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COTA updates LinkUs rollout: more service, BRT corridors and sidewalk expansion announced

5419567 · July 17, 2025
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COTA said it has increased late-night service, reported ridership gains and provided design milestones for the first three Bus Rapid Transit corridors under the LinkUs plan.

Monica Telles Fowler, chief executive of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), gave an operational update on LinkUs and described steps the agency has taken since voters approved a sales-tax-funded transit plan.

"We are talking about 45% more service," Fowler said, describing LinkUs—s core goals of more frequent service, expanded hours and dedicated bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors. "As an update, we extended our service to midnight lineup. That means our service ends about 01:30, 02:00 in the…

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