For anyone who doesn’t live within walking distance, or maybe even biking distance, of a bus stop, I’ve tried to make finding a park and ride lot easier for you. COTA has park and ride locations shown on its system map, but we all know Google, with its satellite images and zoomability, is just more fun. Click here to open a new window with a map similar to this:
View Map
Once you’re looking at the map, you can click on the individual “P” icons to see an info window. Each info window contains hyperlinks to COTA maps and schedules for routes serving the stop. Click “Save to My Maps” at the top of the left frame if you want to return to the map later.
If you think that’s fun and you’re up for some more cartography, I created another map with places that I would like to add park and rides, mostly large existing parking lots at strip malls that never fill all of their spaces except for the day after Thanksgiving. Some of my proposed park and rides aren’t near any existing COTA routes, but it’s fun to dream about expansion.
Nice! You’ve officially got the inside track for February’s XING Columbus Blogger of the Month Award
+1 Excellent use of google maps.
Awesome! There is so much interest in google maps these days. Check some forums on Consider Biking: http://www.considerbiking.org/site/viewtopic.php?t=561&highlight=maps, http://www.considerbiking.org/site/viewtopic.php?t=155&highlight=google+map
If we do a community mapping effort it could be super sweet.
Eh?
It could work, at least up until there are over 200 or so polylines. See if Columbusite would be willing to open up this map:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=111104896988294047058.000443036ce5379e446e7&hl=en&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=0
Permission can be granted for either selected people only or for anyone to collaborate on a google map.
Ultimately, it would be nice to have a more official .pdf map from the city or an MPO too.
sad when you google for this and it comes from a great blog and not COTA.com! lol. thanks for the info!
I’m new to the area and live above Polaris Parkway. I need to get to Huntington Center on S. High Street by 6:50 am each morning. If I use the Park and Ride at Crosswoods in Worthington, what bus line should I use?
I would appreciate any advice.
thanks
The #31 will get you there at 6:50 AM with a travel time of 46 minutes.
http://goo.gl/maps/nDhO
The #32 would be faster, but the first trip leaves Crosswoods at 6:48 and gets to High & Broad at 7:16. That may be a good option for you if you can adjust your work schedule slightly.
I am considering using COTA for my commute downtown from the Delawanda Park and Ride on the 31 express. Does anyone know if the park and ride fills up before 7:30am?
See page 8-15 here in the Short Term Transit Plan:
http://www.cota.com/assets/Publications/2011-15_Complete_SRTP.pdf
Delwanda is apparently usually 80% full (30 of 37 spaces), so you should be able to find a spot. However, I’m not clear exactly when they surveyed the spaces. If it’s full, try parking on a side street somewhere. You could also bike to the park & ride depending on how close you are and don’t worry about the car.
Thanks for the info John. I’m all for biking until the snow starts piling up!
I go out for Trekking with my friends. Is there a site or blog which give all the park and ride in Ohio.
Thanks,
No, I don’t think so.