Visiting CyLab

CyLab is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Carnegie Mellon campus in the Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC). Our offices are on the second floor. If you hope to meet with one of our faculty or researchers, please contact him or her directly to coordinate your visit.

If you are meeting with CyLab staff or just need some information, please call us at 412.268.5715. (For additional help in finding specific people, you can also use the Carnegie Mellon directory.)

CyLab seminars are open to the campus and general public and we encourage you to join us. The majority of seminars are held on the first floor of the CIC–signage is provided to help you find the room–but please confirm the location on the event listing.

The street address for the CIC is as follows:

Carnegie Mellon University - CyLab
Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC)
4720 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Hotels

The CIC is located in the Oakland area, close to Shadyside and downtown, as well as numerous restaurants and museums. The list below offers some of the hotels that are closest to the school–those with an asterisk offer a shuttle to campus.

Under two miles away

The Inn on Negley
703 S. Negley Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Shadyside)
Phone: 412.661.0631

The Oaklander Hotel
5130 Bigelow Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412.578.8500

Hampton Inn*
3315 Hamlet St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
Phone: 412.681.1000 or 1.800.HAMPTON

Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh - University Place*
3454 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
Phone: 412.683.2040

Courtyard Pittsburgh University Center*
100 Lytton Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
Phone: 412.682.6200

Two to five miles away

Transportation options

Towncars & Limos

Gateway Limo
Phone: 412.782.5800

First Class Limo
Phone: 412.462.8000

Cabs

Buses & Shuttles

Rental cars are available at the airport. The 28X Airport Flyer Bus (sponsored by the Port Authority Transit), is a popular option for visitors and students. The 28X stops in the heart of the Carnegie Mellon campus and typically takes 40 minutes en route to the airport. For more information about schedules and rates, please visit the official PAT Web site or call 412.442.2000.

SuperShuttle (call 1.800.BLUE.VAN or 1.800.258.3826), which provides a shuttle service between the airport and several hotels/inns in the downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland areas.

Parking

If you are driving to campus, there are two options for parking.

• The CIC Building contains a pay-as-you-park facility below ground with elevators to reach main floors. To access the garage if you are approaching the building on Forbes Avenue, turn left at S. Craig St., then turn right onto Wintrop Street. Then, turn right onto Neville Street. Take a slight left before the train tracks and into the CIC garage. You will need to pull a ticket to enter. Proceed into the garage and park on G2, G3 or G4 levels. After parking, take your ticket with you and proceed to the elevators, and take one to level 'L'. Upon exiting, you will see the parking payment kiosks.
• The East Campus Parking Garage is a pay-as-you-park facility. There are entrances at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street and also on the south side of the garage closest to the University Center and Gesling Stadium. The south side entrance can be accessed on Forbes Avenue just past the intersection with Morewood Avenue. Remember to take your ticket with you before exiting the garage. When leaving, go to one of the pay stations located inside the garage (before finding your car) and follow the instructions for payment.

For the most up-to-date parking rates, visit https://www.cmu.edu/parking/park/visitor.html

*We do not advise that you park on the unmetered, residential streets near campus. Most of these neighborhood streets require residential parking stickers and you may be ticketed or towed by the City of Pittsburgh Parking Authority.