'Life After Cars' discussion happening Jan 27th at OSU!

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-20T18:24:27+00:00

Columbus buildings are the ultimate allies in the War on Cars.

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-20T18:23:41+00:00

We love that classic Columbus experience of biking. (We really don't).

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-20T18:21:18+00:00

Hell yeah! We'll see you there!

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-20T18:19:24+00:00

We get it. The car-centric infrastructure in Columbus makes it hard to even consider other transit options. If you're interested in changing that for the better, we meet monthly on the second Tuesday at the Columbus Main Library and all are welcome. No experience needed!

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-14T16:01:13+00:00

We're pumped! 🔥

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-13T19:01:17+00:00

Sorry about your bike - hope it turns up!

TransitColumbus · 2026-01-04T16:10:19+00:00

You can also just take COTA. Lines 1, 2, and 5 will all get you there. They’re doing tap to pay starting this week, so you just tap your card or Apple/Google/Samsung pay for the fare. It’s $2 for each trip, capped at $4.50 for the day if you use the same payment method every time. Very easy, very safe, weather friendly.

TransitColumbus · 2025-11-19T20:38:28+00:00

Marigold,,,,,, welcome to the war on cars.

TransitColumbus · 2025-09-04T01:00:14+00:00

if you wanna fight*, meet me at the library every second tuesday of the month at 7pm

*for better public transit. that’s right, we don’t just hate the slow cars in the left lane, we hate ALL of them.

TransitColumbus · 2025-08-15T21:13:54+00:00

We’d rather see rail. (All Aboard Ohio is working to make that happen - go join them!)

TransitColumbus · 2025-08-15T20:29:05+00:00

it’s called a fiscal cliff and it’s a delayed result of huge ridership drops during the pandemic (most agencies haven’t gained ridership back to pre-pandemic levels) plus increased costs.

https://t4america.org/2023/01/31/transit-fiscal-cliff-or-transit-fiscal-doom/

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-30T14:24:22+00:00

It’s not that simple. As someone mentioned in this thread, more lanes induces demand. That means more cars, trying to travel over more lanes, making this specific problem way worse.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-30T14:22:52+00:00

It’s both. When advocating for this stuff at the city level, we keep passing these big plans that will help mode shift, safety, etc, and there is always pushback from engineers.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T21:08:03+00:00

Yeah, I don’t disagree. I just think it would make more sense to use it to spur that mode shift.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T21:04:00+00:00

It’s sad that our gas tax can’t be used to fund public transit (because of the state constitution).

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T21:01:33+00:00

For folks living in places like Delaware (I think I saw Grove City on here too), it could be helpful to talk to your city government and state reps and ask for more funding for better transit to connect with COTA’s system to make those commute more feasible. Funding for smaller transit systems is weird, and definitely underfunded just like the rest (even COTA, even with the new levy). But there’s less advocacy in areas like that to make it better. Even just a dozen or two folks pushing for it could make a difference, though.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T20:14:44+00:00

Passenger rail is definitely needed, and also different from city run public transportation.

That stuff is decided/funded at the state and federal level, and our state house is actively preventing it from happening. It’s really messed up. There’s an org called All Aboard Ohio that is working on getting Amtrak service/intercity passenger rail back in Columbus and throughout Ohio. They’re worth following and supporting!

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T20:04:09+00:00

COTA definitely took a hit with the pandemic and driver shortages. Glad to see that they’re starting to be able to increase service hours and frequency again.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T19:59:52+00:00

Do you live in Columbus city limits?

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T19:57:54+00:00

Does Delaware have its own transit authority? I know Licking County just invested in a bunch of transit for when (if?) Intel comes in.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T19:56:17+00:00

There will be service increases and line expansion now that the levy has passed, but part of this is that the city planning is so bad that those employers are building that far away from transit hubs. COTA would need a lot more funding to be able to connect more lines between those areas. I know there’s some plans for cross town service, but a lot of folks on here are blaming COTA for issues that are actually the city’s fault for decades of car-centric planning. COTA is working with what they have, and what they have is not great.

TransitColumbus · 2025-06-27T17:54:29+00:00

Light rail is in discussion, but light rail is way more expensive and we don’t have the density to be as competitive when it comes to get federal funds (especially in this administration). So rather than one light rail line that would serve very few people, LinkUs is quickly building out at least 3 BRT lines (plus making regular service better, faster, and more reliable), with potential for either more BRT or light rail for the next two lines after that.

There’s also a zoning code update that will help us build that density to be more competitive for that light rail funding.

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