free buses /tags/free-buses free buses en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:48:45 GMT COTA board votes to study feasibility of fare-free or reduced transit /politics-government/2025-04-11/cota-board-to-vote-on-fare-free-or-reduced-transit-feasibility-study-at-upcoming-retreat The Central Ohio Transit Authority voted Monday to hire a firm to conduct the study. It currently costs $2 to ride a COTA bus, but some programs exist to give certain populations free or reduced rides. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:48:45 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-11/cota-board-to-vote-on-fare-free-or-reduced-transit-feasibility-study-at-upcoming-retreat George Shillcock COTA expanding bus service to midnight soon, will explore possibility of 24-hour service /politics-government/2025-01-03/cota-expanding-bus-service-to-midnight-soon-will-explore-possibility-of-24-hour-service The Central Ohio Transit Authority will start using funds this year to increase the frequency of buses and extend late night hours to midnight. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:56:02 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-03/cota-expanding-bus-service-to-midnight-soon-will-explore-possibility-of-24-hour-service George Shillcock Bob Weiler's Bold Proposal: Make COTA Free For Everyone /news/2019-02-28/bob-weilers-bold-proposal-make-cota-free-for-everyone On a brisk winter day, passengers huddle outside the Linden Transit Center waiting to board their COTA bus. Riders swiped passes one by one and inserted… Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/2019-02-28/bob-weilers-bold-proposal-make-cota-free-for-everyone Adora Namigadde