The Central Ohio Transit Authority is celebrating the grand opening of their new administrative headquarters this morning at 33 North High Street near the corner of Broad & High. In addition to housing new office space for the organization, the… [Read More]
The intersection of Broad & High is commonly referred to as the “crossroads” of our city, and has always been a busy commuter destination for all forms of transportation. These corners will soon become a little bit more accommodating to… [Read More]
COTA is turning a little bit greener today as they introduce six new hybrid-electric buses into their fleet. The hybrid buses will feature a distinct design and color scheme that will help them to stand out from the standard vehicles…. [Read More]
From The Dispatch: COTA takes steps to use them on busiest routes Tuesday, February 10, 2009 By Debbie Gebolys Before streetcars, trolleys or trains, central Ohioans might see those funky two-part buses on our streets. Articulated buses, which have two… [Read More]
The COTA fare increase was announced back on November 17th, but it’s probably worth a reminder that the fare increases will officially take effect tomorrow, January 1st, 2010. One-way local fares will jump a quarter from $1.50 to $1.75 and… [Read More]
COTA will be ringing in the new year by adding more late night service to almost all of their major routes as a part of their ongoing regular service updates. During the weekdays, bus routes 1 though 11 plus 16… [Read More]
From XING Columbus: Should Port Columbus (CMH) have more Transit Service? December 12, 2009 by John A post about the new $41 Million airport interchange generated more comments than I would have expected. Bruce Rawson, one of our frequent commenters,… [Read More]
After holding several community meetings, COTA has announced today that they are moving forward with their plan for increasing ridership fares for 2010. This fare increase is the first in the past four years. One-way local fares will rise from… [Read More]
One of the most frequently requested COTA upgrades on Columbus Underground would have to be the addition of a late night weekend bus route serving High Street that runs until the bars close down. It sounds like COTA has been… [Read More]
COTA has just announced their seasonal route updates that will take effect on May 4th. One of the biggest changes is the addition of the #66 express bus that runs between Hilliard and OSU four times per day during the… [Read More]
We’ve recently been getting daily news updates that the 3C Corridor passenger rail project is slowly moving closer to reality. Not everyone is on board though, and its expected that there’s going to be a few naysayers popping up to… [Read More]
Press Release: COTA’s Growth Outpaces Transit Agencies in Ohio and Nationally The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) provided over 16.4 million passenger trips in 2008, an increase of nearly 10 percent over 2007. On an average weekday, 57,000 passenger trips… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: MORPC, COTA to get $42 million in stimulus money By Debbie Gebolys Federal economic-stimulus money will bring $1.465 billion to Ohio to rebuild the state’s transportation system and create jobs, officials said yesterday. The money is part… [Read More]
Last July, COTA floated the idea of adding several articulated (bendy) hybrid buses to their fleet in order to support several of their busiest routes. They applied for federal grant money to purchase six buses, but it was not approved…. [Read More]
The following discussion is about the amount of money – $1 Billion! – that Central Ohio is hoping to get from the federal stimulus monies. Most of the desires are to fund car-based transportation methods
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