Cash in on a car-free lifestyle with UK’s Bike Voucher Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 31, 2025) – How does $500 toward the purchase of a new bike or cycling gear sound? UK Transportation Services still has several openings for its Bike Voucher Program, an incentive program for students and employees who choose to go car-free on campus. The Bike Voucher Program offers qualified applicants $500 each in vouchers that are valid at any participating local bike shop. Use them to choose a new ride or sleek new cycling gear. In return, applicants agree to go car-free on campus for two years.
Worried about cycling in cold weather? Bike voucher participants also receive 10 free single-day parking permits that can be used when the temperature plummets, along with the option of purchasing up to 40 more single-day permits per fiscal year.
Eligibility guidelines:
- Open to off-campus students and employees
- Applicants must have had a parking permit this past fiscal year (July 1-June 30) or be new to the university with a start date of September 2024 or later.
The Bike Voucher Program is one of UK Transportation Services’ incentive programs designed to encourage and support sustainable transportation choices.
Learn more and apply today at transportation.uky.edu/bike-voucher-program.
For questions about biking on campus, email transportation@uky.edu or call 859-257-5757.
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