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Building Abbreviations
| ARC | School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cambridge, ON Map & directions |
| AL | Arts Lecture Hall |
| B1 | Biology 1 |
| B2 | Biology 2 |
| BAU | Bauer Warehouse |
| BFG | 195 Columbia St. |
| BMH | B.C. Matthews Hall |
| BRH | Brubacher House |
| C2 | Chemistry 2 |
| CGR | Conrad Grebel University College |
| CIF | Columbia Icefield |
| CLN | Columbia Lake Village North |
| CLV | Columbia Lake Village |
| COG | Columbia Greenhouses |
| COM | Commissary (UW Police & Parking) |
| CPH | Carl A. Pollock Hall |
| CSB | Central Services Building |
| DC | William G. Davis Computer Research Centre |
| DWE | Douglas Wright Engineering Building |
| E2 | Engineering 2 |
| E3 | Engineering 3 |
| ECH | East Campus Hall |
| EIT | Centre for Environmental and Information Technology |
| EV1 | Environment 1 |
| EV2 | Environment 2 |
| ESC | Earth Sciences & Chemistry |
| FED | Federation Hall |
| GA | 335 Gage Avenue |
| GH | Graduate House |
| GSC | General Services Complex |
| HH | J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities |
| HMN | Hildegard Marsden Nursery |
| HS | Health Services |
| KDC | Klemmer Day Care |
| LHI | Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion |
| LIB | Dana Porter Library |
| MC | Mathematics & Computer |
| MHR | Minota Hagey Residence |
| MKV | Mackenzie King Village |
| ML | Modern Languages |
| NH | Ira G. Needles Hall |
| OPT | Optometry |
| PAC | Physical Activities Complex |
| PAS | Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology |
| PHY | Physics |
| PRC | Photovoltaic Research Centre |
| RAC | Research Advancement Centre |
| RCH | J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall |
| REN | Renison University College |
| REV | Ron Eydt Village |
| SCH | South Campus Hall |
| SLC | Student Life Centre |
| STJ | St. Jerome's University |
| STP | St. Paul's College |
| TC | William M. Tatham Centre for Co-operative Education and Career Services |
| TH | Tutors' Houses |
| UC | University Club |
| UWP | UW Place |
| V1 | Student Village 1 |
| UWP | UW Place |
Parking
Visitor Parking
All day, every day:
- UWP, N, W, X: $3 per day pay and display. Lot X is free on weekends.
- M: $4.00 pay and display
- HV: Weekdays: $2 per hour with $10. deposit on entry. Deposit reduces throughout day. After 3:00 pm and weekends: $3 coin entry
- D: Weekdays: $2 per hour up to daily maximum of $15. After 5:00 pm and weekends: $3. coin entry
- P: $3 coin entry for St. Jerome's University, Renison College and St. Paul's College; $1 per hour up to a $4 daily maximum at Conrad Grebel University College.
After 4 p.m. and weekends:
A, B, C, EC, H (staff side), R - $3.00 coin entry
Permit Parking
Student Permit/Visitor Parking
With pay and display machines- $3.00 per day - C, N, W, X (Lot X is free on weekends)
Faculty/Staff Permit Parking
A, B, BFG, H, K, L, O, R, T
Resident Permit Parking
CLV-S, J, S, V, UWP, T
Short-term Parking
Fifteen minute parking is available on Ring Road at Environment 2, Ira G. Needles Hall, and William G. Davis Computer Research Centre. Meter parking is available, visit the Parking website for locations.
Motorcycles
Motorcyclists purchase a term or day pass from Parking Services, in the COM building for use at motorcycle pads.
Accessible Parking
Accessible parking for persons with disabilities is available in most lots. Accessible entrances to buildings is available on the site map.
Driving directions
UW’s main campus is located in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, about 90 minutes' drive west of Toronto or three hours east of Windsor-Detroit. The cities of Waterloo and Kitchener are part of Canada’s Technology Triangle. Regional map, Map of Kitchener-Waterloo.
- From east or west, follow highway 401 to exit 278, highway 8 West.
- Ontario road condition reports
- From Buffalo and Niagara Falls, follow Queen Elizabeth Way in the "Toronto" direction to highway 403 West (one hour); follow 403 West to 6 North to 401 West to exit 278 (45 minutes); proceed as below.
- Follow 8 West to 7 East (an expressway called the Conestoga Parkway). Be sure to take the exit for 7 East, not 7 West.
- Keep left; do not exit on 7 East (Victoria Street and Guelph). Expressway becomes 85 North (formerly 86).
- Exit at University Avenue West and drive about 2 miles (3 km).
- Stop at the UW entrance kiosk for parking information and directions. Visitor parking is available near the main entrance.
Use Google Maps for directions to UW.
Architecture building
- Address: 7 Melville Street South, Cambridge, Ontario (on the west bank of the Grand River in the downtown Galt section of Cambridge)
- Google Maps route from the main UW campus
- Informal discussion of other possible routes
Public transportation
- Via Rail (station: Kitchener)
- Greyhound Bus Lines (station: Kitchener)
- Airways Transit (from Pearson Airport, Toronto)
- Region of Waterloo International Airport
- Local bus service in Kitchener-Waterloo is provided by Grand River Transit; routes 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 29, as well as the Late Night Loop and iXpress, reach the main campus.
