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Animation Universe does not have a discount rate with an airline.
If you are an international traveler, please check if you need to carry a Visa to enter the United States.
For more information, please visit http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html and http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html.
We advise arriving Thursday, June 28 by 4:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) to give you ample time to check in at the hotel and attend the Platform Tour of Animated Installations beginning at 6:00 PM. Of course, if you wish to attend the entire Platform International Animation Festival, plan to arrive by Monday, June 25.
If you cannot fly in on Thursday, June 28, try to book a flight that arrives in Portland early Friday morning, to give you time to check in at the hotel and make the first conference session at 9:00 AM. Travel time from the airport to the hotel is approximately 1 hour.
The final conference session ends on Sunday, July 1 at 5:00 PM.
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A network of TRAINS, BUSES and STREETCARS make transportation within Portland a breeze. All three forms of public transportation are FREE within "Fareless Square," which includes most of downtown (within the boundaries of the Willamette River, NW Irving Street and the 405 Freeway). MAX Light Rail stations from the Rose Quarter to Lloyd Center and bus stops along NE Multnomah to 13th Avenue are also FREE.
From the Airport to University Place Hotel
Your first destination when you arrive at the Portland International Airport (PDX) will probably be the University Place Hotel at Portland State University.
The address is:
University Place
310 SW Lincoln Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 221-0140
You have several transportation options from the airport:
• Airport shuttle to University Place Hotel
• MAX Light Rail to downtown on the Red Line train, then bus to the hotel
• Driving
• Taxi service
Shuttle from airport to University Place Hotel
Please ask the reservation desk staff for information on shuttle service.
With two or more passengers, a reserved shuttle will cost around $14 from the airport to downtown Portland. Shuttle and taxi service rates are controlled by the City of Portland, so rates should be similar between companies.
For a list of shuttle bus companies serving the Portland State University area in downtown Portland, please visit:
http://www.portofportland.com/Grnd_Trans.aspx
MAX Light Rail from the airport, Tri-Met bus to hotel
1. Board MAX Red Line to City Center & Beaverton TC
2. Get off at Morrison/SW 3rd Ave MAX Station
3. Go to SW 3rd & Yamhill
4. Board the #17 Holgate bus on 3rd Ave
5. Get off at SW Lincoln and 1st Avenue.
6. Walk west on SW Lincoln to the hotel between 3rd and 4th Aves.
Travel time: 58 minutes (including 7 minutes walking and 6 minutes waiting)
Frequency of MAX: 15 minutes.
Frequency of buses: 14-20 minutes
Fares: Adult All Zone ($2.00), Youth/Student ($1.35) or Honored Citizen ($0.85)
For complete information on using MAX Light Rail, please visit:
http://www.trimet.org/max/index.htm
For Red Line schedules, visit:
http://www.trimet.org/schedules/maxredline.htm
For a map of MAX routes, download this PDF: maxsystemmap.pdf (68 KB)
For information on the Portland International Airport, please visit:
http://www.portofportland.com/pdx
Driving
For driving directions to University Place Hotel, please visit:
http://www.pdx.edu/cegs/upl_directions.html
or
Download this map: DrivingDirections_To_PSU.pdf (60 KB)
Taxi Service
Approximate fare from the Portland International airport to University Place will be $30
Broadway Cab
(503) 227-1234 or Toll Free (800) 248-TAXI
Green Cab and Green Shuttle
(503) 234-1414 or Toll Free (877) 853-3577
Radio Cab Company
(503) 227-1212
Transportation downtown to events
Walk...
All Animation Universe sessions will meet in BA190, the Portland State University School of Business Administration lecture room. Walking distance from the University Place hotel to the meeting room is five blocks, approximately 5 minutes.
...to conference meetings
The University Place Hotel is at the intersection of SW Lincoln at 4th Ave. Walk north on SW Fourth Avenue to SW Harrison Street. Turn left and walk west 2 blocks to SW Sixth Avenue. All conference meetings will be on the ground floor of the School of Business Administration building, adjacent to SW Sixth Avenue.
For a quick glance map of your walking route, download this printable PDF: walkingmap.pdf (228 KB)
For a complete map of the Portland State University Campus, download this printable PDF: campusmap.pdf (740 KB)
...to Platform Festival events
Many of the Platform Festival events will be held at the Portland Center for Performing Arts in downtown Portland on SW Broadway at Main Street. Walking distance from the PSU meeting room to the Portland Center for Performing Arts is 7 blocks, straight down SW Broadway.
For more information on the Platform Festival locations and events, please visit:
http://www.platformfestival.com/content/venue.aspx
Portland Streetcar
Walk two blocks north on Fourth Avenue to Harrison Street to catch the Portland Streetcar. Its route takes you through the PSU campus and downtown Portland into northwest Portland, passing near each of the Platform Festival event venues.
For a map of this route, download this printable PDF: PortlandStreetcar.pdf (944 KB)
For complete information, map, and schedules for the Portland Streetcar, please visit:
http://www.trimet.org/streetcar/index.htm
Bus
Outside University Place Hotel on the opposite side of SW Lincoln Street you can take the Tri-Met Bus Line #17 that travels north down Fourth Avenue all the way through downtown and on into the Pearl District and NW Portland.
Taking this bus line back to the hotel, you will travel down 3rd Avenue through downtown and get off at the stop on SW 1st Avenue at Lincoln. Then walk west on Lincoln to the hotel at SW Fourth Avenue.
For a map of this route, download this printable PDF: 17busroute.pdf (52 KB)
For complete information, map, and schedules for Tri-Met bus service, please visit:
http://www.trimet.org/bus/index.htm
Alternative bus service from downtown through the bus mall on SW Fifth Avenue to the Portland State University campus is on routes #1, #8, #9, #12, and #19. Get off at SW Fifth Avenue and Jackson, then walk one block south to Lincoln and proceed east on Lincoln one block to SW 4th Ave. and the hotel entrance.
For more information on lodging, travel, and transportation in and around Portland, please visit the Lodging page of the Platform International Animation Festival web site: http://www.platformfestival.com/content/lodging.aspx
Tri-Met maps
Portland's Fareless Square map (348 KB)
MAX System map (68 KB)
Visit www.trimet.org or call (503) 238-RIDE (7433) for detailed transportation information about Portland's Streetcar and extensive bus lines, as well as the Max Light Rail, which services many sections of the city and outlying areas, including the Airport.
All maps are also available from the Downloads section.
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