2025 was a big year for COTA. We moved more people, ran later and made transit easier, faster and more connected than ever before.
We promised Central Ohio more and this is only the beginning of what LinkUS will deliver.
See our impact in 2025 → COTA.com/2025-annual-report
Introducing Tap to Pay! Our newest, most convenient way to ride COTA.
How It Works:
💥 Tap: Place your smart device or tap-enabled card on the validator when you board.
💰 Pay: Wait for the green checkmark and the familiar ping for your payment to be accepted.
🚌 Go: You’re ready to ride!
Ready to tap in? Learn more about our newest way to pay at COTA.com/tap.
RIDING COTA = EASIER THAN YOU THINK! 🚌
In just four simple steps, you'll be cruising around town like a transit pro. No stress, no confusion — just smooth rides ahead! Watch our quick how-to guide and start your journey today.
Learn more and plan your trip at COTA.com.
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Columbus has a full calendar of ways to celebrate, learn and connect.
COTA is proud to serve the communities that make this city vibrant and this month is a beautiful reminder of just how rich that fabric is. Here's what's happening:
🐉 Dragon Boat Race: May 17: 8 a.m., Bicentennial Park
🌸 Columbus Asian Festival: May 23-24: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Franklin Park
🖼️ East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art at the Columbus Museum of Art: On view through Aug. 16
No matter where you're headed this month, COTA can get you there. Use the Transit app or the trip planner at COTA.com to plan your trip.
Hop on, explore and celebrate with COTA. Here's to celebrating the AAPI community in Columbus and beyond. 🚌
Bike, bus or both, there’s more than one way to get where you’re going.
This Bike To Work Day, COTA is proud to partner with @franklintoncycleworks to support accessible, sustainable transportation across Central Ohio.
Whether it’s a ride to school, work or somewhere in between, moms and mother figures are often the first people helping us find our way.
Today, we celebrate the care, support and strength they bring to every journey. Happy Mother’s Day from COTA.
At the @cosiscience Science Festival, COTA’s Travel Trainer teamed up with the Zoo Bus Character Ambassador to show festivalgoers just how easy riding COTA can be. From reading schedules to boarding the bus, riders of all ages learned how simple it is to start their next adventure with COTA.
The Zoo Bus returns May 9, making it the most fun, affordable way to get to the @columbuszoo and Zoombezi Bay.
Plan your adventure through the link in our bio!
We’re on a roll — LITERALLY! 🛞
Thanks to the community support of the LinkUS Initiative, we’ve significantly expanded service and frequency, and we're not done yet. May service changes bring better frequency, smarter schedules and the return of the COTA Zoo Bus.
See everything that's new this May through the link in our bio!
Over the last week, more than 100 community members came out to learn about the Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) and share what better transit looks like for them.
Every comment, every conversation, every sticky note — all of it directly informs the SRTP, our five-year roadmap for smarter service, better connections and a transit system that works for everyone.
Submit your feedback through May 15 via the link in our bio.
Join us on Thursday, May 14, at 6 p.m. or Tuesday, May 19, at noon for public comment meetings to discuss proposed service changes effective Sept. 7, 2026.
You can attend:
In person at 33 N. High St., WPG Boardroom
On Facebook Live @COTAbus
Learn more through the link in our bio!
