January 2015 Public Information Meetings

January 2015 Service Changes

Public Information Meetings

December 9 and 16, 2014

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Housekeeping items

The purpose of this meeting is to take public comments on proposed

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.

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Timelines

COTA modifies service three times per year:

First Monday of:

January

May

September

January 2015 changes will begin on Monday, January 5.

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Transit System Review (TSR) - Background

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.

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Transit System Review (TSR) - Implementation

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

http://www.cota.com/tsr

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January 2015 service changes

Local lines

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Line 1 Cleveland (All Days)

Travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance.

Line 1 Livingston (All Days)


Line 2 E. Main (All Days)


Line 2 N. High (All Days)


Line 3 Northwest Blvd. (Weekdays)


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Line 3 W. Mound (Weekday)


Line 3 W. Mound (Sunday)


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.

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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

& Saturday15 30 60 60

Sunday 30 30 60 60

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Line 6 Mt. Vernon (All Days)


Line 6 Sullivant (All Days)


Line 8 Frebis (All Days)


Line 8 Frebis (Sunday)


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Line 8 Hamilton Ave. (All Days)


Line 8 Hamilton Ave. (Sunday)


Line 9 Leonard/Brentnell (Sunday)


Alignment modified downtown.

Line 10 E. Broad (Weekday and Sunday)


Line 10 W. Broad (Weekday and Sunday)


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Line 10 W. Broad (Weekday)

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.

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Line 11 Oak/Bryden (All Days)


Line 11 St. Clair (All Days)


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Line 15 Grove City (All Days)

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).

Downtown ColumbusGrove City

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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)


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)


8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Line 16 E. Long (Sunday)


Line 16 S. High (Sunday)


Line 18 Kenny (All Days)


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Express lines (weekday only)

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Line 38 Easton (Weekday)


Line 39 New Albany (Weekday)


Line 40 New Albany International Business Park (Weekday)


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Line 58 Dublin (Weekday)

Riverside Drive & SR 161 intersection to be under construction in

2015. Traffic delays may be expected.


Line 59 Dublin/Metro (Weekday)

Riverside Drive & SR 161 intersection to be under construction in

2015. Traffic delays may be expected.


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Crosstown lines

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Line 81 Hudson/Ohio (Weekday)

An additional northbound trip added leaving Alum Creek Drive

and London-Groveport Road at 11:07 p.m.

Line 81 Hudson/Ohio (Sunday)


Line 83 Oakland/Weber (Saturday)


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Line 89 Hamilton (All Days)


New service added on Morse Road between Hamilton Road and

COTA’s Easton Transit Center.

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Line 95 Morse/Henderson (Weekday and Saturday)


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Questions about

January 2015 Service Changes?

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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

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The following lines were analyzed for January 2015:

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.

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A public comment period about these changes

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.

http://www.cota.com/BusStopServiceImprovement.aspx

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Questions about the

Bus Stop Service Improvement Project?

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COTA update

COTA will maintain the current fare structure in 2015 for all fare

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.

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COTA update

Next Generation Plan

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

http://www.cotabrt.com/

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Thank you

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