This presentation details COTA service changes that will take effect on Monday, January 4, 2016. Join us for two public meetings on December 10 & 15 at COTA.

1. January 2016
Service Changes
Public Information Meetings
December 10 & 15, 2015

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MEETING PURPOSE
Thank you for joining us and participating in this community
discussion.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide information about
service changes that will be effective on Monday, January
4, 2016.

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MEETING POLICIES
Be considerate of meeting attendees and COTA staff – please
silence cell phones and other technology
When it is your turn to make a comment or ask a question,
please remain at your seat and we will call on you
Ask one question at a time so the appropriate COTA staff
member may address your comment
Comments and questions are limited to two (2) minutes per
person
Participants are encouraged to complete comment cards

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TIMELINES
COTA modifies service three times per year – the first
Monday of:
• January
• May
• September
January 2016 changes will take effect Monday, January 4

5. TRAVEL TIMES
January 2016 Service Changes

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TRAVEL TIME ADJUSTMENTS
Travel times will be adjusted to improve on-time service on the
following lines:
Crosstown
• 87 Cassady (Weekday)
• 95 Morse Henderson (Weekday)
Express (Weekday)
• 38 Easton
• 40 New Albany Business Park
• 64 Grove City
• 65 Southpark
Local
• 1 Cleveland-Livingston (Weekday)
• 2 E Main-N High (Sat-Sun)
• 3 Northwest Blvd-W Mound (Sunday)
• 5 W 5th Avenue (All Days)
• 6 Mt Vernon-Sullivant (Weekday-Sat)
• 8 Frebis-Hamilton (All Days)
• 10 E Broad/W Broad (Weekday-Sat)
• 11 Oak/Bryden-St Clair (Weekday)
• 12 McKinley/Fields (Weekday)
• 15 Grove City (Weekday)
• 18 Kenny (All Days)

7. CROSSTOWN LINES
January 2016 Service Changes

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NEW SERVICE: 2L CROSSWOODS-POLARIS
Goal: Add service to
connect Crosswoods Park &
Ride to Ohio Health
Westerville Medical Campus
at Polaris Parkway and
Africa Road
Alignment:
From Crosswoods
Park & Ride –
• East on Campus View Blvd.
• North on Sancus Blvd.
• East on Polaris Pkwy
• End of the line: Ohio Health Westerville Medical Campus at Africa Rd

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REALIGNMENT: 81 HUDSON-OHIO
Goal: Improve operational
safety and make transfers to line
8 easier for customers
New Stops:
• McGuffey Road south of
Briarwood Avenue
• Briarwood Avenue west of
Hamilton Avenue
Discontinued Stops:
• Hamilton Avenue north of
Briarwood Avenue
• Hamilton Avenue south of
Briarwood Avenue
• Intersection of Hamilton Avenue
and Loretta Avenue

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NEW SERVICE: 83 OAKLAND / WEBER
Service will no longer travel to Northern Lights Shopping Center
Bus stop will remain at intersection of Cleveland & Innis
Goal: Add Sunday service
and extend service from
Northern Lights Park & Ride
to Easton Transit Center
New Alignment: From
Northern Lights Park & Ride –
• Continue east on Innis Road
• Continue east on McCutcheon
Road
• North on Stelzer Road
• West on Morse Crossing
• East on Easton Way
• North on Stelzer Road to
Easton Transit Center

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FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT: 18 KENNY (SUNDAY)
Goal: Align Sunday service with weekday and Saturday service
to/from Tuttle Mall
Adjustment: Change the frequency between Tuttle Crossing area
and Resler/Sawmill area to approximately every 60 minutes

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JANUARY 2016 SERVICE CHANGES
Questions about January 2016 Service Changes?

13. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION-
RELATED STOP CHANGES
January 2016 Service Changes

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TEMPORARY PARK & RIDE CHANGE: 58 DUBLIN & 59
DUBLIN/METRO – DALE DR. PARK & RIDE
GOAL: Due to construction changes & weather related delays, the Dublin
commute lines will have a temporary Park & Ride location from November
2015 – Summer 2016
November 16, 2015:
Temporary Park &
Ride moved to Village
Parkway
Summer 2016: New
Dublin Park & Ride will
open 500 feet from the
former Dale Dr. Park &
Ride

15. RELATED COTA INITIATIVES &
PROJECTS
January 2016 Service Changes

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GROVEPORT RICKENBACKER EMPLOYEE ACCESS
TRANSIT: CONNECTION TO LINE 81 HUDSON/OHIO
Shuttle Service began
Sept. 28
Shuttle routes connects with
Line 81 at:
• Alum Creek Drive &
Creekside Parkway
• Alum Creek Drive & London
Groveport Road
Visit cota.com/GREAT for more
information

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CMAX CLEVELAND AVENUE BRT / ENHANCED BUS SERVICE
Goal: Provide rapid transit service along Cleveland Ave, the second
busiest transit corridor in the system
Update:
• President Obama’s FY 2016 budget includes funding for 80% of
system construction
• Real estate acquisitions
• Bus branding
• Public artwork
• 100% design plans submitted to cities and FTA
• Pre-construction outreach begins January 2016
Project information sheet available at today’s sign-in desk
For more information visit COTABRT.com

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Goal: Vision for the future of transit –
2025, 2040 & 2050
• Not restrained by mode or funding
• Project and initiatives identified and
prioritized by the public (you!)
• Final Report will recommend
implementation strategies for community –
COTA, public agencies, private sector
• Phase 3 outreach planned for March 2016
We are here
NEXTGEN

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THANK YOU!
General Questions?