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YouTubeI made slamming suggestions that COTA to offer that program and offer free rides but I looked at http://www.cota.com and surprised they didn't want to offer free rides, what a shame!
This shows unprofessional COTA is!
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daniel
Old Town East
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wow.
a. this isn't news
b. you expect them to respond you your "slamming suggestions"
c. you think this is a place that will get behind you in this?
c1. AND You start a new thread here about it after you already have one?
this is like me saying:
stupid tigertree needs to give out free wallets for wallet day. They're dumb if they don't do it.
and they don't. because they're a business. And you come back and criticize them as unprofessional because they didn't respond to your asinine request?!
get over yourself. :arrow:
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I would appreciate a professional post, in the least.
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michaelcoyote
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Can we roll this into that other prior thread so I can ignore both of them at the same time?
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columbus native
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I want FREEE web hosting you got that covered unic host?
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Press Release here:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14906
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Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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Hi santa! I want a helocopter and a ipod and a pony...
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I'm seeing the list here of participating Transit Authorities, but it doesn't specify which ones are doing "free ride" days and which aren't:
http://www.publictransportation.org/contact/stories/default.asp
Do you have a list of which ones are participating in that?
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josephp
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Walker wrote I'm seeing the list here of participating Transit Authorities, but it doesn't specify which ones are doing "free ride" days and which aren't:
http://www.publictransportation.org/contact/stories/default.asp
Do you have a list of which ones are participating in that?
You will have to check their sites and I did checked, several of these TA's below does offer free rides as well:
Akron, OH – Metro Regional Transit Authority
Alameda, CA - Alameda-Oakland Ferry
Albany, NY - Capital District Transportation Authority
Ames, IA - CyRide
Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
Antioch, CA - Tri Delta Transit
Arlington Heights, IL – PACE Suburban Bus
Atlanta, GA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Attleboro, MA – Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority
Austin, TX – Capital Metro
Austin, TX – South West Transit Association
Baltimore, MD - Maryland Transit Administration
Battle Creek, MI - Battle Creek Transit
Birmingham, AL - Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
Boston, MA – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Bremerton, WA – Kitsap Transit
Buffalo, NY - Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Butler, PA - Butler Transit Authority
Cecil County, MD - Cecil County Government/Cecil County Senior Services & Community Transit
Charleston, SC – Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority
Chester County, PA – Transportation Management Association of Chester County
Clemson, SC – Clemson Area Transit
Cloverdale, CA – Cloverdale Transit
Columbus, OH – Central Ohio Transit Authority
Contra Costa, CA – County Connection
Contra Costa, CA – Western Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Contra Costa, CA - Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
Delaware County, OH - Delaware Area Transit Agency
Denver, CO – The Regional Transportation District
Detroit, MI - Detroit Department of Public Transportation
Edgartown, MA - Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority
El Paso, TX – Sun Metro
Everett, WA – Community Transit
Everett, WA – Everett Transit
Fairfield, CA - Fairfield/Suisun Transit
Flint, MI – Massachusetts Transportation Authority
Fort Wayne, IN - Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corp.
Fort Worth, TX – Fort Worth Transportation Authority
Fort Wright, KY – Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky
Gainesville, GA - Hall Area Transit
Healdsburg, CA – Healdsburg Transit
Hernando County, FL – THE Bus/The Hernando Express
Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Indianapolis, IN - IndyGo
Jefferson Parish, LA – Jefferson Transit
Johnstown, PA – Cambria County Transit Authority
Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo Metro Transit
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
Lafayette, IN – CityBus of Greater Lafayette
Lancaster, PA – Red Rose Transit Authority
Lawrence, KS – Lawrence Transit System
Lebanon, PA – County of Lebanon Transit Authority
Laredo, TX – El Metro
Lewisville, TX – Denton County Transportation Authority
Lexington, KY – Transit Authority of Lexington
Lindenwold, NJ - Port Authority Transit Corporation
Long Island, NY – MTA Long Island Rail Road
Long Island, NY – MTA Long Island Bus
Los Angeles, CA – LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Louisville, KY - Transit Authority of River City
Marin County, CA – Marin County Transit
Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Transit
Miami, FL – South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Modesto, CA - Modesto Area Express
Muncie, IN - Muncie Indiana Transit System
Napa, CA – American Canyon Shuttle
Napa, CA – St. Helena Shuttle
Napa, CA - Yountville Shuttle
New Jersey - New Jersey Transit
New York, NY – Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Norfolk, VA – Hampton Roads Transit
Oakland, CA – AC Transit
Oakland, CA – Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
Oakland, CA - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Olympia/Thurston County, WA - Intercity Transit
Orange, CA - Orange County Transportation Authority
Orlando, FL - Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority LYNX
Parksley, VA –Star Transit
Peoria, IL - Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
Petaluma, CA - Petaluma Transit
Pittsburgh, PA - Port Authority of Allegheny County
Pompano Beach, FL – Broward County Transit
Port Angeles, WA- Clallam Transit System
Port Huron, MI – Blue Water Area Transit
Reading, PA - Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority
Research Triangle, NC –Triangle Transit
Richland, WA - Ben Franklin Transit
Richmond, VA – GRTC Transit System
Rio Vista, CA - Rio Vista Delta Breeze
Riverside, CA – Riverside Transit Agency
Salisbury, MD – Shore Transit
San Antonio, TX - VIA Metropolitan Transit
San Bernardino, CA – Omnitrans
San Carlos, CA – Caltrain
San Carlos, CA - SamTrans
San Diego, CA - Metropolitan Transit System
San Francisco, CA - Altamont Commuter Express
San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Transit & Ferry
San Francisco, CA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Santa Clara, CA - Dumbarton Express
Santa Clara, CA – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Park and Ride
Santa Rosa, CA - Santa Rosa CityBus
Santa Rosa, CA - Sonoma County Transit
Savannah, GA - Chatham Area Transit Authority
Scotrun, PA – Monroe County Transit Authority
Seattle, WA – King County Metro
Seattle, WA – Sound Transit
South Bend, IN - South Bend Public Transportation Corporation
Springfield, MO - City Utilities Transit
St. Louis, MO - Metro
St. Petersburg, FL - Pinellas
Tacoma. WA – Pierce Transit
Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Transit
Union City, CA – Union City Transit
Vacaville, CA - Vacaville City Coach
Vallejo, CA - Benicia Breeze
Vallejo, CA - Vallejo Transit and Baylink Ferry
Volusia County, FL - Voltran
Washington, DC - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
West Covina, CA – Foothill Transit
West Palm Beach, FL – Palm Tran
Western Ventura County, CA - Gold Coast Transit
Winchester, VA – Winchester City Transit
Woodbridge, VA – Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
York, PA – Rabbit Transit
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Walker
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UNIXIELHOST wrote What I am trying to say COTA didnt give free rides because most other TA in the nation does that, but why not COTA?
UNIXIELHOST wrote You will have to check their sites and I did checked, several of these TA's below does offer free rides as well
If most of them are participating in the "free ride" gimmick, then I too would chide COTA for opting out. But if only several of them are participating, then it sounds like COTA is participating the same way that most other TAs are.
I still stand by my previous statement that a "free ride day" sounds like a "don't buy gas day". It's a cheap gimmick with minimal results.
If COTA wants to improve ridership numbers (which they've been doing in the past year very well, actually) then they need to do more than offer a free ride to the public one day a year. Education and outreach needs to be done, which sounds like is the meat and potatoes of what this whole Dump the Pump campaign is all about anyway.
I'm really not sure why you're getting so hung up on the free ride day thing. The last thing COTA needs to do is be out a day's worth of fares, and have a day full of overcrowded busses and the customer complaints that would ensue. Sounds like a lose-lose for them.
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josephp
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Walker wrote
UNIXIELHOST wrote What I am trying to say COTA didnt give free rides because most other TA in the nation does that, but why not COTA?
UNIXIELHOST wrote You will have to check their sites and I did checked, several of these TA's below does offer free rides as well
If most of them are participating in the "free ride" gimmick, then I too would chide COTA for opting out. But if only several of them are participating, then it sounds like COTA is participating the same way that most other TAs are.
I still stand by my previous statement that a "free ride day" sounds like a "don't buy gas day". It's a cheap gimmick with minimal results.
If COTA wants to improve ridership numbers (which they've been doing in the past year very well, actually) then they need to do more than offer a free ride to the public one day a year. Education and outreach needs to be done, which sounds like is the meat and potatoes of what this whole Dump the Pump campaign is all about anyway.
I'm really not sure why you're getting so hung up on the free ride day thing. The last thing COTA needs to do is be out a day's worth of fares, and have a day full of overcrowded busses and the customer complaints that would ensue. Sounds like a lose-lose for them.
Well,
I understand your point but I used work for a transit authority in the past and I learned how to lure people to use the bus system by giving free rides like Dump the Pump, Holidays, Anniversary and such will help educate people why public transportation is very important to the community because it helps carry people to places where they need to go.
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lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Walker wrote
UNIXIELHOST wrote What I am trying to say COTA didnt give free rides because most other TA in the nation does that, but why not COTA?
UNIXIELHOST wrote You will have to check their sites and I did checked, several of these TA's below does offer free rides as well
If most of them are participating in the "free ride" gimmick, then I too would chide COTA for opting out. But if only several of them are participating, then it sounds like COTA is participating the same way that most other TAs are.
I still stand by my previous statement that a "free ride day" sounds like a "don't buy gas day". It's a cheap gimmick with minimal results.
If COTA wants to improve ridership numbers (which they've been doing in the past year very well, actually) then they need to do more than offer a free ride to the public one day a year. Education and outreach needs to be done, which sounds like is the meat and potatoes of what this whole Dump the Pump campaign is all about anyway.
I'm really not sure why you're getting so hung up on the free ride day thing. The last thing COTA needs to do is be out a day's worth of fares, and have a day full of overcrowded busses and the customer complaints that would ensue. Sounds like a lose-lose for them.
It's 50-50 on how bad this will hurt or help COTA. If done right, with good customer service, maybe a handful of extra buses and drivers to accommodate the demand in certain areas, COTA could do well to offer this to the city. Someone who may be hesitant to hop on a normal day, might not see any loss if a product is free and doesn't meet expectations. A free, crappy meal is still free. Chipotle seems to do pretty well with their free product promotions.
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johnwirtz
Evanston, IL
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I agree that you could probably get more people to try out the service and some might keep riding. I would have to see an economic analysis to determine if the benefits outweigh the costs. It would be interesting to see if some other transit agency has data on how much ridership they gained by offering free rides for one day. I would worry though that the promotion could strain an already crowded system that has been very successfully adding riders anyway, which would give people a very negative impression of transit.
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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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I think Comfest and Red, White, and Boom will encourage more people to try COTA than a free ride day. Who has ever complained COTA is too expensive as a reason for not taking the bus? No one I know.
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lifeliberty
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somertimeoh wrote Who has ever complained COTA is too expensive as a reason for not taking the bus? No one I know.
Fine, i'll say it. COTA is too expensive. I miss the days of paying $9 a quarter and riding unlimited "for free"
possibly they could do the same thing with Columbus that OSU does, charge every taxpayer an amount per quarter and then give everyone a pass to ride unlimited.
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CaD
Dublin'ish
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lifeliberty wrote Fine, i'll say it. COTA is too expensive. I miss the days of paying $9 a quarter and riding unlimited "for free"
possibly they could do the same thing with Columbus that OSU does, charge every taxpayer an amount per quarter and then give everyone a pass to ride unlimited.
orrrrrrrr not
I dont use the bus around town, don't think i'll ever get on it either, so I'd rather not pay to ship you all around town :P
Plus gas prices are higher now. Unless you see COTA turn all their busses into the Natural Gas busses...I seem to see plenty traditional gas busses around still. Akron/Cleveland has mostly converted their fleets to NG.
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lifeliberty
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I don't use it either, but I might if I didn't have to worry about correct change or money at all(to ride the bus)
the OSU way of riding COTA gave most OSU students a taste of how easy that system is. Before the OSU system i never rode the bus, but Once I did I realized it was rather easy to use to get around, then my buck ID got too old, so no go...therefore no bus riding.(there are other reasons such as timing issues and routes, the but buck ID thing worked great!)
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lifeontwowheels
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Or we could just have a rechargeable metro card with an option to pay a flat fee for 1 month of unlimited use.
O, wait, I forgot that I can't think progressively when it come to transit in Columbus. We'll get it sometime in the next 30 years with the long range plan.
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