Apr. 9—Jan Cota of Bemidji and her daughter Rachael traveled to Missouri to watch the 2017 solar eclipse and immediately started making plans for 2024. This time, however, they were able to share the experience with a large group of family and friends. Jan and her friend Linda Blessing made the 800-mile drive to Indianapolis […]
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Major Columbus zoning changes coming for first 13,000 parcels along major COTA corridors
The owners of 13,000 properties in Columbus — mainly those on main bus transportation thoroughfares — will have their zoning and all the associated rules that go with it changed over the summer under City Council’s planned update of the city’s zoning code. City officials say the long-discussed zoning overhaul is designed to streamline the […]
COTA to study Dublin-New Albany route to meet demand for new jobs fueled by Intel growth
The Central Ohio Transit Authority has been awarded a $1.26-million grant to study how to efficiently transport workers between two of Greater Columbus’ hottest jobs markets. The funding is coming from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Office of Transit’s Workforce Mobility Partnership Program Awards, and will be used to study transporting workers between job centers […]
COTA, Transport Workers of America reach 3-year agreement on new labor contract
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) Board of Trustees and the Transport Workers of America Local 208 have reached a 3-year agreement on a contract for bus operators and employees, COTA announced Wednesday in a press release. The COTA board of trustees approved the contract unanimously. “This contract is truly transformative for COTA and reflects […]