Parallel Data Laboratory

VISITOR INFO

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Pittsburgh Accommodations

CMU has listed these three hotels as their “preferred” lodging choices.

Ask if there is a CMU rate since pricing changes with availability / dates.

The Oaklander Hotel, Autograph Collection by Marriott

Distance - 0.6mi

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/pitak-the-oaklander-hotel-autograph-collection/overview/
5130 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-578-8500

Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place

Distance - 0.9mi

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/pitucgi-hilton-garden-inn-pittsburgh-university-place/
3454 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-683-2040

Hotel Indigo (Pittsburgh University-Oakland)

Distance - 1.5mi - not an easy walk

https://www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/us/en/pittsburgh/pitgh/hoteldetail
329 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-621-0880

Other hotels:

Hampton Inn

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/pitokhx-hampton-pittsburgh-university-medical-center/
3315 Hamlet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
412-681-1000

The Inn on Negley

https://innonnegley.com/
703 S. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Shadyside)
412-661-0631

Courtyard Pittsburgh University Center

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/pityu-courtyard-pittsburgh-university-center/overview/
100 Lytton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
412-682-6200

Hotels on CMU’s Visitor’s Site:

https://www.cmu.edu/family/events/travel-and-hotels.html

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. Please make your own transportation arrangements from the airport to your hotel / CMU.

Rental Cars

Available at the airport from all the major companies.

Airport Sedan Service

Larry Waite
Advance reservations are required
Contact Larry Waite, 412-401-LIMO (5466)

Gateway Limo

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.
Email: amydemeri@comcast.net

Taxi Services

Classy Cab: 412-322-5080
Yellow Cab: 412-321-8100
Cab Service: 412-855-4484

Airport Shuttle

(PATransit 28X - Airport Flyer) (approximately $2.75 each way)
Schedule and map
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.

Google map of the showing CMU and area. Many of the PDL folks are on the 2nd floor of RMCIC, and our data center, but others have offices in the Gates Hillman Center.

Location of Hamerschlag Hall, Roberts Hall (Singleton Room) and the RMCIC building which houses most of PDL's personnel, plus our Data Center.

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

Parking is available along Frew Street.

Cylab visitors parking spot.

Parking

East Campus Garage Parking Blackout Notices:

Due to various circumstances, such as campus-wide events and the number of validation tickets already reserved, Parking & Transportation Services may place the restrictions on access to the East Campus Garage. The dates and events will be noted below.

In addition, there may be additional days when the garage will be open for lease holders and event attendees only. Please bookmark CMU Parking's homepage (https://www.cmu.edu/transportation/park/index.html) and check back frequently for any updates or changes.

Campus Parking Options

Tthere are parking machines on Schenley Drive, Frew Street, and Tech Street which are all very near to Roberts Hall. They accept currency and credit cards; and use your license plate as the timing factor. Parking is also available in the RMCIC Building Garage - P4 on the general campus map (closest) or the East Campus Garage - P7 on the map (further walk but more familiar to some of our guests). Some past attendees have also used the parking lot on Forbes Avenue at the nearby Carnegie Museum (also shown on the map). If you have any questions, please ask Karen.

Another map showing parking available on and around the CMU campus.

Hotel Shuttle Transportation Service& Drop-off Directions

Most of the hotels listed 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.

For the Retreat, Karen will send around a pre-paid, non-hotel shuttle (arrival times to be sent close to the event) to get all guests to CMU around the same time. It also avoids the “makes many stops at other places for other hotel guests” pain of the hotel shuttles.

If you are visiting the RMCIC 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 PDL personnel located in offices on the second floor. Karen Lindenfelser is in CIC 2209 (412-268-6716).

If you are visiting Wean Hall:

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 1st Floor entrance to Wean Hall. They can enter CMU via (Roberts Drive) off of Frew Street (by Schenley Park and Phipps Conservatory). The driver will need to follow the road between Roberts and Hamerschlag Hall down and around the back of Hamerschlag Hall, past the sidewalk leading up to Hamburg Hall/Forbes Avenue and proceed to the bottom of the hill (you will see parking spots along the sidewalk), and let you off at the stop sign at the bottom of that hill. Please come through the door (1st floor of Wean Hall). Walk to the end of the hall, turn right, and take the elevator to the 8th floor. If you are going directly to the conference room, Wean Hall 8220 can be found in the hallway behind the elevator. Turn right off of the elevator, come to the break in hall, turn right and walk past the white board, turn left at the break in the hall, and follow to the end.

If the shuttle driver is more familiar with coming on to campus off of Forbes Avenue by Hamburg Hall, travelling past Newell Simon Hall, and down the hill towards Doherty Hall, and driving up to the 1st floor of Wean, that is fine too!

If you are visiting Hamerschlag Hall:

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). Hamerschlag Hall is the building with the circular tower on top of it. You can enter the double-green doors. If you are coming to the D-level, you can take the short flight of stairs you will see to your right, turn right, turn left at the elevator, and enter the wood and glass door. You can also take the elevator down to "D" and enter through the wood and glass door that will be facing you. Go straight through the door and turn right.