latest apta news apta celebrates national transit employee appreciation day (march 18) passenger transport express leads with fta administrator veronica vanterpool to address apta legislative conference april 7-9 president biden proposes increased funding for public transit and passenger rail in fy 2025

the central ohio transit authority is the regional public transit provider for greater columbus and central ohio. with a service area of 1.2 million residents, cota provides nearly 19 million passenger trips annually. in 2018 and 2020, cota received the outstanding public transportation system achievement award from the american public transportation association.