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GettingAround

diff v6 - v7

v6: 04/22/09 05:23 AM - Rick Scott (‎shadowspar‎)
v7: 04/24/09 01:22 PM - Rick Scott (‎shadowspar‎)

--- GettingAround v6
+++ GettingAround v7
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 [http://wikitravel.org/en/Pittsburgh|Wikitravel's Pittsburgh page] gives a good overview. 
 
     * Downtown @ confluence of Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela rivers
+    * Pittsburgh is known as the ''city of bridges''.
     * ''Pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods.''
 
 == Transit ==
@@ -18,3 +19,11 @@
 == Driving ==
 
 == Getting in from the Airport ==
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+There are a number of options for getting to the conference from the Pittsburgh airport depending on how quickly you want to move, what you want to spend, and how many bags you have.
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+* '''Taxi''': easiest option; a cab from the airport will run you somewhere in the neighborhood of $45 plus tip.  Not too expensive if split a few ways. Lots of room for bags and will be as fast as the flow of traffic allows.
+* '''Bus''': cheapest option; $2.60 gets you from the airport to the city proper.  Go out door 6 after you pick up your bags to find the bus stop; the route is the [http://www.portauthority.org/PAAC/tabid/241/default.aspx|28x Airport Flyer].  Exact change in cash (bills or coins) required; Port Authority tickets and passes accepted; pay as you enter.  Runs every 30 minutes.  Not as fast as driving but often not much slower, since the bus uses parkways and dedicated busways for much of the run to downtown.
+* '''Shuttles'''
+* '''Rental Cars''': The usual suspects have kiosks at the airport, renting cars at the typical extortionate airport rates, no doubt.
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