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Introducing Tap to Pay! How It Works: 💥 Tap: Place your smart device or tap-enabled card on the validator. 💰 Pay: Wait for the green checkmark and the familiar ping for your payment to be accepted. 🚌 Go: You’re ready to ride! Learn more at COTA.com/tap.

Early mornings. Long days. Rain, snow and everything in between. Riders shared these moments to recognize the Operators who made a difference, through patience, care and showing up when it mattered most. Thank you for everything you do to keep every life moving forward.

On Transit Worker Appreciation Day, we celebrate the dedicated people of @COTABus who keep Columbus moving. From the drivers greeting passengers to the crews working behind the scenes, we're proud to recognize your dedication and commitment.

Women driving our routes and moving our city isn’t new. In fact, our women Operators are nearly double the national average for the transit industry, proof that representation behind the wheel has long been part of who we are. It’s just how we operate. #WomensHistoryMonth

Due to the Shamrock Parade, several downtown COTA routes will be rerouted on Tuesday, March 17, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Impacted lines: 1–12, 102 & CMAX. Learn more: COTA.com/reroutes

Starting Monday, March 16, Stop 7536 (W. Lane Ave. & N. High St.) will relocate further west due to construction. The relocation is expected to remain in place through 2028. The new stop location will be in the area of 80–84 W. Lane Ave. Learn more: COTA.com/reroutes.

You never know who you might meet when the doors open. Sometimes the best connections are waiting on the other side. 🚌 Plan your next ride at COTA.com.

At COTA, women leading, driving and maintaining our fleet isn’t new. The idea that those roles “aren’t for women” has never reflected who we are. Today, women make up nearly 35% of our management and leadership team and 40% of our Board of Trustees. #WomensHistoryMonth

March 8, 2026: Reroutes Arnold 5K Pump & Run Impacted Lines: 1–12, 102 & CMAX In Effect: 7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Get real-time updates using the Transit app, and learn more at COTA.com/reroutes.

From Saturday, March 7 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, March 8 at 5 p.m., Stop 4109 located at S. High St. & W. Mound St. will temporarily close due to construction. Use nearby stops: 7257 – S. High St. & E. Main St. 2201 – S. High St. & W. Blenkner St. Learn more: COTA.com/reroutes

From March 9-22, the following stops in Dublin will close due to construction: Stop 7703 – W. Dublin Granville Rd & Dale Dr Stop 7679 – Sawmill Rd & Bright Rd Stop 7218 – Sawmill Rd & Hard Rd Use nearby temporary stops and allow extra travel time. More: COTA.com/alerts

Safety is our top priority, but smooth rides start when we look out for each other. If you notice something that doesn’t feel right, call 614-228-1776 or submit a safety concern at COTA.com/report. For life-threatening emergencies, call 911.

Women in leadership at COTA isn’t new. Since the first woman stepped into a leadership role in 1994, women have led with intention, shaped strategy and helped move Central Ohio forward. To kick off #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating that legacy.

We’re flexing our skills so you don’t have to break a sweat finding a spot downtown. Skip the parking stress and get to the Arnold with COTA.

Black History Month Always. Black history isn't confined to 28 days. It's woven into our community year-round in the routes we serve, the neighborhoods we connect and the people we move. The stories, the legacy, the impact, they continue. Always. #BlackHistoryMonth

Don't skip leg day, skip the traffic and parking! Tap to pay is now available on every COTA bus, so you can get to the Arnold Sports Festival without breaking a sweat. @ExpCols #TheArnold bit.ly/3OCTKAk

When Central Ohio needed us, Team COTA delivered. In the latest “A Minute With Monica,” Monica Téllez-Fowler highlights how buses kept moving through snow and a Level 3 snow emergency, helping riders reach work, care and essential destinations.

The West Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit corridor is coming, and what gets built around it will be shaped by you! Join us at the West Broad Street Community Planning Kickoff. 📅 March 5 ⏰ 6–7 p.m. 📍Columbus Metropolitan Library Hilltop Branch RSVP: linkuscolumbus.com/development

Starting Monday, March 2, Stop 3825 near the Riverside Hospital staircase will be relocated about 200 feet east to W. North Broadway due to roadway construction. Lines 1, 32 and 72 will continue to serve the stop at its new location. COTA.com/reroutes

Mainstream Dispatch phone lines will be unavailable from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, due to facility maintenance. For trip updates or to book a ride, call Mainstream Reservations at 614-272-3033.

Starting Monday, Feb. 23, Spring St. Terminal will close for pantograph construction through approximately May 1. Lines 4, 6, 7, 10, 51, 52 and 61 will use alternate stops during this time. View all service alerts at COTA.com/reroutes.