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The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has released data on how the pandemic affected travel in the region.Beginning in mid-March, traffic dropped…

COTA has suspended fares for passengers for the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, while requesting customers limit all non-essential bus travel.Examples…

Two weeks after a deadly Pennsylvania crash that killed five people, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) continues to advocate for improved motorcoach safety.“One…

Some students like academic work and thrive in high school. For others, it’s a real drag.One of those people is Mac Connor. When the 18-year-old talks…

State lawmakers are looking at a bill that would hike the penalties for passing a school bus as it’s picking up or dropping off kids.Audrey Napier’s…

Some people just don’t like school, and one of those people is Mac Connor. Finding the motivation to finish high school was a challenge for Mac until he found Fort Hayes Career Center. The school’s automotive technology program fostered Mac’s love of cars and gave him a path towards graduation.

People riding Central Ohio Transit Authority buses can now pay without cash, thanks to the launch of a new mobile payment option called…

COTA has begun rolling out more environmentally-friendly New Flyer buses, which feature USB charging ports at every seats and better accomodations for…

Real estate developer and former longtime Central Ohio Transit Authority board member Bob Weiler has proposed that buses be fare free, spreading the…

Former COTA board member Bob Weiler wants to see the bus system become accessible to all riders without paying fare.Weiler, who served on the COTA Board…