| Date of creation of authority by local county and municipal governments |
February 17, 1971 |
| Date of acquisition of assets of Columbus Transit Company (CTC) |
January 1, 1974 |
| COTA begins operations |
January 1, 1974 |
| Form of government |
Board of Trustees (unpaid)
President/CEO (full time) |
| Number of trustees |
13 |
| Counties in which authority operates |
Franklin and small portions of adjacent Delaware, Fairfield and Licking |
| Type of support |
Service area sales tax - 1/4% (permanent) |
| Size of service area |
562 square miles |
| Miles of route |
936.8 miles |
| Number of routes |
53 |
| Number of bus stop locations |
4,255 |
| Number of bus stop passenger shelters |
376 |
| Number of park & ride facilities |
26 |
| Number of active fleet buses |
234 |
| Average bus vehicle age |
8 years |
| Average system speed |
14.21 miles per hour |
| Average system fuel economy |
4.39 miles per gallon |
| Number of passengers in 2007 |
Over 14.8 million |
| Number of miles in 2005 |
Over 9.7 million |
