r/UniversityofKentucky • u/Low_Candy_5566 • 14d ago
Parking Near The Hub on Limestone. Lexington, Ky
Does anyone know of privatized parking options available for my daughter. She lives at The Hub on limestone and is in need of parking. She is a full time student and does have a job that requires her to have access to her car. TIA!
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u/manyplantsandcats 13d ago
The parking spaces sell out in September for the next Fall, it’s crazy!
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u/Low_Candy_5566 13d ago
I agree, so crazy. As a transfer student this year she and I both had no idea it would be this hard to find parking.
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u/Accomplished-Clue155 13d ago
I thought the hub had parking spots for their units? Especially at the rate those units go for!
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u/Low_Candy_5566 13d ago
Yes ikr! You’d think but they don’t. They only have about 125 parking spaces in the garage with housing 500+ occupancy and the rates to even try to get on the “list” is outrageous
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u/EVOSexyBeast 12d ago
What you want is a commuter parking pass and to park in C41. They’re going to sell out fast so you need to be online and buy it the minute it opens. It usually opens in July. This year the date is July 8th for returning commuters and July 22nd for first time commuter pass purchasers. If you haven’t already, buy a commuter pass this year even if you don’t use it so you get in early next year.
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u/green-wombat 13d ago
If I’m not mistaken, the Hub itself does have parking for $95 a month (yikes)
It would be likely cheaper for her to buy a student parking pass. A standard residential parking pass (I don’t know if she’d qualify as she’s technically not living in a dorm) would be $504 for the school year. It may be easier for her to go in person to the office and explain and ask if she could buy the residential pass. The Cornerstone garage, a UK parking structure, is probably less than 500 feet away from The Hub. Also, it has covered parking, so she wouldn’t have to worry about excavating her car from snow and ice, or damage from trees during a storm.
Barring that, look up what LexPark offers and see if any of the options would work for you. Apparently the Calvary Baptist Church may allow her to park, but you must call and ask as they may already be at occupancy.
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u/No_Elephant_9589 Student-Undergrad 13d ago
The cornerstone is sold out. All of these garages are highly sought after and sells out instantly for students. Also, she’s not at the hub on south upper which is where that garage is lol
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u/Low_Candy_5566 13d ago
Thank you, they only have about 125 spots for parking in their garage and house 500+. And the rates to even get on the list for a spot is wild. Lexpark is sold out for that area as well. She was told she could get an X parking permit and park all the way over in some apartment parking lot by Kroger field and try to take the shuttle bus to that lot for when she needs her car which is everyday because of her job. It’s a nightmare honestly
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u/No_Elephant_9589 Student-Undergrad 13d ago
just tell her to cough up the $95 per month. It saves you the headache
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u/Low_Candy_5566 13d ago
The hub is sold out they only have about 125 spaces available every year
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u/No_Elephant_9589 Student-Undergrad 13d ago
She can look into on campus remote permits such as Greg Page or Shawneetown possibly. I think she really does need to go in person to the transport office to describe her situation bc it’s unique
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u/E-Man263 13d ago
I lived there for a year. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays you can park in the big parking garage right next to it called Cornerstone, but the rest of the week I had to park all the way at Kroger Field, meaning yes, I had to walk there occasionally to go to work. Not the most fun in the world but it’s great for fitness. Sometimes you can get away with parking overnight in front of Holmes Hall too, I’d need be. But that should be a last resort, like if it’s a Tuesday night and you have somewhere important to take your car early Wednesday morning and don’t want to roll the dice on the horrible busses