Summer Changes in Parking Control, Bus and Bike Routes

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 11, 2015) — University of Kentucky Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) has begun summer parking control today, Monday, May 11. While all lots will remain on control, permit holders will experience more flexibility in student parking areas. Most university student parking lots will be controlled for any valid permit during the summer months. The exceptions are the R6, R16, R17 and R18 parking areas, which will remain on control for their specific permit types.

A summer parking control map can be found at www.uky.edu/pts/parking-info_parking-maps.

PTS will be operating the CATS Summer/Break Route from today through Tuesday, Aug. 25, with the exception of Monday, May 25 and Friday, July 3. Service will run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The route is a 30 minute loop around campus, and will have two buses running in 15 minute intervals.

More information about all the bus routes, including maps and schedules, can be found at www.uky.edu/pts/buses-and-shuttles_campus-shuttles. For the most up-to-date information, riders can view the actual location of all CATS buses on all routes by using Cat Tracker, a real-time GPS-based bus locating system at http://uky.transloc.com. Riders may also track the buses via the free TransLoc iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps, by using their smartphone to scan the QR codes found on each bus stop sign or by using the SMS codes found at each bus stop.

Recommended Bicycle Route During Alumni Drive Closure

A reminder -- Alumni Drive between Nicholasville Road and Tates Creek will be closed to through traffic beginning Sunday, May 10. This will begin the summer-long reconstruction and realignment project expected to enhance safety and provide a more functional route for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians on that portion of the University of Kentucky campus.

During the project, bicyclists approaching campus from south of the Arboretum are advised to take the following recommended route: Glendover Road to Valley Road to Shady Lane to McDonald Avenue to University Court via the pedestrian bridge behind Baptist Health. A temporary access road will allow bicyclists to cross Alumni Drive at University Court.

A map of the routes is available at http://www6.uky.edu/pts/sites/www.uky.edu.pts/files/enews_images/summer-2015-bike-route.jpg.

Construction is scheduled to be complete and Alumni Drive fully reopened by the end of August.