{"id":392,"date":"2019-08-10T00:38:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T00:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2020-01-17T15:42:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T15:42:28","slug":"travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"speakers\" class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Conference Location<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">PghCUWiP will take place on and near Carnegie Mellon University campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.\u00a0 Oakland is a vibrant and walkable university neighborhood that encompasses both CMU and The University of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Most conference events will take place in CMU's Cohon University Center, which is located on Forbes Avenue, a main Oakland thoroughfare:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jared L. Cohon University Center<\/p>\n<p>Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<p>5000 Forbes Avenue<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh, PA 15213<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Cohonmain2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Cohonmain2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Cohonmain2-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" class=\"wp-image-349\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_0  et_pb_text_align_center\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oVVXbb0bn-b076PKddf7m7bkIUzEcb1w\" width=\"900\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"speakers\" class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Travel<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>For those traveling, please bear in mind the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/weather\/us\/pa\/pittsburgh\">weather forecast<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.511pa.com\/\">traffic reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Parking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For those driving to Pittsburgh, parking is available at both the hotel and near the conference location on CMU campus.\u00a0 We\u00a0recommend that attendees leave their cars in hotel parking for the duration of the conference and rely on shuttles\/walking for travel between hotel and CMU.\u00a0 Attendees will get a special rate of $12 per day for parking at the hotel. Please park at the Wyndham, and not the Soldiers &amp; Sailors parking garage.<\/p>\n<p>Limited parking is available on CMU campus in the East Campus Garage located next to the Cohon University Center (on Forbes Avenue) at a cost of $12 per day on weekdays, with free parking on Saturday and Sunday.\u00a0 On Sunday those driving may want to move their cars from hotel parking to the East Campus Garage so that they may depart directly after the conference ends.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Driving to CMU<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For those traveling from the east or west, Pittsburgh is convenient to the Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76 (toll).\u00a0 CMU campus is reachable from several exits on the I-376 interstate spur.<\/p>\n<p>For those traveling from the north or south, Pittsburgh is convenient to I-79.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Air Travel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All major airlines fly to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).\u00a0 Participants have several options for transport between the airport and CMU campus.\u00a0 Depending on arrival time, transport can take between 25 and 60 minutes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ridesharing: Both Uber and Lyft are good options for transport to CMU.\u00a0 Pick-ups happen on the lower level of the land-side terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Taxi: Taxis are also available on the lower level of the land-side terminal.\u00a0 Expect taxi fare from PIT to CMU to cost at least $50.<\/li>\n<li>Public transit: The Pittsburgh Port Authority Transit runs an Airport Flyer bus (28X) that connects the airport to\u00a0<em>many<\/em> locations in Pittsburgh.\u00a0 The Airport Flyer is certainly the least expensive, but least time-efficient option.\u00a0 More info on route and schedule can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portauthority.org\/pdfs\/28X.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Bus &amp; Rail<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Downtown Pittsburgh has both Greyhound and Amtrak stations.\u00a0 Travel to CMU campus from either can be made by taxi, rideshare, or public transportation, with taxi or rideshare taking about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on time of day.\u00a0 Port Authority Transit buslines 61A-D and 71A-D offer inexpensive and easy transport between either station and the conference hotel (Forbes + Bigelow) and Carnegie Mellon (Forbes + Morewood).<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Important cost considerations:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Many undergraduate programs cover their students' travel costs to attend CUWiP -- applicants should ask department chairs, program directors, or academic advisors at their home institution as early as possible.<\/li>\n<li>For students' who do not receive travel funding from their home institution, fee waivers and\/or travel support is available through CUWiP.\u00a0 O<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">btaining travel support from CUWiP is conditional upon having asked your department first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Applicants should\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong> make travel plans (book air, bus, or train travel) until they have completed the registration emailed with their acceptance on October 28. PghCUWiP cannot reimburse travel costs for those who do not register to attend the conference.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If a participant plans to have travel costs reimbursed by CUWiP, plane\/rail tickets must be approved ahead of time.\u00a0 If your travel plans include a cost of over $100, it's a good idea to ask your home institution or conference organizers before booking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>All meals and accommodation costs while at the conference are covered by CUWiP.<\/li>\n<li>PghCUWiP cannot reimburse for local travel options other than public transportation.\u00a0 If you are traveling to Pittsburgh by air, train or bus and wish to have your costs reimbursed by PghCUWiP, you must take public transit between airport (see below).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1861\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/CUWIP-Laser.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/CUWIP-Laser.png 1861w, https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/CUWIP-Laser-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/CUWIP-Laser-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/CUWIP-Laser-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/CUWIP-Laser-1080x497.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1861px) 100vw, 1861px\" class=\"wp-image-540\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"speakers\" class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Travel between hotel and conference site<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Getting to CMU from the hotel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shuttles will be available to take students to and from the hotel as needed.\u00a0 Note the times of the first and last shuttles listed on the conference agenda.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Wyndham is a 15-20 minute walk from the Cohon Center at CMU.\u00a0 The most scenic route from hotel to conference site is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leave the hotel and walk south on Lytton Ave, toward U. of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning.<\/li>\n<li>Cross Fifth Avenue and walk directly across the Cathedral quadrangle.<\/li>\n<li>Once across the Cathedral quad, turn left on Forbes Avenue.\u00a0 You'll know you're on the right track if you see a large dinosaur (possibly wearing a scarf).<\/li>\n<li>Follow Forbes Avenue for approximately 0.5 mi.\u00a0 The Cohon Center will be on the south (right) side of Forbes, just past the intersection with Morewood Avenue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are several landmarks to spot along the way, including (in addition to dinosaurs) The Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Carnegie Music Hall, The Carnegie Library, Schenley Plaza.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-392","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":904,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392\/revisions\/904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pghcuwip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}