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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]
On March 28, a COTA bus operator tested positive for the virus. [20] On March 30, COTA suspended service on routes 21, 25, and 35. [21] On April 7, a second driver tested positive for the disease. [22] On the 11th, the agency announced it will require passengers to wear face masks. [23]
COTA's 7 Mt. Vernon route is operated from downtown, with every other bus serving either the airport or Easton Transit Center. [32] [33] The GoBus Rural Inter-City Bus Service operates a thrice daily schedule to Athens, via Lancaster, Logan, and Nelsonville. [34] Inbound taxi services operate through numerous taxi businesses in the Columbus area.
COTA operates 23 regular fixed-service routes, 14 express services, a bus rapid transit route, a free downtown circulator, night service, an airport connector, and other services. [20] COTA's administrative offices are located in the William J. Lhota Building in Downtown Columbus. It is managed by President and CEO Joanna Pinkerton along with a ...
This is a map of Central Ohio Transit Authority routes. Note that this differs from the Official Map due to Maplink's inability to show different colors for portions of the lines. Line type
The 10 E Broad / W Broad is a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus service in Columbus, Ohio. The line operates on Broad Street, the city's main east-west thoroughfare. The 10 replaced the West Broad Street streetcar line, an early streetcar line in Columbus, built by the Glenwood and Green Lawn Railroad Company in 1875.
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.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio, COTA suspended nonessential and less-frequented routes, including the CBUS. It was reported that the service may be restored by September 2021, if vaccination rates rise and virus rates remain low. [14] In August 2021, COTA announced that the service will not return.