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    ODOT Says No to COTA, High Speed Rail Funding

    Via XINGColumbus.com:

    ODOT Rescinds Transit Funding – COTA Loses New Route
    February 9, 2011 by John

    As previously reported, COTA was planning to add a new route connecting Riverside Hospital, OSU Medical Center, Columbus State Community College, the Columbus College of Art and Design, Grant Hospital, and Children’s Hospital.  However, with ODOT funding cut from $150 million to $80 million through 2013, that will no longer happen. Also, don’t expect ODOT to take advantage of federal high speed rail funds anytime soon.

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