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TRANSIT COLUMBUS

Advocates for a Better-Connected Columbus Region

Transit Columbus Mission: Transit Columbus champions an integrated public transportation system for the people of Central Ohio to improve the safety, health, environment and economic vitality of the entire Columbus region.

Transit Columbus is Fighting for a Future that includes

  • New, expanded, and realigned bus routes to connect more opportunities for work, school, and a better quality of life
  • Investment in new transit choices, including Bus Rapid Transit lines, light rail and streetcars
  • Connection to the nation’s growing passenger rail system by restoring intercity passenger rail in Ohio
  • Complete Streets – with transit infrastructure as a priority – to support multi-modal neighborhoods that are pedestrian, transit, and bicycle friendly and to encourage “smart growth” mixed-use development

Board of Trustees

Chair Eric Davies
Vice Chair Ira Weiss
Treasurer Marc Conte
Secretary Chris Hermann
Trustees David Hull
Jess Mathews
Dave Paul
Fred Rea
Elissa Schneider
Marty Stutz
Joe Sullivan
Scott Varner

Transit Columbus is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization. Donations to Transit Columbus are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

2 thoughts on “About”

  1. I live in Licking County, and a group here is working on getting a fixed-route transit system for the Newark-Heath area. Would be interested in anything you are also doing.

  2. I’m in favor of rail transit, but I do think we could get a lot more use out of the bus system. The biggest problem I see as a frequent bus rider is the fact that journeys by bus take twice as long as those by car in most instances outside of downtown.

    I have provided many suggestions to COTA on reducing the number of stops and re-routing certain routes to avoid congested areas with little success. Additionally, a contact-less smart card would be much faster than the current magnetic swipe fares, and more environmentally friendly (as they are reusable). Unfortunately, change comes slow to such an organization.