Visiting CDCI

From the North:

Drive on I-89 South, and get off at Exit 14. Turn right at the traffic lights at the end of the exit ramp. Then go straight through the first set of lights (past the Sheraton Hotel), and stay in the righthand lane. You’ll merge right onto East Avenue. Go straight at the traffic lights past the police station, and continue north along East Avenue. Go straight through the stop sign, and then go straight at the traffic light that crosses Colchester Avenue. Mann Hall is the three-story red brick building to your left.

From the South:

Drive on I-89 North, and get off at Exit 14. Follow the clover-loop exit around as it turns you to face the west. Merge onto the top of the overpass, and stay in the righthand lane that continues towards the traffic lights. Then go straight through the first set of lights (past the Sheraton Hotel), and stay in the righthand lane. You’ll merge right onto East Avenue. Go straight at the traffic lights past the police station, and continue north along East Avenue. Go straight through the stop sign, and then go straight at the traffic light that crosses Colchester Avenue. Mann Hall is the three-story red brick building to your left.

From the East:

Take Williston Road over the I-89 overpass for Exit 14.

Merge onto the top of the overpass, and stay in the righthand lane that continues towards the traffic lights. Then go straight through the first set of lights (past the Sheraton Hotel), and stay in the righthand lane. You’ll merge right onto East Avenue. Go straight at the traffic lights past the police station, and continue north along East Avenue. Go straight through the stop sign, and then go straight at the traffic light that crosses Colchester Avenue. Mann Hall is the three-story red brick building to your left.

From the West:

Take Colchester Avenue up the hill from the Burlington downtown area. Continue on Colchester Avenue past the South Prospect St hospital, and past the UVM Medical Center. When you get to the East Avenue traffic lights, indicate left and wait for a clear space to turn left into the Mann Hall driveway. Please be aware that there’s no protected left at these lights, and that pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of Mann will not stop. Pull into the Mann Hall driveway. Mann Hall is the three-story red brick building to your left.

Accessible Parking on Campus

There are accessible parking spaces located to the north, northwest, and south of Mann Hall. There are 7 accessible parking spaces in total around Mann Hall. If you have a current valid disabled parking tag for your vehicle, you just need to bring it in your car. Then you can park in any accessible parking space for free.

Additional Visitor Parking on Campus

If you do not have a current disabled parking tag, you will need a parking permit to park on campus. If you are coming to Mann Hall for an event or for a Community Advisory Council meeting, CDCI will give you a parking pass. If you are coming by for a meeting, you will need to buy a parking permit.

To buy a parking permit, you can either download the UVM Park Mobile app for your phone or you can call 1-877-727-5714 and pay Park Mobile over the phone.

Parking on campus costs $1.50 per hour.

Loading Zone Parking at Mann Hall

In the turnaround circle to the southeast of Mann Hall are two loading zone spaces. You can park for free in these spaces if they are available, for up to 30 minutes at a time.

Bus service in Burlington is provided by either Green Mountain Transit, or by the UVM campus shuttle service.

Riding Green Mountain Transit

To reach CDCI’s offices by Green Mountain Transit, you would take the #8 bus, also known as the “City Loop” bus. As the bus travels east along Colchester Avenue, ask to get off at the stop right before the hospital. Or tell the driver you’re headed to the Trinity campus. The City Loop runs seven days a week, from 6am to 7pm.

Green Mountain Transit buses are all accessible, but you will need the driver’s help to get on and off the bus in a wheelchair. Sometimes drivers don’t allow mobility devices on board the buses if the buses are overcrowded. Plan extra time for your trip.

UVM CATS Bus Service

UVM operates shuttle buses on several routes around campus. These buses are called the Campus Area Transportation System (CATS) buses. The CATS buses run weekdays 7am – 10pm, and weekends 4pm – 10pm.

Mann Hall is on the Campus Bus Route, but the closest bus stop is down the hill at Mercy Hall. You will need to walk from Mercy Hall up to Mann Hall, a distance of approximately a tenth of a mile.

UVM offers a free app you can put on your phone so you can see if your bus is running late.

Riding SSTA

The Special Services Transportation Agency (SSTA) provides wheelchair- and mobility-accessible van transportation in Vermont. SSTA knows exactly where our offices are. If you’d like to book SSTA, contact their main office to get punch cards that entitle you to rides. You can contact them online with this form or by calling their main office at 802-878-1527.

Mann Hall Doors

Mann Hall has four sets of doors, one at the north, one at the south, one at the east, and one at the west.

  • The doors at the south and east are always kept locked. There is a set of stairs between them and the parking lot.
  • The doors at the west are unlocked from 7am – 7pm. There is a set of stairs between them and the parking lot.
  • The doors at the north are always unlocked from 7am – 7pm, and feature a ramp leading down from the parking lot. They also have an automatic door opener. No other doors have an automatic opener.

Mann Hall Stairs

There are stairs running from the basement to the third floor at the east and west sides of the building. Only the west stairs are open. The east stairs are for emergencies only.

Mann Hall Elevators

There is an elevator at the east side of the building, serving all floors. To get to it, go in the north doors and along past the bathroom to the main hallway. The elevator is just in front of you to your left.

There is also a wheelchair lift that serves the Mann Hall Gymnasium.

Mann Hall has restrooms on each of its four floors.

On the basement level, there’s an all-gender restroom next to the north-facing door to the building.

On the first floor, there’s a restroom for female-identifying people, right across from the elevator.

On the second floor, there’s a restroom for male-identifying people, right across from the elevator.

And on the third floor, there’s an all-gender restroom right across from the elevator.

CDCI has many staff and faculty members spread across the state of Vermont. Not everyone has an office at Mann Hall, and many of our staff and faculty work from home.

Because of this, it is best to email or call in advance before visiting. In general, we will be happy to respond to emails or phone calls during normal business hours, but our office hours are in the middle of changing right now. Please call or email us to schedule a visit.

When you’re visiting CDCI, we will be happy to set you up with a guest wifi account. UVM’s wifi system requires an account and a password.