Transportation at UK!!

Transportation at UK

The above photo is a picture of the Lextran bus service. This photo is from http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx

All universities have their positives and negatives. One of UK’s definite positives is the transportation that it offers to students! The university offers so many productive, rather quick, and safe ways of transportation. The main way of transportation on this campus that is provided (not including biking or walking) are Buses and/or Shuttles.

There is much needed information that you need to know if you are planning on using the bus system at UK. This is mainly directed at those who have a short time period and a long distance to cover.

.You must look for route name on the front of the bus

.Buses are only permitted to stop at designated bus stops.

               . When you are needing to exit the bus, pull the cord above your window that says next stop!

The campus transportation system CATS is a bus system that provides four routes that are on a tight schedule. According to http://www.uky.edu/pts/buses-and-shuttles_campus-shuttles CATS operates during both the fall and spring semesters. The Cats buses are small in stature and very reliable. Also for those who choose to take summer courses CATS has an alternative route for the summer months! The general hours for CATS are from 7am to 6pm and can accessed from almost any bus stop on the campus of UK!

Another classification of buses/shuttles on the campus of UK is called Lextran! These buses are also city buses. So they are obviously much larger than the CATS buses. This also means that they are able to transport more people and make stops at more bus stops on campus than the CATS bus system. During the fall and spring semesters these routes operate between 7am and 6:15 P.M during the fall and spring semesters. Lextran’s main stopping points are Washington Avenue, Commonwealth Stadium, UK MED center, Administration Drive, and the Taylor/Dickey buildings.

UK’S two main bus systems are different but they are both effective ways of transportation! Most every student in their time at UK at one point or another will need to use the bus system. This will be information that will be put to use. Not to mention, making everyone’s life a little bit easier!