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The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA / ˈ k oʊ t ə /) is a public transit agency serving the Columbus metropolitan area, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It operates fixed-route buses, bus rapid transit, microtransit, and paratransit services. COTA's headquarters are located in the William J. Lhota Building in downtown Columbus.
COTA paid 117 employees gross wages totaling more than $100,000 in 2023. The largest bonus of $28,800 was paid out to Joanna Pinkerton, who stepped down as COTA's chief executive officer in May.
At least 117 COTA employees earned gross compensation totaling more than $100,000 last year, payroll data shows. By comparison, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority paid 313 employees ...
In 1993, COTA began its first "COTA LINK" circulator route, operating in Downtown Columbus. The agency began other circulators, including Easton, Broad Street, and Westerville services around 2000. These services were cut around 2004. [55] COTA began operating the CBUS service, a free downtown circulator, on May 5, 2014. [56]
The building is primarily known as the headquarters of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), the city's transit system. It is owned by COTA, with some office space leased to other organizations. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the High and Gay Streets Historic District in 2014.
A COTA bus driver and 2 other people sustained minor injuries Friday when the bus was forced off the road and crashed into an auto repair shop wall.
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.
The site included the bus storage facility, maintenance facility, and operational building, which COTA together purchased for $651,700. [15] COTA operated the facility through at least 1979; [16] COTA planned to replace the bus storage and maintenance facility with a new building that year. [17] In 1987, the agency agreed to sell the 5-acre ...