The presentation includes FINAL changes for the January 2015 Service Changes. Please join us at two public meetings, Tuesday, December 9, at 12 noon, and Tuesday, December 16 at 6 p.m. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and participate. Meetings are held at 33 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio. Service changes take effect on Monday, January 5, 2015.

1. January 2015 Service Changes
Public Information Meetings
December 9 and 16, 2014

2. Housekeeping items
 The purpose of this meeting is to take public comments on proposed
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service changes effective Monday, January 5, 2015.
 Silence all cell phones.
 Be considerate of meeting attendees and COTA staff.
 When it is your turn to make a comment or ask a question about
COTA’s service changes, remain at your seat and we will call upon
you.
 Comments and questions are limited to two minutes per person.
 Participants are encouraged to complete comment cards.
 Ask one question at a time so the appropriate COTA staff member
may address your comment.

3. Timelines
COTA modifies service three times per year:
 First Monday of:
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 January
 May
 September
 January 2015 changes will begin on Monday, January 5.

4. Transit System Review (TSR) - Background
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 The Transit System Review (TSR) took a complete view of the
existing COTA bus system. A Proposed Bus Network Plan and
Downtown Operations Plan were developed to better meet the
current needs of the community.
 The TSR’s goal is to improve the effectiveness and continued
expansion of COTA's bus network, downtown operations and
technologies to meet the needs of growing and changing land uses in
central Ohio.
 The proposed bus network improves the frequency of buses,
simplifies alignments and connects new locations with service seven
days a week.

5. Transit System Review (TSR) - Implementation
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 In November, the COTA Board of Trustees accepted the TSR Final
Report from IBI Group Inc. and adopted a transit network framework
that allocates seventy (70) percent of bus service to high-ridership
lines and thirty (30) percent of bus service to coverage lines.
 Implementation of the TSR is proposed to occur in two phases,
Phase I and Phase II, starting in January 2015 and concluding in
September 2017.
 Updated maps of the proposed network and Downtown operations
are available online.
 COTA will continue to solicit public input throughout the
implementation process.
Visit www.cota.com/tsr for more information

6. January 2015 service changes
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Local lines

7. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 1 Cleveland (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 1 Livingston (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 2 E. Main (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 2 N. High (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 3 Northwest Blvd. (Weekdays)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

8. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 3 W. Mound (Weekday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 3 W. Mound (Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Service frequency adjusted to 60 minutes.
 No longer connects with Line 5 through downtown.
 Line 4 Parsons (Weekday)
 The second morning northbound trip will start at Parsons Avenue
and Groveport Pike instead of at South High Street and Mound
Street.

9. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 5 W. 5th Ave. (All Days)
 New service added serving N. Wilson Road and connecting to the
Hollywood Casino on W. Broad Street.
 Service no longer operates in the Meijer parking lot, along
Westchester Woods Blvd., or in the Giant Eagle parking lot;
service instead ends at COTA’s Renner Road Park & Ride.
 Weekend service extended to the Renner Road Park & Ride and
also provided on the new service along N. Wilson Road to the
Hollywood Casino.
 Table (below) shows previous and new mid-day frequencies.
Mid-Day Frequency in Minutes
Between Downtown and First
Community Village
Between First Community
Village and N. Wilson Road
Between N. Wilson Road and
Renner Road P&R
Between N. Wilson Road
and Hollywood Casino
Previous
(Approximate)
Weekday 20-25 40-50 40-50 None
Weekend 40-45 None None None
New
Weekdays
& Saturday
15 30 60 60
Sunday 30 30 60 60

10. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 6 Mt. Vernon (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 6 Sullivant (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 8 Frebis (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 8 Frebis (Sunday)
 Service frequency adjusted to 45 minutes.

12. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 8 Hamilton Ave. (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 8 Hamilton Ave. (Sunday)
 Service frequency adjusted to 45 minutes.
 Line 9 Leonard/Brentnell (Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Alignment modified downtown.
 Line 10 E. Broad (Weekday and Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 10 W. Broad (Weekday and Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

13. January 2015 service changes
 Line 10 W. Broad (Weekday)
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 Service that previously
turned north onto N. Wilson
Road, ending at Valleyview
Drive now continues west on
W. Broad Street to the
Hollywood Casino.
 Service remains on North
Wilson Road via Line 5 W.
5th Ave.

14. January 2015 service changes
 Line 11 Oak/Bryden (All Days)
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 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 11 St. Clair (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

15. January 2015 service changes
 Line 15 Grove City (All Days)
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 Downtown alignment modified to end at
the COTA Spring Street Terminal (see
map at right).
 Line 15 buses no longer travel through
the Grove City Park & Ride; served by
Line 15 from stops on Stringtown Road
(see map below).
Grove City Downtown Columbus

16. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 15 Grove City (Weekday)
 Service frequency improved to 30 minutes from approximately
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
 Span of service extended to 12:00 a.m. with 60 minute
frequency between approximately 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
 Line 15 Grove City (Saturday)
 Service frequency improved to 30 minutes from approximately
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
 Span of service extended to 12:00 a.m. with 60 minute
frequency between approximately 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
 Line 15 Grove City (Sunday)
 Service frequency improved to 30 minutes from approximately
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

17. January 2015 service changes
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 Line 16 E. Long (Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 16 S. High (Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 18 Kenny (All Days)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

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Express lines (weekday only)

19. January 2015 service changes
 Line 38 Easton (Weekday)
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 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 39 New Albany (Weekday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 40 New Albany International Business Park (Weekday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

20. January 2015 service changes
 Line 58 Dublin (Weekday)
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 Riverside Drive & SR 161 intersection to be under construction in
2015. Traffic delays may be expected.
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 59 Dublin/Metro (Weekday)
 Riverside Drive & SR 161 intersection to be under construction in
2015. Traffic delays may be expected.
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

21. January 2015 service changes
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Crosstown lines

22. January 2015 service changes
 Line 81 Hudson/Ohio (Weekday)
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 An additional northbound trip added leaving Alum Creek Drive
and London-Groveport Road at 11:07 p.m.
 Line 81 Hudson/Ohio (Sunday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 Line 83 Oakland/Weber (Saturday)
 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

23. January 2015 service changes
 Line 89 Hamilton (All Days)
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 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 New service added on Morse Road between Hamilton Road and
COTA’s Easton Transit Center.

24. January 2015 service changes
 Line 95 Morse/Henderson (Weekday and Saturday)
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 Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

25. January 2015 service changes
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Questions about
January 2015 Service Changes?

26. Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
 Project Goals:
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 Optimally space bus stops
to balance the need for
quick in-vehicle travel
time with considerations
of the distance that
customers must walk to
access bus stops
 Improve operational
efficiency
 Reduce maintenance
costs of underutilized bus
stops
 Improve travel times,
where possible

27. Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
 The following lines were analyzed for January 2015:
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 Line 5 W. 5th Ave. (Local)
 Line 92 James/Stelzer (Crosstown)
 Bus lines that share stops with the above lines may also be
affected by bus stop changes as part of this project.

28. Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
 A public comment period about these changes
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was held from October 6 through October 31,
2014.
 Maps of all final changes, and a list of all
affected stops are available for review at this
meeting, and are available online at:
http://www.cota.com/BusStopServiceImproveme
nt.aspx
 Commuter Bulletins about final changes have
been posted at all affected bus stops.

29. Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
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Questions about the
Bus Stop Service Improvement Project?

30. COTA update
 COTA will maintain the current fare structure in 2015 for all fare
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products, with two exceptions:
 Free fares for ADA customers on fixed-route service have been
restored.
 Free CBUS® fares have been extended through May 3, 2015.
 All fare media expires on 12/31/14, as stated on passes.
 COTA.com website is being revised.
 The refurbished COTA Transit Terminal, located at 25 E. Rich St., is
now open, and the North Terminal, located at 33 W. Spring St., is
projected to re-open in December 2014 as the Spring Street Terminal.

31. COTA update
 Next Generation Plan
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 Consultant (Nelson/Nygaard) and COTA staff will begin work on
the plan in December 2014.
 Plan projected to be complete in the spring of 2016.
 CMAX – Cleveland Avenue BRT
 Project submitted to Federal Transit Administration on
September 8, 2014.
 An updated project information sheet is available at today’s
sign-in desk.
 Next project phase – Final Design initiated December 2014
 For more information visit www.cotabrt.com

32. Thank you
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General Questions?