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COTA TO WAIVE ALL FARES WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAT ADVISORY

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will offer free fares system-wide on Wednesday, July 15, due to the National Weather Service issuing a heat advisory. COTA suspends fares on all transit vehicles on all routes when the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Wilmington, Ohio, issues heat or cold advisories or warnings […]

Jul 14, 2026
Press Release

COTA WILL CONTINUE TO WAIVE ALL FARES THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY DUE TO ONGOING HEAT WAVE

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will extend free fares system-wide through Saturday, July 4, due to the National Weather Service issuing another heat advisory. COTA fares are currently waived due to the current Extreme Heat Warning, so this will now continue through Saturday. This includes Red, White and Boom, which provides […]

Jul 3, 2026
Press Release

COTA TO EXTEND FREE FARES THROUGH JULY 3 AFTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNOUNCES EXTREME HEAT WARNING

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will extend free fares system-wide through July 3 due to the National Weather Service Forecast Office issuing an extreme heat warning in Franklin County. COTA fares are currently waived due to the current heat advisory, so this will now continue Thursday and Friday. This includes Red, […]

Jul 1, 2026
Press Release

COTA ANNOUNCES NO FARES FOR JUNE 30- JULY 2 AFTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES HEAT ADVISORY

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will suspend fares system-wide for (June 30, July 1 and July 2), due to the National Weather Service Forecast Office issuing a Heat Advisory in Franklin County. COTA suspends fares on all transit vehicles on all routes in the event the National Weather Service Forecast Office […]

Jun 29, 2026
Press Release
Hoover Road Pedestrian Bridge

LINKUS MOVES FORWARD WITH GROUNDBREAKING TO CELEBRATE NEW SIDEWALKS, BIKEWAYS, AND TRAILS

GROVE CITY, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) and its LinkUS partners including the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Franklin County Board of Commissioners, The City of Columbus, The Columbus Partnership and project sponsor, the City of Grove City, broke ground this morning on the Hoover Road pedestrian bridge reconfiguration located in the […]

Jun 15, 2026
Press Release
COTA to host two public comment meetings to discuss possible service improvements in September

COTA TO HOST TWO PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS IN SEPTEMBER

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will host two public comment meetings to discuss proposed service improvements that will begin Monday, September 7. The meetings will be held on Thursday, May 14, and Tuesday, May 19. COTA customers and community members can learn about the potential service improvements and provide feedback during […]

May 7, 2026
Announcement

COTA AND CITY OF COLUMBUS CONTINUE PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS SPRING FOR WEST BROAD TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT STUDY

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), in partnership with the City of Columbus, is continuing a series of public meetings this month as part of the West Broad Street Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Study. Following the first two public meetings held in Prairie Township in April, eight meetings remain in May and June […]

May 5, 2026
Announcement

COTA TO LAUNCH MAY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS ON MONDAY

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will launch its latest service change on Monday, May 4. Thanks to funding from the LinkUS initiative, Line 6 (Sullivant) will become a frequent line, moving from service every 30 minutes on weekdays to every 15 minutes to better serve customers from Downtown to West Columbus. […]

May 1, 2026
Announcement

COTA TO HOST SIX PUBLIC MEETINGS TO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON 5-YEAR SHORT-RANGE TRANSIT PLAN

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) invites customers and community members to attend a series of public meetings and provide input on its 2027–2031 Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP), a five-year roadmap for transit service investments throughout Central Ohio. COTA is proposing route and timing adjustments, redistributing some services and introducing new […]

Apr 24, 2026
Announcement