COTA /tags/cota COTA en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:02:31 GMT Cooling centers will be open starting Tuesday as heat advisory continues for Columbus area /2025-06-23/cooling-centers-will-be-open-starting-tuesday-as-heat-advisory-continues-for-columbus-area The National Weather Service has extended its heat advisory through Wednesday with temperatures in the 90s every day. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:02:31 GMT /2025-06-23/cooling-centers-will-be-open-starting-tuesday-as-heat-advisory-continues-for-columbus-area Ellie Owen A new COTA bus line will connect Ohio State to Hilliard, Dublin and Upper Arlington /2025-06-20/a-new-cota-bus-line-will-connect-ohio-state-to-hilliard-dublin-and-upper-arlington A new COTA bus line will connect Ohio State University to Hilliard, Dublin and Upper Arlington. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:26:53 GMT /2025-06-20/a-new-cota-bus-line-will-connect-ohio-state-to-hilliard-dublin-and-upper-arlington Ellie Owen Columbus City Council candidate Jesse Vogel campaigns on fare-free transit for COTA buses /politics-government/2025-03-24/columbus-city-council-candidate-jesse-vogel-campaigns-on-fare-free-transit-for-cota-buses Each of the three Columbus City Council candidates is bringing new policy ideas to the table. 爆料每日大赛 is taking a look at some of these ideas as the May 6 primary approaches. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:21:09 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-24/columbus-city-council-candidate-jesse-vogel-campaigns-on-fare-free-transit-for-cota-buses George Shillcock Still processing the 2024 election? Here are the highlights of Ohio local levy passages and failures /2024-11-12/still-processing-the-2024-election-here-are-the-highlights-of-ohio-local-levy-passages-and-failures Last week, communities across the state voted on whether to raise property taxes to support public services and facilities. Here鈥檚 a look at how some of those local issues fared. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:15:00 GMT /2024-11-12/still-processing-the-2024-election-here-are-the-highlights-of-ohio-local-levy-passages-and-failures Kendall Crawford Central Ohio Transit Authority LinkUs sales tax levy increase passes /politics-government/2024-11-05/linkus-sales-tax-levy-increase-passes The levy would fund a plan called LinkUs by COTA and its supporters. The LinkUs plan would create five bus rapid transit routes through the city with dedicated bus lanes, elevated boarding platforms and other amenities that COTA says will streamline and speed up transit. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:03:52 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-05/linkus-sales-tax-levy-increase-passes George Shillcock Examining how LinkUs could change public transportation in Columbus /show/all-sides/2024-11-01/examining-how-linkus-could-change-public-transportation-in-columbus The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) plans to create a mobility network called LinkUs. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-01/examining-how-linkus-could-change-public-transportation-in-columbus COTA sales tax levy has lack of opposition, but one group has concerns over transit expansion /politics-government/2024-10-30/cota-sales-tax-levy-has-lack-of-opposition-but-one-group-has-concerns-over-transit-expansion There is no organized opposition to the LinkUs sales tax levy on the ballot in central Ohio. But the League of Women Voters' list of pros and cons gives clues to what some concerns may be over the proposed transit expansion. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:05:53 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-30/cota-sales-tax-levy-has-lack-of-opposition-but-one-group-has-concerns-over-transit-expansion George Shillcock Examining how LinkUs could change public transportation in Columbus /show/all-sides/2024-10-14/examining-how-linkus-could-change-public-transportation-in-columbus The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) plans to create a mobility network called LinkUs. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:02:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-10-14/examining-how-linkus-could-change-public-transportation-in-columbus Dozens of sidewalk, trail projects in Franklin County could get funds from LinkUs sales tax increase /politics-government/2024-07-25/over-80-sidewalk-and-trail-projects-in-franklin-county-could-get-funds-from-linkus-sales-tax-increase The LinkUs sales tax levy for the Central Ohio Transit Authority this fall plans to fund more than 150 miles of new sidewalks, bikeways and trails in its first five years. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:08:51 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-25/over-80-sidewalk-and-trail-projects-in-franklin-county-could-get-funds-from-linkus-sales-tax-increase George Shillcock COTA gets $22.8 million federal grant award to pilot 10 hydrogen-fueled buses /politics-government/2024-07-10/cota-gets-22-8-million-federal-grant-award-to-pilot-10-hydrogen-fueled-buses The Central Ohio Transit Authority announced the grant with the Federal Transit Administration Wednesday. The grant will also allow COTA to purchase 10 more electric buses. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:00:16 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-10/cota-gets-22-8-million-federal-grant-award-to-pilot-10-hydrogen-fueled-buses George Shillcock