COTA to Increase Hours, Frequency, On-Demand Service Starting September 21
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) will launch new service Monday, Sept. 21 to address the needs of a re-emerging workforce, ensure social distancing during travel and provide more equitable mobility options for communities. Several COTA lines were reduced or suspended at...
COTA Named Outstanding Midsize Public Transit System in North America
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the second time in three years, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has earned the Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award, recognizing the organization as the best transit organization of its size in North America. The award was announced by the American...
COTA Launches COTA//Plus to Provide More Access to Jobs, Health Care & Education in Westerville
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has launched a new COTA//Plus service, bringing on-demand microtransit to Westerville. COTA//Plus is an app-based rideshare that operates either as a point-to-point service or as a connection to or from a COTA transit line. Customers in Westerville can use COTA//Plus...
COSI & COTA Announce New Partnership to Bring STEM Events to Columbus City Schools
COSI on Wheels, COSI’s beloved educational outreach program for more than 38 years has joined with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) to expand the program to meet the growing needs of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COSI on Wheels: Curbside experience brings science...
COTA Honored Among Best U.S. Companies for Women
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Parity.org has released its 2020 Best Companies for Women to Advance List, including Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) among 35 nationally-recognized brands. Parity.org, which advocates for gender equality at the highest levels of business, releases its list each year to recognize companies...
COTA Launches Zoo Bus Through Labor Day
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) announced today that Zoo Bus is now available for the remainder of the summer. Zoo Bus is a popular summer transit service at COTA and an easy way to travel between downtown Columbus and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and...
City Of Columbus, COTA and MORPC Launch LinkUs Central Ohio
The City of Columbus, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), and Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) today unveiled LinkUS, a collaborative effort with private sector and neighborhood partners that allows for mobility implementation efforts within the region to be centered under an umbrella program. The LinkUS...
Fifth COTA Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — COTA has been informed that a fifth employee, a transit vehicle operator, has tested positive for COVID-19. The operator last drove a transit vehicle June 16, practicing social distancing and wearing a protective facial mask. The individual began to feel unwell during...
COTA Welcomes New Leadership, Members to Board
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Board of Trustees elected Craig. P. Treneff as chair Wednesday while also swearing in two new members, Jennifer Gallagher and Julie Sloat during the board’s annual meeting. Treneff is an attorney at Treneff Cozza Law LLC,...
Reroutes Due to Scheduled Protests
Due to ongoing protests in Columbus, all COTA transit service will continue to be rerouted around downtown Columbus indefinitely. This means no transit stops will be served in the downtown area. These reroutes impact lines 1-12, 102 and CMAX. Customers needing to transfer buses can do so in the area of...