GROWING URBAN HABITATS is offered free of charge to the general public at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Campbell Hall. Free parking is available in Lot A9 off Rugby Road at Culbreth Road.

Registered attendees will receive a handbook of information on the day of the symposium. Register by email for the symposium at symposium@cvilledesign.org. Please include the name, title, company or school affiliation, mailing address, telephone number and email address of each individual attending.

Air Travel
Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport (CHO), located 20 minutes north of downtown Charlottesville, is served by Delta, Northwest, US Airways and United Airlines. Richmond International Airport (RIC), about 50 miles to the east, is served by AirTran, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta, Northwest, US Airways and United. All major airlines operate out of Dulles International (IAD), about 100 miles to the north in the Washington, DC metropolitan region.

Hotel Accommodation
The Fairfield Inn (AAA three diamond rating) is holding a block of double rooms for symposium participants. The Inn, operated by Marriott, offers spacious rooms with two phones and high-speed internet access. Please contact them directly to hold a room in your name at 1 (434) 964-9411. Be sure to mention you are part of the UVA School of Architecture group.

Ground Transportation
Avis, Hertz and National Car Rental agencies operate out of Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional, Richmond and Dulles International airports.

The following taxi companies serve the Charlottesville area:
AAA Cab Company (434) 975-5555
A&M Taxi Cab Company (434) 971-8294
Discount Taxi (434) 960-9018
Farmer's Taxi (434) 960-7106
Silver Top Cab (434) 960-3359
Taxi 13 (434) 981-1535
VIP Taxi (434) 760-4588
Yellow Cab (434) 295-4131

Two shuttle services operate in the area:
Van On The Go LLC (434) 975-8267
A Goff Transportation (434) 990-0550 or 1-800-GOFF-CAR