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Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

33 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
United States
614.228.1776

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COTA operates throughout Franklin County, and parts of Delaware, Fairfield, Licking and Union Counties.

Press Releases

COTA
COTA bus drives down street in town center at night
The late night improvements represent one of the first tangible investments stemming from the voter-approved LinkUS initiative.
April 30, 2025
Central Ohio Transit Authority
COTA's new policy provides customers with no-cost transportation to established cooling and warming centers, libraries, recreation centers and other places of shelter when it is too hot or cold to be safely outdoors.
The new policy provides customers with no-cost transportation to established cooling and warming centers, libraries, recreation centers and other places of shelter when it is ...
Jan. 30, 2025
ODOT
ODOT awards $17.5 million in grants to support public workforce transportation in rural and urban areas of Ohio.
The funding is through the Ohio Workforce Mobility Partnership Program and will support 33 transit projects in 16 counties that increase the ease and efficiency of transporting...
Nov. 11, 2024
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Garth Weithman .
Weithman will be responsible in helping to oversee COTA's transit operations, human resources and information, innovation and technology.
July 25, 2024
Masabi
COTA, Masabi make mobile tickets available in Google Wallet.
Riders will now be able to purchase tickets with COTA and have it automatically pushed directly to their Google Wallet for easy access.
July 10, 2024
COTA
COTA Board of Trustees has approved the ability to place a transportation levy on 2024 ballet.
If approved, the levy will create a dedicated funding stream for expanded modernized public transit, hundreds of miles of sidewalks, bikeways and pathways throughout more than...
May 23, 2024
APTA
APTA has revealed the winners of 2024 International Bus Roadeo.
Taking place during the 2024 Mobility Conference in Portland, Ore., this was the first time the event has taken place since the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 6, 2024
COTA
COTA held a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 20 for the remodeled McKinley Avenue transit facility.
The $63 million project introduces expanded vehicle charging capabilities, improved maintenance and vehicle testing facilities, a new technologically advanced command center for...
March 22, 2024
COTA
COTA Rickenbacker facility.
The awards will fund both a regional transit study focused on transporting workers to and from the city of Dublin, Ohio, and the new Intel development in Licking County, as well...
Feb. 22, 2024
COTA
Joanna M. Pinkerton.
During her six-year tenure at COTA, Pinkerton helped lead the establishment of the LinkUS mobility initiative, kept service running during the COVID-19 pandemic and helped the...
Feb. 13, 2024

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The image shows a close up shot of a COTA logo on a bus.
The upgrade adds the option for riders to pay fares with a contactless payment card or smart device.
Jan. 6, 2026
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A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus.
The COTA Board approved a balanced budget for 2026 while WMATA has introduced their FY26 budget.
Dec. 17, 2025

Articles

Brandon Lewis
Top (from left to right): Patrick Preusser, Nauni Singh, Jamie Acton and Dorinda McCombs. Bottom (from left to right): Tina Vaz, Earl Jackson. Not pictured: Inez Gonzalez.
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Aug. 29, 2025
Metro Transit
Metro Transit TRIP Agents.
Metro Transit’s operating budget focuses on improving safety on its system while COTA’s operating and capital budgets focus on more frontline staff, increased service, improved...
Dec. 13, 2024
COTA
Monica Tellez-Fowler has been appointed president and CEO of COTA effective May 6, 2024.
Tellez-Fowler currently serves as deputy CEO of the transit agency and will assume her new role on May 6.
March 14, 2024
Metrolink
As of Sept. 1, 2022, Metrolink passengers with a California EBT card are eligible for a 50 percent discount on all Metrolink tickets and passes.
Updates regarding a partnership to provide overdose rescue kits, a discount program for low-income train riders and an app achieving compliance to deliver a more accessible rider...
Sept. 2, 2022
New Flyer
A New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG.
The eight additional buses will bring COTA’s electric bus fleet up to 10 as it eyes being diesel-free by 2025.
May 4, 2022
COTA
COTA will put its first two electric buses into service on Oct. 11 following extensive testing at the Transportation Research Center and the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research.
The first two electric buses are part of a 10-bus pilot program with the additional eight electric buses to be delivered in 2022.
Oct. 7, 2021

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COTA
Nikki Brandon.
Brandon will lead the development, management and oversight of all personnel programs.
Feb. 6, 2024
COTA
COTA bus.
The agreement provides for wage increases in each year of the contract, enhanced insurance benefits for employees and their dependents, improved work-life balance and increased...
Feb. 1, 2024
COTA
COTA electric bus.
If the proposed contract is ratified by TWU members, the agreement will be presented to the COTA Board of Trustees for consideration and vote.
Jan. 22, 2024
COTA
COTA will be celebrating 50 years of service throughout 2024.
Since its launch in 1974, the authority has grown from a small bus company to a multi-modal transit agency that serves 27 municipalities and 17 townships.
Jan. 12, 2024
COTA
COTA has partnered with Magnusmode to provide better accessibility to all riders
COTA's new MagnusCard app uses audio and visual tutorials to help neurodiverse and neurotypical riders plan trips, pay fares, board buses and learn the COTA system from the inside...
Dec. 6, 2023
COTA
A rendering of the outside of COTA's mobility center at Rickenbacker.
The mobility center is aimed at boosting economic development, education, child and family support, food and nutrition access and connecting central Ohio residents to job opportunities...
Oct. 5, 2023
COTA
The vehicles, purchased off the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services contract, have been added to the company’s backlog in the second quarter of 2023.
As part of the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services contract, another 26 Xcelsior CHARGE NG zero-emissions buses were added to New Flyer's backlogs.
July 25, 2023
The partnership is through integration with Masabi within the Uber app and provides customers with access to a broad range of affordable and reliable public transportation options...
May 3, 2023
COTA
Monica Tellez-Fowler.
Tellez-Fowler previously served as the deputy CEO/treasurer of C-TRAN and CFO of Trinity Metro.
March 23, 2023
COTA
COTA arena district bus.
The Lumin-Air Transit MERV-13 equivalent filtration and UVC lighting system continuously cleans the air inside the transit vehicles, removing harmful particulates and infectious...
Jan. 25, 2023
NFI Group
New Flyer's Xcelsior CHARGE NG.
This order follows COTA’s previous purchase of eight battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG transit buses in May 2022.
Jan. 18, 2023
The board of trustees for the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) unanimously approved making the COTA Income Assistance Program a permanent benefit for qualifying customers...
Aug. 16, 2022