Resolve to Ride for Change!

Happy New Year! Have you made your resolutions yet? Maybe you resolved to eat healthier, study harder and make better grades, exercise more–or maybe you just resolved to stop making resolutions that you never keep.

Well, here’s a resolution that you CAN keep, and it can even help you with that resolution to exercise more or study harder! Make a resolution to Ride for Change this year by taking the T and KAT buses more often!  Leave the car parked, and get a little exercise by walking to the nearest bus stop to catch the KAT to campus, then use the T system to get around to your classes.

And while you’re sitting on the KAT bus instead of behind the steering wheel, you can do some extra studying!

A KAT Semester Pass for UT students, faculty and staff is just $50 and it’s good for unlimited rides on any regular, fixed-route bus in the KAT system for the entire semester.

So, get your semester pass today and hop aboard to Ride for Change in 2012!

The T is currently on a break schedule, which means only limited Accesss and Link services are operating. The T: East-West, North-South, Late Nite and Ag Express do not operate during breaks. Route 43 and 44 also do not operate during breaks.

There will be NO service, including the Link and Access services, beginning Saturday, December 24, 2011 and continuing through January 1, 2012. On January 2, 2012, limited Access and Link service will resume.

The schedule for the start of Spring Semester services is as follows:
Sunday, Jan. 8: T: Late Nite and Full Link services begin
Monday, Jan. 9: All other T services, except Ag Express, begin
Wednesday, Jan. 11: Ag Express service begins

Have a great holiday season!

UT Campus Transit Study

The University has retained the Solstice Transportation Group to assist with the completion of a campus transit study. The study kicked off in early November and is intended to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the current campus transit system, the T, and recommendations to enhance the system in a cost-effective manner. As the study begins, input is being collected from a broad cross-section of stakeholders including students, faculty and staff. Everyone is encouraged to stop by a transit study outreach event planned for Monday, November 21 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the first floor of the University Center near the Bookstore. To learn more or share your ideas, please contact Mark Hairr, Director of Parking and Transit Services, via email or phone (974-6031).

There will be NO T service on Thursday, November 24 or Friday, November 25, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  Also, on Study Day, November 30, all T services will operate on a regular schedule, EXCEPT for the Ag Express, which will not run.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

11.11.11

November 11 is a significant day, but not really because it’s 11.11.11 on the calendar. It’s Veteran’s Day, an opportunity for all of us to reflect on what our veterans have sacrificed to defend this great country! Some of our veterans gave their lives…but ALL of our veterans have given SOME of their life to protecting our country.  We salute our veterans!

Knoxville will be holding a Veteran’s Day Parade downtown, beginning at 10:45 a.m.  If you’re not in class, come down and show your support of our veterans!

Also, be aware that due to the parade, some KAT routes will be on temporary detours, and the Vol Line trolley could experience some delays or detours as well.  All routes will resume regular service as soon as the roads are re-opened.

Middle Way

Middle Way Drive is finally open again!  However, since it’s already late in semester and we know most of you who use the T already have your route figured out by this point, we’ve decided to hold off on allowing buses to begin using that routing again.  The T will remain on the same routing it’s been using the rest of the semester.

Look for some other route changes in the coming weeks and months, as more road closures and construction are being planned!

UT Fall Break Schedule

UT Fall Break begins on Thursday, September 29. During Fall Break, the only T services that operate are the T: Link and T: Access. Rt. 43: University Heights and Rt. 44: Gateway at Knoxville also do not operate during Fall Break.

Regular service will resume on Monday, October 3.

Labor Day Holiday

The T will not operate on Monday, September 5, 2011 due to the Labor Day holiday. Regular service will resume on Tuesday, September 6. Have a safe and Happy Holiday!

2011 Football Shuttles

It’s Football Time in Tennessee! But, if you live off-campus, Game Day traffic can leave you stressed out before you ever even reach the stadium!

KAT offers football shuttles from several locations: the Old City, Civic Coliseum and Market Square/Krutch Park shuttles are all $5 round-trip, per person. A shuttle also runs from Farragut High School for $15 round-trip, per person.

Shuttles begin running about 3 hours before kickoff, and “tickets” (which are actually wristbands) are available only at the departure site for that shuttle.

A Football Shuttle schedule, showing the routing, drop off and pick up points for each shuttle is available on the ridethet website, or from the Schedules & Maps section of the regular KAT website.

Go Vols!

UT Begins Fall Semester

Summer is over; time to hit the books again!  The T services are once again operating on a full schedule, ready to take you where you need to go–whether it’s the Ag Campus, the University Center or points in between, The T can get you there!  You can also use the new Vol Line trolley to get from the campus area to downtown–visit the downtown library for some extra resource material, or just enjoy Market Square or catch a movie at the Riviera during some down time from classes.

To see the current T schedule, just click the tab at the top of this page that reads “The T Schedule.”  This page should always reflect the current T schedule, so you’ll know if it’s on a regular schedule or a break schedule.

The “About the T” section lists the available services and the times of operation when the T is on a regular schedule.

This blog is a work in progress, so we may change things around a bit as we learn what works best to relay information about T services to you, our passengers. Your feedback will help us design a better blog!