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Pittsburgh area services and resources
Campus Map
For directions to campus, area hotels, a map of the University campus, and more, visit the website at www.pointpark.edu/About/Directions.
Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport
412-472-3525
www.pitairport.com
www.flypittsburgh.com
Bus: 28X Airport Flier
Train
Amtrak Station
1100 Liberty Avenue
412-471-6172
www.amtrak.com
Bus Service – Long Distance
Greyhound Station
55 11th Street
412-392-6500
www.greyhound.com
Bus Service – Commuter
Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA)
200 West Washington Street, Rochester, PA 15074
724-728-8600
www.bcta.com
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation (FACT)
825 Airport Road, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
724-628-7433
www.factbus.com
Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority (MMVTA)
1300 McKean Avenue, Charleroi, PA 15022
724-489-0880
mmvta.com/index.htm
Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT)
534 Smithfield Street
412-442-2000
www.portauthority.org
Bus Schedules
Bus schedules are available in the lobby of Lawrence Hall and on PAT’s website.
Bus Passes
Discounted Zone 1 and Zone 2 monthly bus passes are sold in the Point Park Bookstore for the months of September-April. Only currently registered, full-time (12 or more credits), undergraduate students are eligible. Students must show their Point Park student ID in order to purchase the discounted passes. Verification of eligibility is provided to the Bookstore by the Offices of Student Affairs and Commuter Affairs, located on the seventh floor of the Student Center. Bus pass discounts are subsidized by the United Student Government (USG) and are subject to change at any time.
Bus passes and tickets may also be purchased at regular published rates on PAT’s website or at their Smithfield Street office.
Cab Companies
Yellow Cab Company
1101 Beaver Avenue
412-321-8100
www.pghtrans.com
Classy Cab
800 Vinial Street
412-322-5080
www.classycab.com
Pear Transportation Company LLC
68 Wabash Street, Ste 300
412 324-8000
www.thepearcares.com
Parking
Pittsburgh Parking Authority
Search the Parking Authority’s website for current information on parking locations and cost (by neighborhood, type of parking), leases, meters (enforcement hours, cost, reporting broken meters), parking tickets, etc. For more information, call 412-560-PARK, visit the office at 232 Boulevard of the Allies, or visit the website at www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/pghparkingauthority/html/pittsburgh_parking_authority.html
Garage locations near Point Park
Third Avenue Garage
On Third Avenue, across from Thayer Hall
Wood-Allies Garage
On the Boulevard of the Allies, across from Thayer Hall
Monongahela Wharf
Under Fort Pitt Boulevard on the Monongahela River; cars enter into the wharf from a ramp connected to the incoming side of Fort Pitt Boulevard
Station Square
Point Park University offers discount parking at Station Square for all students. For more information, email commuteraffairs@pointpark.edu or call 412-392-3835.
Street Parking
There is metered on-street parking which is free from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and all day on Sundays.
University Shuttle Service
University shuttles are used to transport members of the University community to locations such as Pittsburgh Filmmakers, the Pittsburgh Playhouse, and Stage AE, as well as athletic and other University-sponsored activities and events, such as shopping trips. There is also a limited shuttle service to the Pittsburgh International Airport on key dates, such as Spring Break, that is available for a nominal fee.
All shuttle passengers must have Point Park University identification or a guest pass issued by a sponsoring University department in order to ride University shuttles.
All shuttle schedules are subject to change. For more information about shuttle services, as well as current schedules, visit the website at www.pointpark.edu/About/AdminDepts?PhysicalPlantFacilities/Transportation.