2015 Hotel & Transportation

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The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel is offering Animal Law Conference attendees a special rate of $199/night plus tax for their Deluxe Rooms. The Paramount hotel is a lovely, boutique hotel located in the heart of downtown Portland, within walking distance of the Portland Art Museum, Pioneer Square, MAX line, and numerous restaurants and theaters. Each room includes 1 King or 2 Queen beds, a private bathroom, complimentary high-speed internet access, a TV, mini fridge, a hairdryer, iron, ironing board, and more. The cut-off for reserving a room within the group block is September 16, 2015. Please call the hotel to book a room: (503) 223-9900 or make your reservation online at this link.

Valet parking at The Paramount Hotel is $35/night and allows cars to come and go unlimited times within a 24-hour period. There are also several parking lots within one block of the hotel which offer less expensive rates but do not have in and out privileges. Street parking is also readily available for $1.60/hour and is free between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

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Transit

It takes approximately 45 minutes by MAX light rail train to travel from the airport to downtown Portland. From the airport baggage claim area, look for signs for “Light Rail Tickets.” You can purchase a MAX train ticket ($2.50 to downtown) and get information about the train schedule in the airport lobby. The train runs approximately every 15 minutes to and from the airport.

To travel downtown from the airport, catch the MAX Red Line towards “City Center & Beaverton TC.” Exit the train at the Pioneer Square North stop which is located at SW Broadway and SW Morrison in downtown Portland.

To get to the Paramount Hotel from that stop, walk along SW Broadway towards SW Yamhill Street. Turn right onto SW Taylor Street (one past SW Yamhill) and walk up one block to SW Park Avenue. The Paramount Hotel will be located on the left-hand side of the street at the corner of SW Taylor and SW Park.

To get to the Mark Spencer Hotel from that stop, walk along SW Morrison towards SW Park Avenue. Turn right onto SW 11th Avenue. The Mark Spencer Hotel will be located on the left-hand side of the street, between SW Washington and SW Stark.

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Pioneer Express Shuttle Bus

We recommend that conference guests take advantage of the free Pioneer Express shuttle buses between downtown and the law school campus. Please see the main Pioneer Express Bus Schedule and refer to the “Weekend Pioneer Express” schedule, located in the middle of page 2. There is also a second, Temporary Pioneer Express shuttle operating weekend evenings that provide additional shuttle time options to return downtown.

The closest stop to the Paramount Hotel is the 636 SW Salmon stop (at SW 6th), which is only 2 1/2 blocks away, located next to the Starbucks. From the Mark Spencer Hotel, this stop is about a 10-minute walk. NOTE: for our conference weekend, the Pioneer Express will begin service at SW Salmon & SW 6th at 7:20 a.m., so guests are able to arrive on campus in time for the 8:00 a.m. sessions. Please let the bus driver know that you would like to exit at the law school, as this is a “request only” stop on weekends. After the Saturday evening banquet dinner, buses will depart the law school parking lot at 8:38 p.m. and 9:05 p.m.

For all other departure bus trips from the law school to downtown, guests will need to wait at the “flagstop” location on SW Terwilliger Blvd. This is located across the street from the law school by the TriMet bus stop. Refer to the Templeton bus times on the weekend schedule for pick-up times for departing the law school. You will wave the bus down when you see it approaching and should expect it to arrive a few minutes after the posted Templeton stop times.

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Car

From Portland International Airport: Take I-205 south to I-84 west toward downtown Portland. Travel five miles on I-84 west and follow the signs to I-5 south toward Salem. Travel four miles on I-5 south and then follow the instructions below.

From I-5 southbound: Exit at Terwilliger Boulevard (#297). Stay in the right lane, which will circle back onto Terwilliger Boulevard. After passing over the freeway, stay on Terwilliger for 1.6 miles until you reach a roundabout. Take the third right off the roundabout; the main campus will be ahead on your left. Turn at the second entrance, marked Information, where you’ll find visitor parking.

From I-5 northbound: Exit at Terwilliger Boulevard (#297) and stay to the right. At the stoplight, take a right onto Terwilliger Boulevard. Stay on Terwilliger for 1.6 miles until you reach a roundabout. Take the third right off the roundabout; the main campus will be ahead on your left. Turn at the second entrance, marked Information, where you’ll find visitor parking.

To get to the law school, take the first right off the roundabout, into the law school parking lot. You may drop passengers in this lot and then continue up the hill to the Griswold parking lot on the undergraduate campus.

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Friday Welcome Reception

It’s a short walk to Urban Studio from both the Paramount Hotel (approx. 9 minutes) and the Mark Spencer Hotel (approx. 4 minutes). Urban Studio is located in the Pearl District at 935 NW Davis Street. From the Paramount Hotel, it’s also possible to take the streetcar from SW 10th Avenue towards the Pearl District. The fare is $1 for 2-hours and streetcar-riders would exit at NW Couch Street and walk 1-block down to NW Davis. Taxis are also a easy, quick option to the venue. See above for local taxi numbers.