Parking and Transportation Announces Student Parking Permit Sales Dates

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 27, 2015) — As announced last week, University of Kentucky Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) will offer a wide variety of options for campus mobility for the 2016-2017 academic year. As the menu of campus transportation choices continues to improve and expand, students may find that bringing a motor vehicle to campus is not a necessity.

For those students who do choose to bring a motor vehicle to campus, PTS is announcing its 2016-2017 student parking permit sales calendar. The permit sales dates are staggered to provide applicants with a better customer service experience.

Students will be able to apply for various parking passes beginning at noon on the following dates.

June 1-June 15: Accepting commuter permit renewal applications

June 6-June 17: Accepting residential permit applications from returning students

June 16–until supply exhausted: Accepting commuter permit applications from all eligible students.

June 20-until supply exhausted: Accepting residential permit applications from all eligible students.

July 1-until supply exhausted: Accepting applications from all eligible students K permits and off-peak (formerly evening) permits.

PTS will communicate more information on permit application as these dates approach, in addition to parking information specific to Bluegrass Community and Technical College Cooper Campus students .

Eligible students are encouraged to purchase permits online at www.uky.edu/pts. Students may also purchase permits in person at Parking and Transportation Services, located at 721 Press Ave., or by mailing printable application forms.

For more information, visit the UK Parking and Transportation services website.

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