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The agency was founded in 1971, replacing the private Columbus Transit Company. Mass transit service in the city dates to 1863, progressively with horsecars, streetcars, and buses. The Central Ohio Transit Authority began operating in 1974 and has made gradual improvements to its fleet and network. Its first bus network redesign took place in 2017.
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]
The following is a list of local bus agencies in the United States, ranked by ridership. All figures are unlinked passenger trips for the stated time period and come from the Federal Transit Administration 's National Transit Database (NTD).
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 first buses were equipped in 1991, [14] and today all buses are wheelchair-accessible. In 2019, COTA officials stated the 10 route may become the next bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the city, after the CMAX. The route 10 line could support bus-only lanes on West Broad Street, an improvement over the limited BRT features the CMAX offers. [4]
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.
LinkUS is a transportation initiative in Central Ohio, United States. The project aims to create approximately five rapid transit corridors to support the metro population of Columbus, the capital and largest city in Ohio. The initiative was announced in 2020 to create high-capacity rapid transit in Central Ohio.
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]