The purpose of this meeting is to take public comments on proposed service changes effective Monday, January 6, 2014.

1. January 2014 Service Changes
Public Comment Meetings
September 17 and 26, 2013

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Housekeeping items
The purpose of this meeting is to take public comments on proposed
service changes effective Monday, January 6, 2014.
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.

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Timelines
COTA modifies service three times per year.
 First Monday of:
 January
 May
 September
 Public Information Meetings regarding final changes will be
held in December, 2013.
 January 2014 changes will begin on Monday, January 6.

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
Local lines

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
 #2 N. High/E. Main (Sunday)
 Travel times may be adjusted to improve on-time performance.

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
 #3 W. Mound (All Days)
 Service may be extended
further south on
Georgesville Rd., south of
I-270.
 Circulation through Wal-
Mart on Georgesville Rd.
may be modified.
 Final alignment has yet to
be determined.

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
 #5 W. Fifth Ave. (Weekday)
 Evening trip times to First Community Village may be adjusted to
better serve staff shift times.
 Travel times may be adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 #5 W. Fifth Ave. (Saturday)
 Travel times may be adjusted to improve on-time performance.
 #7 Neil/Whittier (All Days)
 Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
 #7 Neil/Whittier (Sunday)
 Frequency may be improved from 45 to 30 minutes.
 #9 Leonard/Brentnell (Weekday)
 Frequency may be improved.

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
 #18 Kenny (All Days)
 Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
 #18 Kenny (Weekday)
 Frequency may be improved from 30 minutes to 20 minutes during
peak hours.

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
Express lines
(Note: Weekday-only modifications)

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
 #39 New Albany (Weekday)
 Travel times on the 7:00 a.m. trip may be modified to improve on-
time performance.
 #40 New Albany Business Park (Weekday)
 An additional a.m. and p.m. trip may be added due to
overcrowding.
 #47 Brice (Weekday)
 P.M. trip times may be modified to better accommodate work
start and end times.
 #58 Dublin (Weekday)
 Travel times may be adjusted to improve on-time performance.

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
Crosstown lines

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
 #95 Morse/Henderson (All Days)
 Bus Stop Service Improvement Project

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Proposed January 2014 service changes
Questions?

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Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
 Project Goals:
 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.

15.  The following lines are being analyzed for January 2014:
 #7 Neil/Whittier (Local)
 #18 Kenny (Local)
 #95 Morse/Henderson (Crosstown)
 All service will be discontinued from stops that are removed as a part
of this project.
 Bus lines that share stops with the above lines may also be affected
by bus stop changes as part of this project.
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Bus Stop Service Improvement Project

16.  The public comment period about these
changes will last from October 7 – November
1, 2013.
 Maps of all proposed changes, and a list of all
affected stops will be available for review by
request and online at
http://www.cota.com/BusStopServiceImprovem
ent.aspx
 Commuter Bulletins about proposed changes
will be posted in early October.
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Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
Example Commuter Bulletin
posted at bus stop.

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Bus Stop Service Improvement Project
Questions?

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COTA update
 Ticket/Pass vending machine
 Lobby hours are no longer extended at the end and beginning of
each month
 COTA is again offering service to home OSU football games from
Crosswoods Park & Ride and Ohio Expo Center
 Website is being redesigned to be more friendly for mobile users
 COTA’s South and North Terminals Downtown will be undergoing
refurbishment to accommodate CNG buses
 COTA is soliciting for a project management consultant to manage
project development for the Cleveland Ave. BRT
 COTA will begin a transit system review in October
 Continued planning of proposed Downtown circulator for May 2014

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COTA update
 New Albany Business Park
 New Park and Ride proposed
near SR 161 and Johnstown
Rd.
 3 morning and 3 afternoon
trips from the Easton Transit
Center to the Park and Ride
beginning Sept. 2014
 New Albany would provide a
shuttle to move employees
from the Park and Ride to the
business park

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COTA update
 New Albany Business Park
 New Park and Ride proposed near SR 161 and Johnstown Rd.

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COTA update
Questions?