May 2015 Public Information Meeting

May 2015 Service Changes

Public Information Meetings

April 14 and 16, 2015

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Housekeeping items

The purpose of this meeting is to review service changes effective

Monday, May 4, 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

May 2015 changes will begin on Monday, May 4.

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Transit System Review

The Transit System Review (TSR) took a complete look at the

existing COTA bus system. A Proposed Bus Network Plan and

Downtown Operations Plan were developed to better meet the

current and future 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 Redesign

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.

The Transit System Redesign 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 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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Additional transportation options

Although the complete TSR plan will provide transit access to more people,

some changes will result in a loss of service in certain areas. COTA and our

many community and mobility partners are ready to work with customers to

identify alternatives and solutions.

MORPC RideSolutions provides a variety of services for commuters

traveling to and from work.

1-888-742-RIDE (7433) www.morpc.org/ridesolutions

HandsOn Central Ohio connects people with specialists to help find the

transportation source that best fits your needs.

(614) 221-2255 www.211centralohio.org

COTA’s Mainstream is a service for individuals whose disability prevents

them from using fixed-route bus service.

(614) 275-5828 www.cota.com/mobilityservices

http://www.morpc.org/ridesolutions

http://www.211centralohio.org/

http://www.cota.com/mobilityservices

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May 2015 service changes

Travel and Trip Times

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COTA is continually evaluating bus travel times in order to

better adhere to scheduled times. The following lines will have

travel times adjusted to improve on-time performance:

Local

2 E Main (Sunday)

2 N High (Weekday and Sunday)

5 W 5th Ave (All Days)

7 Neil (Weekday)

8 Hamilton Ave (Sunday)

16 E Long (Weekday)

16 S High (Weekday)

18 Kenny (Weekday and Sunday)

19 Arlington/Grandview (Weekday)

Express (Weekday Only)

44 North Reynoldsburg

45 Reynoldsburg

47 Brice

Crosstown

81 Hudson/Ohio (All Days)

83 Oakland/Weber (Weekday)

95 Morse/Henderson (Saturday)

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COTA is working to even

out bus spacing in the

Downtown area. The

following local lines will

have trip times adjusted to

improve Downtown bus

spacing:

Weekday Adjustments

7 Neil

7 Whittier

14 Harmon/Greenlawn

Weekday and Saturday Adjustments

3 Northwest Blvd

3 W Mound

5 W 5th Ave

8 Hamilton Ave

8 Frebis

15 Grove City

16 E Long

16 S High

18 Kenny

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Local lines

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Line 6 Sullivant Ave (All Days)

Service will be realigned to

travel north on Georgesville

Road, east on West Broad

Street, then south into the

Hollywood Casino. Service will

follow the same route in the

opposite direction.

Service frequency will be

adjusted slightly and trip times

modified due to this change.

Line 6 Mt Vernon(All Days)

Service frequency will be

adjusted slightly and trip times

modified due to this change.

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Line 10 E Broad (All Days - Overview)

Frequency improvements and additional weekend service added.

Alignment adjustments made to make service simpler and more direct.

All trips east of Hamilton Road travel through Mount Carmel East.

Most service that travels off of East Broad Street discontinued.

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Line 10 E Broad (Weekday)

Improved service will be available between Hamilton Road

and the Limited every 30 to 60 minutes between

approximately 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m.

Frequency will be improved to approximately 15 minutes

between Downtown and Hamilton Road from approximately

7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Line 10 E Broad (Saturday and Sunday)

Frequency will be improved to 20 minutes most of the day.

Service will be added on Broad Street between Hamilton

Road and the Limited every 30 to 60 minutes between

approximately 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, and

between approximately 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.

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Trips that serve Pinewood Road,

South Yearling Road, Mayflower

Boulevard, Seigman Street, East

Mound Street, Pierce Avenue, East

Main Street and Bernhard Road will

be discontinued.

Line 10 E Broad (All Days)

Trips that serve South Hamilton

Road, East Main Street, Ross Road

and Langley Avenue will be

discontinued. Alternate service is

available on South Hamilton Road via

Line 89 Hamilton Road.

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Trips that serve Reynoldsburg-

New Albany Road and North Brice

Road near Eastpointe Shopping

Center will be discontinued. The

shopping center is still accessible

via stops on East Broad Street.

Line 10 E Broad (All Days)

Service around Mount Carmel

East Hospital will be realigned.

All buses operating east of

Hamilton Road will travel

through the Mount Carmel

campus in both directions.

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Line 10 W Broad (All Days - Overview)

Frequency improved on all days.

Alignment adjustments made to make service simpler and more direct.

All trips end at Westwoods Park & Ride.

Most service that travels off of West Broad Street discontinued.

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Line 10 W Broad (All Days)

Service will be discontinued on North

Murray Hill Road, Beacon Hill Road and

Sturbridge Road. Service will instead

operate on West Broad Street.

Service will be discontinued west of

Westwoods Park & Ride.

Line 10 W Broad (Weekday)

Trips that serve South

Murray Hill Road,

Sullivant Avenue and

Westwoods Boulevard

will be discontinued.

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Line 10 W Broad (Weekday)

Trips that serve the ODOT

complex north of West Broad

Street will be discontinued.

Line 10 service will still be

available on West Broad Street

at Lechner Avenue and at

Whitethorne Avenue.

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Line 18 Kenny (Saturday and Sunday)

Earlier morning trips added between Downtown and Tuttle Mall.

Line 98 Columbus Zoo (All Days)

Due to construction, line 98 service will no longer serve the Dale

Drive Park & Ride. Stops will occur Downtown, at Griggs Dam

Park & Ride, and the Columbus Zoo.

Line 98 Columbus Zoo (Weekday)

Seasonal weekday Zoo service begins on Monday, June 1, 2015.

Line 98 Columbus Zoo (Saturday)

Saturday seasonal Zoo service begins on May 9, 2015.

Line 98 Columbus Zoo (Sunday)

Sunday seasonal Zoo service begins on May 10, 2015.

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Express lines

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Line 33 North Central

Line 34 Karl

Line 36 Annehurst

The afternoon

Downtown

alignments will be

modified to access

I-71 North via

Long Street and

Elijah Pierce

Avenue.

Lines 33 & 34 Line 36

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Line 58 Dublin

Line 59 Dublin/Metro

Riverside Drive and State Route 161 intersection will

be under construction in 2015. Traffic delays and

modified travel times may occur.

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Crosstown lines

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Line 89 Hamilton Rd (All Days)

Earlier and later trips will be added in conjunction with changes to

the Line 10 E Broad schedule.

Line 92 James/Stelzer (Weekday)

Frequency will be improved from approximately 30 minutes to

approximately 15 minutes between Eastland Mall and the

Veterans Administration (VA) Clinic from approximately 6:15 a.m.

to 9:15 p.m.

Northbound buses will travel the regular route to East Broad

Street, and then travel straight north on James Road to the VA

Clinic.

Southbound buses will turn south on James Road when leaving

the VA Clinic and travel straight south to East Broad Street, and

then continue the regular route to Eastland Mall.

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Questions about May 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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Lines analyzed for May 2015:

Line 11 Oak-Bryden/St Clair (Local)

Line 19 Arlington-Grandview (Local)

Line 56 Tuttle Crossing (Express)

Line 58 Dublin (Express)

Line 59 Dublin Metro (Express)

Line 80 OSU-Lennox (Crosstown)

Line 82 Grandview-OSU (Crosstown)

Line 84 Hilliard-Arlington-OSU (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 February 9 through February 27,

2015.

Maps of all final changes, and a list of all

affected stops are available for review at this

meeting, and are available online at:

www.cota.com/bssip.

Commuter Bulletins about final changes have

been posted at all affected bus stops.

http://www.cota.com/bssip

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Questions about the

Bus Stop Service Improvement Project?

The renovated COTA Transit Terminal,

located at 25 East Rich Street and the

rebuilt Spring Street Terminal, located at

33 West Spring Street are both open.

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COTA update

New COTA.com website is

now available.

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COTA update

CMAX – Cleveland Avenue BRT

80% capital funding included in President Obama’s FY 2016

budget

Project information sheet available at today’s sign-in desk

Final Design continues:

Real estate acquisitions

Bus branding

Public artwork

90% design plans

For more information visit www.cotabrt.com.

http://www.cotabrt.com/

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COTA update

2015 – 2019 Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP)

COTA is in the process of finalizing the 2015 – 2019 SRTP.

Updated every two years, the SRTP includes improvements

to transit service, capital investments and COTA's portion of

the regional transportation improvement program (TIP).

The SRTP also provides a plan for current and future use of

local, state and federal funds.

For more information visit www.cota.com/srtp.

http://www.cota.com/srtp

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Plan for the future of transit in central Ohio – years 2025, 2040 & 2050

Projects will be created through public input

Not restrained by mode or funding

Final Report will have various projects with recommended funding and

implementation strategies for the community

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Thank you

General Questions?

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