Housing:
The Holiday Inn Hotel is a walkable distance from the IPFW campus.
The Hilton Hotel at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, located downtown Fort Wayne is a 15 minute drive from IPFW’s campus.
House a Doula: For doulas interested in attending, but find the financing of travel and accommodations difficult, the DNFW is offering their own spare bedrooms to help. Please contact Jordan Saalfrank if you are interested.
Parking:
A parking garage on the IPFW campus is conveniently located next to the workshop’s site: Neff 101. Additional maps and parking information can be downloaded from IPFW’s Birth to Baby registration page.
Dining:
Health Food Shoppe of Fort Wayne
(three minutes from IPFW campus)
3514 North Anthony Blvd., FTW 46805
Phone: 260.483.5211
“Complete selection of natural foods. Bulk, deli, organic salad bar, daily soup, and all produce is certified organic. Large selection of gluten-free foods. Special orders welcome! Quantity discounts available. Vitamin & herb area staffed with experienced and caring people to assist you.”
Club Soda
(15 minutes from IPFW campus)
235 E. Superior Street, FTW 4602
Phone: 260.426.3442
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
“A classic lounge and steak house this restaurant offers meals for $30 and under.” Online reservations can be made through their website.
IPFW:
Driving Directions:
From I-69 North
If you are taking I-69 from the north, watch for exit 112B-A, which is the Coldwater Road South/Coldwater Road North exit. Take Coldwater Rd. south for about 1.5 miles until you reach E. Coliseum Blvd. Turn left onto E. Coliseum Blvd. and go for about 1.5 miles until you reach Crescent Ave. (the second traffic light after the bridge). Turn left onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From I-69 South
If you are taking I-69 from the south, watch for exit 111A. Merge south onto Lima Rd. Take Lima Rd. about a mile until you reach Coliseum Blvd. Turn left onto Coliseum Blvd. and go for about 2 miles until you reach Crescent Ave. (the second traffic light after the bridge). Turn left onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From Fort Wayne International Airport
Leaving the airport, start by going east on Ferguson Rd. Take Ferguson Rd. about a mile until you reach Bluffton Rd. Turn left and take Bluffton Rd. (SR-1) about a mile to Baer Field Thruway. Turn right onto Baer Field Thruway and go about 3 miles until you reach E. Paulding Rd. Then take E. Paulding Rd. for about 1 mile until you get to S. Anthony Blvd. Turn left onto S. Anthony Blvd, taking it north for approximately 6 miles until you reach E. Coliseum Blvd. When you get to the intersection at E. Coliseum Blvd., make sure you are in the right lane. Once you pass through the intersection, you will be on the IPFW campus.
From US-24 West
If you are taking US-24 from the west, watch for the exit to I-69. Take I-69 north and watch for exit 111A. Merge south onto Lima Rd. Take Lima Rd. about a mile until you reach W. Coliseum Blvd. Turn left onto W. Coliseum Blvd. and go for about 2 miles until you reach Crescent Ave. (the second traffic light after the bridge). Turn left onto Crescent Ave. until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From US-24 East
If you are taking US-24 from the east, watch for I-469 as you approach Fort Wayne. Where I-469, US-24, and Lake Avenue meet, you will want to take Lake Ave. west for about 6 miles until you reach Coliseum Blvd. Turn right onto Coliseum Blvd. and go for about 2.5 miles until you get to Crescent Ave. Turn right onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From SR-3 North
Take SR-3 (Lima Rd.) south until you reach W. Coliseum Blvd. Turn left onto W. Coliseum Blvd. and go for about 2 miles until you reach Crescent Ave. (the second traffic light after the bridge). Turn left onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From SR-1 South
If you are taking SR-1 (Bluffton Road) from the south, watch for I-469. Continue on Bluffton Rd. for about 3.5 miles and watch for Baer Field Thruway. Turn right onto Baer Field Thruway and go about 3 miles until you reach E. Paulding Rd. Then take E. Paulding Rd. for about a mile until you get to S. Anthony Blvd. Turn left onto S. Anthony Blvd, taking it north for approximately 6 miles until you reach E. Coliseum Blvd. When you get to the intersection at E. Coliseum Blvd., make sure you are in the right lane. Once you pass through the intersection, you will be on the IPFW campus.
From US-33 North
If you are taking US-33 from the north, US-33 will merge with US-30. Take US-30 east (passing I-69) until it intersects with W. Coliseum Blvd. Take W. Coliseum Blvd. about 4.5 miles until you reach the intersection with Crescent Ave. (the second traffic light after the bridge). Turn left onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From US-27/US-33 South
If you are taking US-27/US-33 from the south, watch for I-469. Continue to take US-27/US-33 north until you see S. Anthony Blvd., about 2 miles from I-469. Turn right onto S. Anthony Blvd. and go about 8 miles until you reach E. Coliseum Blvd. When you get to the intersection at E. Coliseum Blvd., make sure you are in the right lane. Once you pass through the intersection, you will be on the IPFW campus.
From US-30 West
If you are taking US-30 from the west, continue taking US-30 east (passing I-69) until it intersects with W. Coliseum Blvd. Take W. Coliseum Blvd. about 4.5 miles until you reach the intersection with Crescent Ave. (the second traffic light after the bridge). Turn left onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From US-30 East
Take US-30 west to Fort Wayne. When you see I-469, continue on US-30 (also SR-930) until the intersection with Lincoln Highway in New Haven. Take Lincoln Highway about 3 miles and watch for the exit to Coliseum Blvd. Take Coliseum Blvd. north about 4 miles until you get to Crescent Ave. (Coliseum Blvd. will begin curving to the northeast after E. State Blvd.) Turn right onto Crescent Ave. and go until you reach the next intersection (immediately after you go under the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge). Turn left onto the IPFW campus.
From US-37 North
If you are taking US-37 from the north, watch for I-469. Continue on US-37 (Maysville Rd.) until you see Stellhorn Rd., about a mile from I-469. Turn right onto Stellhorn Rd. and go for about 4 miles until you reach Crescent Ave. Turn left onto Crescent Ave. and watch for the next intersection before the IPFW Pedestrian Bridge. At the intersection, turn right onto the IPFW campus.
