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Resources for anyone driving to Pittsburgh
Below are a lot of good resources for anyone who is planning on driving to Pittsburgh for the first annual HDSA NYA Day or the 23rd HDSA National Convention this June! We've found a good resource in Pittsburgh [thanks to Bill Marsh] who is trying to help find a good location near the Omni [within 2 blocks] for our annual Thursday Night on-line get together June 5th since it doesn't appear to be any facility in the hotel large enough to accommodate all of us! More on that as we get closer to May.
Destination Point: Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh PA 15219
Omni Driving Directions: http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PittsburghWilliamPenn/MapAndDirections.aspx
Pittsburgh Map/Omni [better then the one Omni has]: planning.cs.cmu.edu/humanoids07/travel.shtml
Above is the address for the Omni to use in your map finder. The hotel is located downtown between the Monongahela & Allegheny rivers between Liberty Avenue and Grant Street. When you find a bigger map you'll see that if you're arriving off I-376, Cherry Way is one block off Grant Street and becomes William Penn Place after 6th Avenue [don't confuse that with 6th Street!] There are many bridges crossing over into this section of downtown, depending which highway you are arriving from [I-279, 376 or 579], so you will need a good map and driving directions!
Trip Planners - Yahoo Maps: http://maps.yahoo.com/ or Mapquest: http://www.mapquest.com/
Before you leave town - get construction updates for downtown Pittsburgh:
Or call PennDOT Construction Hotline for the most current information: 412-429-6035
Call the PennDOT Construction Hotline – 412-429-6035 – for the most current information
Getting to Pittsburgh
Highways, bus and train services, airport etc. Getting to Pittsburgh couldn't be easier since Pittsburgh is located within a two-hour flight or a day's drive of more than half of the U.S. and Canadian populations. The city is serviced by a vast interstate highway system, full Greyhound schedules, Amtrak passenger rail service from both the East Coast and Midwest and one of the top airports in the world.
Driving in Pittsburgh - Tips for Finding Your Way Around
Navigating, tunnels, bridges and the "Pittsburgh Left" hand turns, etc.
With serpentine streets and many hills and valleys, Pittsburgh can be notoriously difficult to navigate without a good map. Conventional maps will usually do the trick, but a great resource for visitors residents alike is Pittsburgh Figured Out, a locally-produced collection of easy-to-follow maps and insider tips on everything from hassle-free parking to short-cuts to the airport. This book is available from most major book sellers.
Navigating Downtown Pittsburgh
http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/transportation/a/getting_around.htm
http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/transportation/a/getting_around.htm
Pittsburgh presents the profile of a bustling metropolis, but in a size and scale that's easy to grasp and maneuver. It is not exactly an urban planner's dream city, however. The hilly terrain, multitude of rivers, bridges and tunnels, and winding suburban roads preclude any pretense of the traditional city grid. We just don't have city "blocks" here. Downtown Pittsburgh is even laid out in a triangle shape, as it sits right at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio.
Parking in Pittsburgh - Popular Parking Spots & Insider Tips
Parking in downtown Pittsburgh can be expensive and hard to find, just as in most large cities. Daily rates run from about $8 to $16 for most downtown garages. Parking spots are a rare commodity during the Monday-Friday work week for people without leases. The tip to finding economical parking in downtown is to look to some of the fringe lots. Parking can be found for as low as $4 per day with just a short walk or shuttle ride to town.
City of Pittsburgh Downtown ADA Parking Map: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Downtown+Pittsburgh+Map&um=1&ie=UTF-8
Event Parking downtown - attached map hard to read!
Maps and Directions for Pittsburgh
Online mapping services, local community maps, driving directions and suggested travel routes for Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania.
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