2009 Niagara SEM. Additional Local Information:
GETTING TO ITHACA: DRIVING
DIRECTIONS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS
See
the PDF of the local Ithaca area map.
Please follow
this link for driving directions from your starting point to Cornell
University: http://www.cornell.edu/visiting/ithaca/directions_car.cfm. For Ithaca
visitor information, please visit the Ithaca
Visitor’s Center website: http://www.visitithaca.com/
PARKING
INFORMATION
Parking in many areas of the Cornell University campus is free after 5:00
p.m. Monday – Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Please read all signs
when entering a lot to be sure of the restrictions. There are several lots near
Lincoln Hall (see campus map) and parking on the side of the street across the
bridge from Lincoln Hall on Thurston Avenue.
The TCAT bus
system is also an excellent way of getting to campus. Please visit the website for more information
on bus routes http://www.tcatbus.com/.
Flying:
Tompkins Regional Airport
607-257-0456
USAirways
US Airways Express offers non-stop service from
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to hubs in Philadelphia and New York City (La
Guardia). www.USAirways.com
Northwest
Airlines
Northwest Airlink
offers non-stop service from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to their domestic
and international hub in Detroit. www.nwa.com
Bus Service:
Local Public Bus Transportation:
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
(T-CAT): 277-RIDE (277-7433)
Web: www.tcatbus.com
Greyhound: 272-7930 Web: www.greyhound.com
New York Trailways:
800/295-5555 Web: www.trailwaysny.com
Shortline: 277-8800 Web:
www.shortlinebus.com
Swarthout Coaches, Inc.:
257-2277 Web: www.goswarthout.com
Taxicabs,
Limousines & Airport Shuttles:
Ithaca Dispatch, Inc.: 277-7777, 888/321-1149 Web:
www.ithacataxi.biz
Ithaca Airline Limousine: 273-3030
Right Limousine: 800/647-5466 Web: www.rightlimo.com
Euro Sedans and Limos: 607-280-2473 Web: www.eurosedans.com
Automobile
Rentals:
Affordable Used Car Rentals: 272-9242
Alamo Rent A Car: 800/327-9633 Web: www.goalamo.com
Avis (at the Airport): 257-0441 Web: www.avis.com
Dollar/MaGuire Ford
Car Rental: 272-8000
Enterprise Rent A Car: 275-9000 Web: www.enterprise.com
Hertz (at the Airport): 257-8677
Web: www.hertz.com
National Car Rental: 272-2575 Web: www.nationalcar.com
Rent-A-Wreck: 272-5533 E-mail: ithacaraw@aol.com Web: www.rentawreck.com
ITHACA DINING
Selected Restaurants:
Taverna Banfi, Italian, Meal: $30-$50, located in Statler Hotel, 130 Statler Road, Cornell campus, http://www.tavernabanfi.com/
Regent Lounge, Sports Bar, Meal: located in Statler Hotel, 130 Statler Road, Cornell campus, http://www.statlerhotel.cornell.edu/dining/regent_lounge.cfm (phone 257-2500)
The Nines, Pizza, etc, Meal: $10, 311 College Ave., located in Collegetown, (phone 272-5890), http://www.theninesithacany.com/
Ruloffs, Meal: 411 College Ave., located in Collegetown (phone 272-6067) http://www.rulloffs.com/
Stella’s Café, Meal: $12-$15, 403 College Avenue, (phone 607-277-1490), located in Collegetown
Collegetown Bagels, Meal: $10, 415 College Avenue, (phone 607-273-0982), http://www.collegetownbagels.com/pages/about/about.php