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Friday, April 4, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Meyerson Hall Jon M.
Huntsman Hall
210 South 34th Street 3730 Walnut
Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 Philadelphia, PA 19104
Official Conference Hotel: Club Quarters
1628 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215)
282-5000
Mention Unspoken Borders to receive
special conference rate!
Directions:
The
University of Pennsylvania campus is located in an area of West
Philadelphia known as University City.
From the Philadelphia
International Airport
SEPTA Airport Express Train
The Airport
Express Train leaves 9 minutes after every half hour, and will take you to
either the University City Station on Convention Ave or to 30th Street
Station. The fare is $6.00 and the ride takes 18 minutes to the University
City Station. Fares and schedules are available at the Transportation and
Parking Office, 447A, 3401 Walnut Street. (SEPTA High Speed Rail Map)
Cars, Taxis and Limousines
at the Airport
A metered taxicab costs about $25.00 and the ride
takes about 20 minutes. Penn Tower Hotel Limousines leave every 20
minutes. The fare is $8.00 and the ride takes about 20 minutes. (Driving
directions to the campus)
Arriving by Amtrak or SEPTA
trains @ 30th Street Station
All Amtrak Northeast Corridor
trains and all SEPTA Regional trains stop at the 30th Street Station.
From there one can walk to campus in about 15
minutes.
A metered cab costs about $5 including tip and the ride takes
about 5 minutes.
The SEPTA No. 30 bus runs from the station to campus.
The fare is $2 and exact change is required. The ride takes 8 minutes and
stops at Civic Center Boulevard & University Avenue.
From 30th St
Station, one may take the R1, R2 or R3 railroad lines, the distance of one
stop, to the University City Station (behind the Penn Tower Hotel).
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION for using the R1, R2, R3 Rail Lines, the
Subway/Surface Rail Lines, the Market/Frankford Rail Line or the LUCY Loop
to get to the campus.
Amtrak Railway Map | SEPTA Railway Map
Driving to the
Campus
Maps: Southeastern PA > Philadelphia Region >
Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) > Getting off at 30th Street Station
>Exit 345 (formerly exit 39) .
Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) >
Getting off on South Street > Exit 346A (formerly exit 40)
.
Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) > Getting off on University Avenue
> Exit 346B (formerly exit 41) .
From the
Northeast:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 4 for Route 73
North. Proceed on Route 73 North to I-295 South. From I-295 South, take
exit 26 of I-76 West. Cross over to Philadelphia via the Walt Whitman
Bridge. This section of I-76 is also called the Schuylkill Expressway.
Take Exit 346A for South Street, and turn left onto South Street to enter
campus. Note: Exit 346A is a LEFT LANE EXIT.
From the Northeast
Extension, Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476):
Take the Pensylvania
Turnpike Northest Extension, South to the PA Turnpike, East-West
Interchange. Remain on I-476 (The PA TP, northeast extension portion of
I-476, terminates at the PA TP east-west interchange). Continue on I-476
South, approximately 3.6 miles to Exit 16A, I-76 East (Schuylkill
Expressway). Take I-76 East approximately 12.6 miles to Exit 346A, South
Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street to enter the
campus.
From the
Northwest:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 326, Valley
Forge Interchange. Take I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) approximately 17
miles to Exit 346A, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto
South Street to enter the campus.
From the
North:
Take I-95 South to I-676 Westbound toward Center City.
From I-676 exit in less than two miles taking "exit only" ramp towards the
airport marked I-76 East. Proceed less than a mile to Exit 346A, South
Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street to enter the
campus.
From the
South:
Take I-95 North to Exit 13 signed "291 West to I-76".
Follow 291 West across (Platt) Bridge to 26th Street, which leads directly
onto I-76 West. Take I-76 West 3 miles to Exit 346A, South Street, which
EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn left onto South Street to enter the campus.
Traffic
Advisory:
At various times, construction activity may affect the
availability of established traffic patterns.
Parking on
Campus:
Map: Public Parking Facilities
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=419
There are ten, public pay parking facilities
around the campus. Metered pay parking is available on many city streets.
Additional parking information and policy is available at the Office of
Transportation and Parking.
From Greyhound Trailways Bus Terminal
The
Bus Terminal is located at 11th & Filbert Streets in Center City,
Philadelphia.
Exit the terminal and walk 1 block south, to
Market Street to board the Market/Frankford Rail Line, to 34th &
Market Streets. The fare is $2 (exact change is required).
Or...
transfer from the Market/Frankford Line at 30th Street Station, to the
Subway/Surface trolley (routes #11, #13, #34 or #36) and stop at 36th
& Sansom Streets, or 37th & Spruce Streets. The fare is $2 (exact
change is required) and the transfer is free.
A metered cab costs
about $12.00. |