Columbus-area man missing after boarding COTA bus outside hospital
Scott Federer was last seen sitting at a bus stop along West Broad Street in Columbus.
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Scott Federer was last seen sitting at a bus stop along West Broad Street in Columbus.
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COTA needed to dip into its reserves - $31.3 million -- to balance its $197.4 million budget COTA's board adopted for 2022.
Next week, the Central Ohio Transit Authority will fully roll out a new digital fare system. Riders can pay with an app or smartcard with money loaded on it. The system automatically caps what users spend in a month.
COTA officials said the the new digital payment system is designed to make public transit more equitable and save riders money.