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| TOP: MBTA map (click image to enlarge) BOTTOM: Boston skyline from the harbor |
Boston is a medical center like no other with three major medical schools and about 27 hospitals. Immensely diverse and vibrant, Boston is a city of some twenty neighborhoods with Cambridge and Brookline as bordering communities. Persons of color comprise over 40% of the city's population and over one third of all students enrolled in Boston Public Schools speak a language other than English at home.
Transportation
Boston is blessed with excellent public transportation. The MBTA subway system (or just "the T") extends throughout Boston, most of Brookline and Cambridge, parts of Newton, and to North and South Shore suburbs. More distant towns are served by commuter rail. The Longwood Medical area is centered within 2-3 blocks of two different Green Line routes. There is also an extensive bus system, including a shuttle bus from Harvard University to the Medical School. Parking is expensive in the Longwood area, but residents who drive can park in cheaper outlying lots and use Children's shuttle buses. Residents can park in the patient lot across from Children's for free at nights and on weekends. Residents who leave the hospital late at night can also obtain free taxi vouchers.
Schematic MBTA map at the top right shows the Green, Blue, Red and Orange Lines and the relative positions of Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center.
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