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The effort simplified routes, increased bus frequency, connected more locations, and reduced bus congestion in downtown Columbus. The redesign doubled the agency's number of frequent lines and significantly increased weekend service. [58] [59] COTA began its CMAX service, the first bus rapid transit service in Columbus, on January 1, 2018. [60]
Real-time bus tracking for passengers began in May 2016 through the Transit app. [10] On May 1, 2017, the agency overhauled its bus network, the first redesign since COTA's establishment in 1971. The effort simplified routes, increased bus frequency, connected more locations, and reduced bus congestion in downtown Columbus.
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 2 route was the highest-trafficked in 1987 [1] and 1999. [2]In 2008, facing overcrowding, service was doubled on the line. [3] and expanded again in 2019.[4]The Night Owl line (formerly 21 Night Owl [5]) supplements 2 E Main / N High with late-night service along High Street, [6] while the 102 (formerly 2L) provides limited-stop service from Broad and High north to Westerville.
Campus Area Bus Service (CABS) is a free public transportation system at the Ohio State University's Columbus campus. The system consists of five bus routes that connect various points of Ohio State's campus, and the immediate off-campus area. The system connects with the Central Ohio Transit Authority's bus routes at several points. [4]
The service was named for "Cbus", a local nickname for the city that dates to at least 2004. It is not known who coined the name, though it was popularized in 2005 with a t-shirt design sold in local clothing stores, as well as C-BUS Magazine, published from 2005 to 2008. The name soon spread to other clothing items, a sports bar, and an annual ...
Columbus is now the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. without either a local rail or intercity rail connection (Phoenix opened a light-rail system in 2008, but still lacks an Amtrak connection), [22] [23] however studies are underway towards reintroducing passenger rail service to Columbus via the Ohio Hub project. Plans are in the works to ...
In 2021, Via partnered with the City of Edmonton to launch the Edmonton On-Demand Transit, the largest on-demand public transit service in Canada. The service is available in 37 neighborhoods and for 16 seniors residences more than 600 meters away from the nearest bus stop, filling gaps in Edmonton’s existing bus network. [200]