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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

The late night improvements represent one of the first tangible investments stemming from the voter-approved LinkUS initiative.
April 30, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
Tellez-Fowler currently serves as deputy CEO of the transit agency and will assume her new role on May 6.
March 14, 2024
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
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

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Brandon will lead the development, management and oversight of all personnel programs.
Feb. 6, 2024
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
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
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'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
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
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
Tellez-Fowler previously served as the deputy CEO/treasurer of C-TRAN and CFO of Trinity Metro.
March 23, 2023
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
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