) will be on your left. Parking can be found just past Hayes Hall in the Townsend Lot on the right.  Parking in this lot is free.

Please be advised that between 7am and 3pm you will need a visitor tag to park in Townsend Lot.  Just phone us or send an e-mail and we will send a visitor parking tag for the date you plan to visit.  Additional paid parking (for which a permit is not needed) is available near the Bailey Avenue Entrance to the University.

Parking in the Townsend Lot is accessible and on relatively even grade.  Parking in the visitor lot is some distance from Hayes Hall, though the path is accessible.  The barrier-free entrance to Hayes hall is in the rear of the building at the base of the clock tower, simply follow the pedestrian signs or look for the ramp.  Pedestrian maps are located at various points throughout the campus, should you need one.

If you find these directions unclear or confusing, please call or e-mail us for assistance.

Download a Map of South Campus

For detailed point to point driving instructions, we suggest consulting MapQuest.

For a general MapQuest area location information, click here.