News & Information
Football Game Day Parking
Do you have questions about parking or transportation on campus during UK home football games? Whether your question is about where students should move their vehicles on days of home football, free parking locations for football fans, or game day shuttles, visit the our Football Game Day Parking page: www.uky.edu/Parking/parking-football-gameday-parking.html.
Information also includes Parking Structure #7 gameday information and a link to UK Football’s official gameday Web site, Gameday Central.
Class Registration Reminder for Students
Students who have unpaid parking citations may be unable to register for classes. Don’t forget to pay all of your citations before your class registration window opens. If you have a stop on your registration and have paid your citations, call Parking and Transportation Services at 257-5757 and, once payment is verified, we can remove our hold on your student account.
Pay your citations online at www.uky.edu/parking/services-pay-citation.html.
KY Clinic Route Expanded
Effective Monday, Oct. 12, the start time for the Kentucky Clinic will be moved from 7:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. The end time for morning service will remain 9:00 a.m, and afternoon service will be unchanged.
For a map of the route, visit www.uky.edu/Parking/transportation-ky-clinic-route.html.
Free UK Bicycle Registration Available Online
The University of Kentucky now requires that everyone who parks a bicycle on campus obtain and display a valid bicycle permit. Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) registers bicycles that will be on campus and issues bicycle permits. The free permits are decals that adhere to the bike. No registration fees are associated with this program.
Online bike registration is currently available at www.uky.edu/Parking/services-parking-account-manager.html. You will need to login with your linkblue ID and password. Once you are logged in, you will see “Purchase Permit” available in the menu (near the bottom). Click on that and follow the directions on the next screen. This should take you to a page which allows you to select a bike permit. If you have more than one bike that you wish to register, you may do so at this time. Please note that processing and delivery for online applications may take up to one week. Permits may also be obtained in person at Parking Structure #6 (721 Press Avenue), Parking Structure #5 (located next to Kennedy Book Store) or 110 Transcript Avenue (UK HealthCare Parking Garage).
For more information about cycling at UK, go to www.uky.edu/parking/transportation-bicycle-info.html and also read our Bicycle FAQs.
UK To Offer Parking Information via Radio Station
A new low-power radio station will provide parking and transportation information to University of Kentucky students, employees and visitors on or near campus. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a radio station broadcast license to UK for use by Parking and Transportation Services.
The station is now on the air. The station’s call sign is WQKH 253; it will broadcast 24 hours a day on the AM radio band at 1700 KHz (1700 AM), with primarily pre-recorded messages.
The radio station will broadcast general and other notable parking and transportation information as available, targeting the UK community, including students, employees and visitors. The station will reach a 3-mile radius; communication will focus on those already on campus and those approaching campus.
Follow Parking & Transportation Services on Twitter
UK Parking & Transportation Services is now on Twitter! To follow news on parking and transportation issues on campus on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/UKParking. Users must create a Twitter account to join. Once logged in, account holders have the choice of following other users and activating their mobile devices to receive "tweets" from UKParking and other users as they post them.
Twitter is a free social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time.
New Student Parking Information
Welcome to UK! To help make the transition to UK as smooth as possible for freshmen and transfer students, we have compiled some information that will be beneficial to you and your parents as you navigate your way around campus.
Please take some time to explore our Web site. You will find answers to frequently asked questions, campus parking maps, bus routes and schedules, and more! Be sure to bookmark our Web site – it will be a useful tool during your time at UK.
In case you need a refresher course, you can view the video that we showed during Advising here. The PowerPoint presentation that we showed during the parents’ session is also available.
Lastly, we have assembled a list of questions and answers geared specifically towards parents.
Online Ride-Matching Service
University of Kentucky Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) is pleased to announce the launch of AlterNetRides, a new online ride-sharing service. The new program will connect UK faculty, staff, students, and guests who wish to coordinate carpools, and, in the process, save gas and money and decrease their impact on the environment.
UK AlterNetRides is an online program; those interested in ride-sharing will need a valid e-mail address to participate. Users will be able to search for those with similar transportation needs by time of day, frequency, and location. By communicating through the AlterNetRides Web site, personal information such as e-mail address and phone number remain confidential unless the user chooses to share them with another rider.
The ride-matching service is provided by PTS free of charge. The only costs are those that the members of the carpool agree to share, such as fuel or vehicle maintenance costs. Carpools with three or more riders are also eligible to purchase a carpool parking permit. The service can be used to find rides on a daily basis, a one-time ride or anything in between.
PTS is excited to bring AlterNetRides to the UK community. With gas prices and environmental concerns both on the rise, the program is a good fit for the University. Visit www.uky.edu/parking/transportation-ridematch.html for more information.