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The agency was founded in 1971, replacing the private Columbus Transit Company. Mass transit service in the city dates to 1863, progressively with horsecars, streetcars, and buses. The Central Ohio Transit Authority began operating in 1974 and has made gradual improvements to its fleet and network. Its first bus network redesign took place in 2017.
In 2019, COTA ended its OSUAir service that connected Ohio State University directly with the Columbus airport, citing low ridership amid other bus route options. [61] [58] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of the agency's services were suspended. This included all express services, AirConnect, CBUS, and the Night Owl service.
The Columbus Interurban Terminal One of two remaining Columbus streetcars, operated 1926–1948, and now at the Ohio Railway Museum. The first public transit in the city was the horse-drawn omnibus, utilized in 1852 to transport passengers to and from the city's first train station, and in 1853, between Columbus, Franklinton, Worthington, and Canal Winchester.
COTA, Columbus, Franklin County, the Columbus Partnership and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission launched LinkUS in 2020. By 2022, COTA was prepared to ask voters for the funding. But ...
Franklin County and slivers of four surrounding counties are voting on Issue 47, a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) levy that would permanently renew an existing 0.25% sales tax and add ...
View of the interchange of Interstates 70, 71 and Route 315 in 2019. The LinkUS initiative involving Columbus, the Central Ohio Transit Authority and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission ...
Columbus maintains a widespread municipal bus service called the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). Intercity bus service is provided from the Columbus Bus Station and other locations by Greyhound, Barons Bus Lines, Miller Transportation, GoBus, and other carriers. [20] Currently, Columbus does not have any type of passenger rail service.
Officials from the Central Ohio Transit Authority and others want to increase the sales tax for COTA from 0.5% to 1% to raise $6 billion to build a bus rapid-transit system.