General Parking Questions
- Where is Parking & Transportation Services located? What hours are you open?
- I have a quick question. Can I get an answer without coming into the office?
- I park my car at Commonwealth Stadium. I was told that I have to move my car before home football games. Where and when can I move my car before the football game? What happens if I leave it in the Stadium parking lot?
- I park at the stadium during the week. Can I park any closer to my residence hall on the weekends? My friend said that I could park in the R lots because all of the parking lots are only controlled Monday through Friday. Is that true?
- I brought my bike to campus. Can I lock it up anywhere as long as I'm not blocking pedestrian traffic?
- I need to go to the W.T. Young Library. Is there somewhere close where I can park?
- I need to park for just a few minutes to run into a campus building. Will leaving my hazard lights on help me avoid a citation?
- I would like to go work out at the Johnson Center. Where is the best place to park?
- Since classes last a minimum of 50 minutes, why are the meters around main campus only 45 minutes? Is this just a ploy to give students tickets?
Where is UK Parking & Transportation Services located, and what hours are you open?
Parking & Transportation Services is located at 721 Press Avenue (at the corner of Press Avenue and Virginia Avenue). The office is open from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We have extended hours, which include Saturday and Sunday, during the Fall and Spring semesters for citation payments.
I have a quick question. Can I get an answer without coming into the office?
Yes. Parking & Transportation Services has most information posted for online viewing.
If you can't find the information that you need, visit our contact page to find e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
I park my car at Commonwealth Stadium. I was told that I have to move my car before home football games. Where and when can I move my car before the football game? What happens if I leave it in the Stadium parking lot?
Students and employees who park at Commonwealth Stadium must move their vehicles before 9:00 a.m. on the days of home football games. Additionally, no parking on University Drive is permitted on game days. Failure to move any vehicle from the Stadium parking lots or University Drive could result in a citation and/or impoundment at the owner’s expense. This includes the K lots, the E parking in the Red and Blue lots, the C6 lot, and the K/E lot next to Greg Page Apartments. In addition to the E spaces on University Drive, anyone in motorcycle spaces or parked at meters must be moved.
Vehicles may be moved to any E lot on campus, with the exception of the E/C2 lot, the E lot behind the Gluck Building, the 24-hour E lot behind the Nutter Practice Facility (including the 24-hour E spaces by Ingels Hall), the 24-hour E lot behind the W. T. Young Library or Parking Structure #7. Vehicles may be moved anytime after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, and must be moved back by 5:00 a.m. Monday.
I park at the stadium during the week. Can I park any closer to my residence hall on the weekends? My friend said that I could park in the R lots because all of the parking lots are only controlled Monday through Friday. Is that true?
Most R lots are controlled 24 hours a day, including weekends. However, you may park in any E or C parking lot after 3:30 p.m. on Friday until 5:00 a.m. Monday. Don't forget to move your car back to the Stadium on Sunday or you could get a ticket while you're in class Monday morning.
I brought my bike to campus. Can I lock it up anywhere as long as I'm not blocking pedestrian traffic?
While we encourage people to ride on campus, bicycles have a set of regulations similar to motor vehicles. You are required to use one of the many bicycle racks on campus to park. Locking your bike to a bench or a building's handrail will get it impounded. Impoundment carries with it a fine, plus buying a new lock. To reduce confrontation between bicycles and pedestrians, UK does not allow bicycles to be ridden on most sidewalks within the core of Main Campus. Restricted riding areas are designated by the "no bikes" symbol on the sidewalk.
You may review the bicycle regulations.
I need to go to the W.T. Young Library. Is there somewhere close where I can park?
Students with valid C, R, K, or Evening permits may park in both E lots located behind W.T. Young Library off Columbia Avenue; students have valid C, R, K or evening permits with a barcode may also park in Parking Structure #2 located at the end of Hilltop Avenue near Rose Street. The accessible hours for student permits are between 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. The large E lot and Parking Structure #2 are also available all day Saturday and Sunday.
Visitor parking is available in the pay parking lot in front of W.T. Young Library located off Hilltop Avenue day or night. After 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday, visitors may park for free in the large E lot located behind the Library.
I need to park for just a few minutes to run into a campus building. Will leaving my hazard lights on help me avoid a citation?
No. Parking Services does not condone this activity as short-term legal parking. If your vehicle is illegally parked, no matter the duration, you may receive a parking citation.
I would like to go work out at the Johnson Center. Where is the best place to park?
The location of Parking Structure #7 (just east of the Johnson Center, at the corner of Complex and Sports Center Drives) was designed, in part, to alleviate parking demand for visitors to the Johnson Center. The structure is primarily for E and C3 permit holders, and paying visitors. It is available to any one with a valid UK permit with a barcode, regardless of designation, after 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and all day on Saturday and Sunday. If you wish to visit the center during the morning or early afternoon, you may choose to park in the structure and pay an hourly rate. Students also have an option of purchasing an evening permit, which is only valid after 3:30 p.m. Parking Structure #7 is also within walking distance of the Seaton / Lancaster Aquatic Center Complex, South Campus residence halls and Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC).
Since classes last a minimum of 50 minutes, why are the meters around main campus only 45 minutes? Is this just a ploy to give students tickets?
45-minute meters within the Academic Core are designed for short-term use. Because of the limited number of parking spaces inside the Academic Core, these meters were not installed to allow students to park close for class or for employees to go to meetings. The primary intent was to provide short-term parking for departments such as the Registrar, Admissions, Housing, and the Visitor Center. If you require visitor parking for longer than 45 minutes, you may use the 3-hour meters located farther from the Academic Core or park and pay in Parking Structure #5 (next to Kennedy Book Store).