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ISTC-CC: Visitor Info

PITTSBURGH WEATHER | ACCOMMODATIONS | TRANSPORTATION |
FLIGHT DELAY INFO | MAPS | HOTEL SHUTTLES | VISITOR ATTRACTIONS

Pittsburgh Weather

Pittsburgh Accommodations

There are several choices for hotels that are near CMU. When you call the hotel to make reservations, please tell them that you would like the CMU rate and based on availability, they will try to honor the prices quoted below.

Wyndham Garden Hotel 3454 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Phone: (412) 683-2040 FAX: (412) 683-3934 Rates on inquiry, parking extra Mention: CMU Visitor	Shadyside Inn (apartment style accommodations) 5405 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Phone: 412-441-4444 FAX: 412-687-7312 Rates on inquiry, free parking Code: CMU 2011
University Center Holiday Inn 100 Lytton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 Phone: 412-682-6200 FAX: 412-682-5745 Rates on inquiry, parking extra Mention: CMU Visitor	Courtyard Marriott - Shadyside 5308 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Phone: 1 412-683-3113 Fax: 1 412-683-3133 1-800-321-2211 Rates on inquiry, parking extra
Hampton Inn - University Center 3315 Hamlet Street Pittsburgh PA 15213 Phone: 412-681-1000 FAX: 412-681-3022 Rates on inquiry, parking extra MUST use Code: PITOK	Residence Inn by Marriott 3896 Bigelow Boulevard Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Phone: 412-621-2200 FAX: 412-621-0955 Rates on inquiry, parking extra Mention: CMU Visitor

Transportation

Many of the hotels near CMU have shuttle transportation to the university available. There are several options available for getting to and from the airport:

Limousine Service

Airport Sedan Service (Larry Waite)
Advance reservations are required, ~$60 each way
Contact Larry Waite, 412-401-LIMO (5466)

Gateway Limo
Rates: $54.00 from the airport to Downtown, Oakland, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill (sedan). The rate for a van, a 14 passenger vehicle, is $78.00 per hour. Mention CMU when making a reservation.
Call the office at 412-782-5800 or 1-800-390-1222 (phones answered 24/7) for reservations.

Rental Car available at the airport from all the major companies.

Taxi Service (approximately $50 each way)

• Yellow Cab: 412-321-8100
• Cab Service: 412-855-4484

Express Shuttle USA (one way $22-$25, round trip $40-$46). More info on the web.
Leaves the airport inbound toward CMU starting at 9:00 a.m. every hour until 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and starting at 10:00 a.m. running until 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2:00 p.m. on Sundays every two hours.
Leaves the hotels listed below on the hour (M-F) starting at:

• Holiday Inn: 5:50 a.m., no reservation required
• Wyndham Garden: 6:00 a.m., no reservation required
• Hampton Inn: 6:05 a.m., reservations required
• does not schedule stops at the Shadyside Inn

Airport Shuttle (PATransit 28X - Airport Flyer) (approximately $2.50 each way)
Leaves CMU from the corner of Forbes and Morewood Avenues every 20 minutes starting at 5:00 a.m., last shuttle at 10:40 p.m. Shuttle leaves the airport from the baggage level starting at 5:45 a.m. approximately every 20 minutes.

Flight Delay Info

Find info on possible delayed flights from the Flight Delay Information - Air Traffic Control System Command Center web page.

Maps

Directions to CMU from the airport and other directions.

Detailed map of CMU campus and area including the location of the new Gates Hillman Center and the CIC Building.

Map of the walk from East Campus Garage to the CIC Building

Location of the CIC building which houses most of ISTC-CC's personnel, and Hamerschlag Hall, Roberts Hall (Singleton Room), where meetings may be held. Most of the ISTC-CC folks are on the 4th floor of the CIC, but some are on the 2nd.

Map of the walk from Holiday Inn to CMU campus - CIC Bldg. (about a 15 minute walk)

Street map of the Shadyside/Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh (CMU's next door neighborhood).

Hotel Shuttle Transportation Service &
Drop-off Directions

All but the Shadyside Inn and University Inn offer scheduled shuttle transportation for their hotel to/from CMU. When you check in at your hotel, please let the front desk know of your need to get to CMU and your desired arrival time. They will inform you what time you should be in the front lobby for the appropriate shuttle. If you choose to use the Shadyside Inn, you should be able to board the CMU Shuttle that passes by the Shadyside Inn and near the University Inn if I provide you with a letter typed on CMU letterhead, indicating that you are a CMU Visitor. CMU Shuttle maps and info: http://www.cmu.edu/police/escort.htm

If you are visiting the CIC Building:

When you check in at your hotel, please let the front desk know of your need to get to CMU and your desired arrival time. They will inform you what time you should be in the front lobby for the appropriate shuttle. Please ask the shuttle driver to drop you off in front of Hamburg Hall. As you depart the shuttle, the CIC Building will be the building directly to the right (west) of Hamburg Hall over the ravine. Turn left up the road between Hamburg and CIC and you will find the main entrance to CIC on your right. Inside the elevators are to your left and you will find most of the ISTC personnel located on the 4th floor and a few are on the second floor.  Greg Ganger is in CIC 2208 (412-268-1297) and Jennifer Gabig is in CIC 410 (412-268-2476).

If you are visiting Roberts Hall (Singleton Room):

When you check in at your hotel, please let the front desk know of your need to get to CMU and your desired arrival time. They will inform you what time you should be in the front lobby for the appropriate shuttle. Please ask the shuttle driver to drop you off at the CMU entrance (Roberts Drive) off of Frew Street (by Schenley Park and Phipps Conservatory). This entrance brings you to the parking lot that is surrounded by Scaife / Porter / Hamerschlag and Roberts Hall(s). Roberts Hall is located behind Scaife Hall (the building with the sloped brown and beige roof) and behind Hamerschlag Hall (the building with the circular tower). If you follow along the top-level railed sidewalk for Roberts Hall, it will lead you to the door where you will find the Atrium and the Singleton Room.

Further instructions, just in case:

Jennifer Gabig's phone number is (412) 268-2476 -- or just 82476 on campus);
Greg Ganger's phone number is (412) 268-1297 -- 81297 on campus.

Visitor Attractions

 

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