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Parking and road updates

Canterbury campus

Applicant days (Giles Lane car park, Canterbury)

Bays will be reserved in Giles Lane car park to assist with the following applicant days as requested by Enrolment Management Services.

  • Thursday 29 November – 13 bays
  • Saturday 1 December – 11 bays
  • Thursday 6 December – 30 bays
  • Saturday 8 December – 30 bays

Lego League (Giles Lane car park, Canterbury)

Bays will be reserved in Giles Lane car park to assist with the following Lego League event as requested by Partnership Development Office.

  • Tuesday 4 December – 20 bays
  • Wednesday 5 December – 20 bays.

Maintenance work Estates building (Estates car park, Canterbury)

  • Saturday 1 December- Approximately 10 bays will be cordoned off around the Estates building to allow for glazing work to take place, as requested by Estates.

Accessible bays (Sibson car park, Canterbury)

Three bays have been used to provide two additional accessible bays in the Sibson car park. This is to help meet the requirements of accessible bay users while building work is ongoing in this area (until March 2019). Please do not remove the cones or park in these bays unless you are a Government Blue Badge holder or have the appropriate University of Kent health access permit.

Medway campus

There are no known car park disruptions to Medway campus for the next two weeks. Any disruptions that we are made aware of will be updated on the transport events calendar

Changes to the Campus Shuttle- have your say!

The University are making some changes to the Campus Shuttle service. We need your feedback to help us make these decisions.

If you are a user of the free shuttle service between Canterbury and Medway campuses, please select the link below to complete our survey. The results of the survey will be presented to the University’s senior managers so make sure you have your say.

Complete the Campus Shuttle survey

The survey should take around 5 minutes to complete. The deadline for the survey is 9 December 2018 (23.59).

Stagecoach winter vacation bus timetable

Buses serving the University of Kent will run a Christmas holiday timetable from 16 December 2018 to 12 January 2019.

Uni1 – special timetable

Uni2 – special timetable

Route 4 – normal timetable except 25 December, 26 December and 1 January.

Triangle – normal timetable except  25 December, 26 December and 1 January.

Christmas Day – no buses.

Boxing Day – no buses.

New Year’s Day – no buses

Follow @StagecoachSE on Twitter for regular service updates, or view live bus times on the Stagecoach app for iPhone and android.

Car park and road updates

Canterbury campus

Applicant Day Canterbury (Giles Lane car park, Canterbury)

  • Saturday 24 November – 30 bays will be reserved in Giles Lane car park to assist with the applicant day, as requested by Enrolment Management Services.

 Medway campus

There are no known car park disruptions to Medway campus for the next two weeks. Any disruptions that we are made aware of will be updated on the transport events calendar

 

New travel provider and travel policy

Please see the following update from Procurement about the University’s new Travel Provider and Travel Policy.

Key Travel
The University has awarded a contract to Key Travel as our new Travel Provider. Key will replace Click Travel imminently, and access to Click will be discontinued from December 2018.

If you currently book with Click Travel, Procurement will contact your School/Department Finance Administrator by mid-November to discuss access rights and training dates for the rollout. Should you be unable to attend the training session there will be frequent webinars which you will also be invited to attend.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact procurement@kent.ac.uk.

Travel Policy
This new contract also aligns with the launch of the new Travel Policy which was approved by Executive Group (EG) and went live on 10 October.

The policy can be found here and clarifies and expands upon the previous policy, providing guidance on when and how to book travel, how to assess and manage risk when travelling (especially to countries that may present danger to visitors), the use of rail, hotels, taxis, flights, and specialist providers such as Uber, AirBnB, and Booking.com.

There is also a summary which provides a high level overview of the contents.

Have you considered car sharing?

There are plenty of reasons to car share:

  • It can save you money
  • It can reduce pollution from car emissions
  • It can reduce the use of limited fossil fuels
  • It gives you company on your journey
  • It can reduce local congestion on roads and in car parks
  • It can be safer (e.g. having company if you breakdown) and less stressful than doing all the driving yourself
  • You can network and make new friends

If you would like to try car sharing but have no one to car share with, try searching our car share database UniShare South East which we share with Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Greenwich.

Don’t forget that if you have a car share parking permit you can park in the trial pink zone car share bays within the Estates car park. Find out more about car sharing on campus.

Dr Bike free bicycle check-ups

What is Dr Bike?
Get your bike checked and adjusted for free by ‘Dr Bike’. The Dr Bike service is provided by Chris and his team at ByCycle, working with the Transport Team, Estates department. Additional work will be quoted individually but will always be at a special reduced rate.

The Dr Bike service supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (good health and well-being) and 11 (sustainable cities and communities). See Estates Sustainability to learn more about the goals.

Canterbury campus
You can find Dr Bike at the Cycle Hub by the Pavilion on Park Wood road every Wednesday during term-time 08.30-15.30.

Medway Campus
Dr Bike visits Medway campus on a monthly basis during term-time. Dr Bike will next be at Medway campus Thursday 15 November 2018. Find Dr Bike outside the Student Hub 11.30-14.30 for your free bike check-up. The service is available to University of Greenwich and University of Kent students and staff.

For more information visit our Dr Bike webpage

Bus apps and mobile ticketing

Did you know that Stagecoach and Arriva have bus apps with live bus updates and mobile ticketing?  Stagecoach buses operate in Kent and East Sussex (including Canterbury campus) and Arriva buses operate in Medway, Kent and East Sussex (including Medway campus).

Features of the Stagecoach bus app

  • Check live bus times and follow your journey so you know when to get off
  • Mobile ticketing including day and weekly University of Kent discounted tickets. Load and pay for your tickets and then activate them when needed on the bus
  • A “what’s nearby” feature to see which buses or bus stops are nearby
  • Save your favourite bus stops, buses and journeys to make your journey planning easier
  • Journey planner and timetables
  • Available for iPhone and Android

See the Stagecoach bus app webpage for more information.

 

Features of the Arriva bus app

  • Check live bus times- tells you if there is a delay to the timetable with “+” for additional minutes
  • Live bus map to see where your bus is located in real-time
  • Links to separate M-tickets app for mobile ticketing which includes 4 weekly, 12 weekly and annual University of Kent discounted tickets. See our webpage for instructions and promotional code to receive discounted rates
  • Save your favourite bus stops to make planning your journey easier
  • Journey planner and timetables
  • Available for iPhone and Android

See the Arriva bus app webpage for more information.

Winter weather travel information

As the weather starts to get colder, please ensure you are familiar with the University’s ‘Pay during periods of severe weather conditions/ major transport disruption’ policy and procedure to understand what to do during adverse weather. Remember that weather can change at any time. Be prepared for this before you start your journey.

Driving
Ensure that you and your vehicle are prepared for driving in adverse weather conditions. Read some top tips to prepare for driving during the winter and don’t forget to plan your journey before you leave so you are aware of any disruptions.

Public transport, cycling and walking

  • Plan your journey, check if there are problems on public transport or local roads
  • Delay your journey, if possible, to allow temperatures to rise and ice or snow to melt
  • Avoid footways in the shade. It takes longer for ice or snow to melt in the shade
  • Always wear appropriate footwear and reflective/bright clothing
  • Ensure that you have a torch or lights so motorists and others can see you when walking or cycling

Plan your journey and be prepared for times of adverse weather.

Parking and road updates

Change of email address

We have transitioned to TransportTeam@kent.ac.uk email address for all transport and parking queries. We have been using this email address for over a year and have made the decision to remove the old parking email (parking@kent.ac.uk) fully. Emails sent to the old account will no longer be forwarded on so please ensure you are using the correct email address.

Canterbury updates

  • Monday 29 October- Friday 2 November- Approximately 9 bays will be reserved to remove overgrown shrubs and to replace turf, as requested by Estates Grounds Maintenance.

Medway updates

  • There are no known car park disruptions to Medway campus for the next two weeks. Any disruptions that we are made aware of will be updated on the transport events calendar