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Akron Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Akron Street in Cambridge is a two-lane, asphalted residential street. The street has a width of 12.2. The street has parking available (parallel parking) on some sections. No bike lane available. It runs in an east-west direction starting from Memorial Drive and ends at Banks Street.

Road Type
residential street
Lanes
2
Speed Limit
25 mph
Route
east-west
Legend

Bus stops

  • Western Ave @ Putnam Ave – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Western Ave @ Dodge St – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Western Ave @ Howard St – approx. 0.3 mi.
  • River St @ Fairmount St – approx. 0.3 mi.
  • River St opp Blackstone St – approx. 0.3 mi.

Car sharing stations

  • Zipcar (Zipcar) – approx. 500 ft.

Food courts

  • Mather Dining Hall (Harvard University) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Fast food restaurants

  • Alive & Kicking Lobsters (Seafood, opening hours: Mon–Sat 11–18; Sun 11–16) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Beauty salons

  • Pyara Spa and Salon (opening hours: Mon–Fri 8–21:30; Sat 8–17; Sun 10–18, wheelchair accessible) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Bike rentals

  • Blue Bikes - Harvard University Housing - 115 Putnam Ave at Peabody Terrace (Lyft, 14 vehicles) – approx. 550 ft.
  • Blue Bikes - Harvard University River Houses at DeWolfe St / Cowperthwaite St (Lyft, 15 vehicles) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Bluebikes - Moore Youth Center (Lyft, 15 vehicles) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Public bookcases

  • Little Free Library – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Little Free Library – approx. 0.3 mi.
  • Little Free Library – approx. 0.3 mi.

Convenience stores

  • Western Market – approx. 0.2 mi.

Cafes

  • Circus Cooperative Cafe (Sandwich, Coffee shop, Wi-Fi, limited wheelchair accessibility) at Putnam Avenue 31 (02139) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Post offices

  • Mather House Mail Center (Harvard University Mail Services) at Cowperthwaite Street 10 (02138) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Dunster House Mail Center (Harvard University Mail Services) at Memorial Drive 945 (02138) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Leverett House Mail Center (Harvard University Mail Services) at DeWolfe Street 28 (02138) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Restaurants

  • Bista Pasta Trattoria – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • 212 Kitchen – approx. 0.3 mi.

Hair salons

  • Sly’s Barber Shop – approx. 0.1 mi.

Police stations

  • Harvard University Police - Mather House Sub Station – approx. 0.2 mi.

Bicycle parking

  • MDC Bikeway Rack (16 parking spaces) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Streets nearby

Memorial Drive
Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge, Hyatt's Lending Library, Figure decoupée, Dunkin', Chase, Che! Empanada, Guennette, Angola, TV Man or Five-Piece Cube with Strange Hole, Walker Murals, Hayden Memorial Library, Birth of the Muses, We All Need Clean Water, Mimicking Nature to Clean Water, Theta Delta Chi
0.1 mi
Flagg Street
Mather Dining Hall, Mather House Mail Center
0.1 mi
Western Avenue
Western Ave opp Riverdale St, Saya Patri, Faces of Allston, All That Empty Space, A Composition of Moments, ROCK CITY, Allston, I really love you!, Westen Ave at Everett St, Blue Bikes - Harvard University Housing - 111 Western Ave. at Soldiers Field Park, Western Ave opp Genzyme, Eastern Bank, Trader Joe's, Barry's Corner, Western Ave @ Everett St, Western Ave @ N Harvard St, 125 Western Ave, Bluebikes - Innovation Lab - 125 Western Ave. at Batten Way, Digital DNA, Interconnected, Western Ave @ Riverdale St, 367 Western Ave opp Brighton Mills Mall, Ariana Restaurant, 60 Western Ave, Big Daddy's, Granite City Electric Supply, P&E Auto Service, Western Ave @ Litchfield St, Western Ave opp Litchfield St, 445 Western Ave, 450 Western Ave, Charles River Community Health, Evo, Bluebikes, 156 Western Ave, Bank of America, Western Ave @ Mackin St, Western Ave opp Richardson St, 130 Western Ave, WE ALL
0.2 mi
Soldiers Field Park
0.2 mi
Weeks Footbridge
0.2 mi
Kresge Way
0.2 mi
Cowperthwaite Street
Blue Bikes - Harvard University River Houses at DeWolfe St / Cowperthwaite St, Harvard University Police - Mather House Sub Station, Leverett House Mail Center, Dunster House Mail Center
0.2 mi
Milestone Street
0.3 mi
Grant Street
0.3 mi
Mill Street
Winthrop House Mail Center
0.4 mi
Holyoke Street
Bosso Ramen Tavern, Blackbird Doughnuts, Bon Me, The Andover Shop, Eastern Bank, Clover Food Lab
0.4 mi

Apartment buildings nearby

Soldiers Field Park 6
0.2 mi
One Western Avenue
0.2 mi
Soldiers Field Park 2
0.2 mi
Soldiers Field Park 1
0.2 mi
5 Cowperthwaite St (Graduate Housing)
0.2 mi

Buildings nearby

Soldiers Field Park 7-13
0.2 mi
Dillon House
0.3 mi

Commercial areas nearby

Resilience
0.2 mi

Grasslands nearby

Malkin Quad
0.4 mi

Libraries nearby

Leverett House Library
0.3 mi

Parking lots nearby

Soldiers Field Park Garage
0.2 mi

Parks nearby

Corporal Burns Park
0.1 mi
Riverbend Park
0.2 mi

Residential areas nearby

Quincy House
0.3 mi

University buildings nearby

Mather House Tower
0.2 mi
Mather House
0.2 mi
Tata Hall
0.2 mi
Chao Center
0.2 mi
McCollum Center
0.2 mi
Esteves Hall
0.3 mi
Leverett G Tower
0.3 mi
Klarman Hall
0.3 mi
Leverett F Tower
0.3 mi
Dean's House
0.3 mi
Greenhill House
0.3 mi
McCulloch Hall
0.3 mi
Glass Hall
0.3 mi
Leverett House
0.3 mi
Hawes Hall
0.3 mi
Blyth Building
0.3 mi
McKinlock Hall
0.3 mi
Beren Hall
0.3 mi
Chase Hall
0.3 mi
Wilder House
0.3 mi
Mellon Hall
0.3 mi
Gore Hall
0.3 mi
Standish Hall
0.4 mi

Other nearby

Schwartz Common
0.2 mi