COTA gets $300K for service study of Cleveland Ave.
Business First
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 2:47pm EST.The Central Ohio Transit Authority has landed $300,000 from the federal government to study ways to improve service along Cleveland Avenue in Columbus.
The bus system got the grant from the Federal Transit Administration, which awarded $25.7 million to transit agencies in 15 states as part of its Alternative Analysis program. The agency said the program is part of a new capital-planning effort that asks regional governments to conduct an “alternatives analysis” of various costs and benefits, route options and other factors in their communities.
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This seems to be consistent with a recent rumor on Columbus Underground that COTA is considering purchasing articulated buses for a Cleveland Avenue BRT line. It will be interesting to see more about this as the study develops.
Working on scheduling an interview with some folks at COTA for more information on this project. That BizFirst article contains a quote about how this money will be used to not only improve service, but also support efforts to revitalize that area. Will be interesting to find out exactly what that means…
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