From eschimme@andrew.cmu.edu Wed Oct 5 13:57:00 2011 Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:00:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Ernest Schimmerling To: eschimme@math.cmu.edu Subject: Re: (fwd) -- Ernest Schimmerling Professor of Mathematical Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 www.math.cmu.edu/~eschimme ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:38:05 -0500 From: Christian Rosendal To: Ernest Schimmerling Subject: Re: Hi Ernest, I include a couple of maps with different bus and L-rides. Also, here is a bit more information about the area around campus and on how to get back and forth. Cheers, Christian ******************* - Arriving to O'hare Airport: Most flights arrive to O'hare International Airport, which is situated at the northwest end of the Blue L-line (Metro/Subway). To get from the airport to campus housing, by far the easiest method (other than taxi) is to take the Blue line from O'hare all the way to the Illinois Medical District stop as indicated on the map. - Arriving from Midway Airport: Midway Airport is at the end of the Orange L-line (Metro/Subway), which connects to the Pink Line in downtown (Stop: State/Lake). Continue on the Pink Line direction 54th/Cermak and get off at Polk, which is a short walk from Campus Housing. - Arrival by other public transportation: The Greenhound Station is a short walk from the UIC HAlsted stop on the Blue L-line (Metro/ Subway). Take this in the direction of Forest Park and get off at Illinois Medical District, as indicated on the map. - Getting back and forth to the math department from Campus Housing: There are several buses and also the Blue L-line connecting the two. These are indicated on the maps. Another option is to walk along Taylor Street directly from the Medical District all the way to the math department. Taylor Street is pretty busy with many restaurants and cafes, so it is a reasonably pleasant walk, but takes 30 min. - Safety: The Medical District and the East Campus, where the math department is, are in relatively safe areas, but bordered by some bad neighbourhoods. The stretch between the two on Taylor Street is quite safe and will be busy on Saturday night, but I would recommend against going further south down to Roosevelt (see the map), especially at night. In general, at night it is best to walk in a group and travel on well-lit streets (Taylor) or alternatively take public transport. - Dining: More info will be provided during the conference, but there are principally three areas for dining around campus; Taylor Street between the math department and Campus Housing, Halsted Street close to Crowne Plaza, which is the Greek area, and Halsted Street south of Campus. For those venturing further away, downtown is easily accessible by the Blue Line. ********************* On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ernest Schimmerling wrote: > > Hi Christian, > Would the attached map be useful to people staying at the UIC > Guest Housing? > > I'd like to send everyone staying there a map and advice about: > > How would you recommend they get between the lodging and the workshop? > > It looks like a half hour walk. Right? Is it safe? > > Would they be likely to see a taxi? > > Could they take a bus? > > Best, > Ernest > [ Part 2, "" Application/PDF (Name: "Bus 7.pdf") 559 KB. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] [ Part 3, "" Application/PDF (Name: "Bus 157.pdf") 559 KB. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] [ Part 4, "" Application/PDF (Name: "Blue line.pdf") 562 KB. ] [ Unable to print this part. ]