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What is COTA?
What is COTA?
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is Central Ohio's public transportation provider.
COTA has 39 fixed route bus lines with 3 microtransit on-demand zones with plans to expand its service offerings in the coming years with the Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) & LinkUS/Long Range Transit Plan.
New Insights
New Insights
The United States is currently undergoing a major perspective shift in how it handles transportation and more funding for large projects is becoming more readily available.
As I build my network and influence I can help turn the shifts in thinking into tangible improvements for my neighbors
Roles:
Roles:
Student Planning Intern (10/2022 - 9/2023)
Student Government Affairs Intern (6/2022 - 8/2022)
Student Transit Operations Intern (6/2022 - 10/2022)
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Support the planning team with day-to-day tasks.
Provide system-level/insights during service change.
Left to Right: Former Federal Transit Administrator Nuria Fernandez, Candra Branch (COTA), President Jarvis Williams (TWU - 208), COTA Intern, Former US Senator Sherod Brown, D'Laveance Bert-Sims (COTA), Former President Joanna M. Pinkerton (COTA)
Projects & Team Support
Projects & Team Support
Bike & Bus With COTA
Bike & Bus With COTA
Demo Bike Rack in COTA Lobby (COTA_2022 Slide DECK).pdfProject Background & Goal:
Project Background & Goal:
In our mission to move every life forward, COTA is always looking for new ways to serve the community through its service offerings.
COTA has an opportunity to provide support to the Central Ohio cycling community & further accelerate its growth.
COTA Bus Stop Audit
COTA Bus Stop Audit
Project Background
Project Background
COTA maintains approximately 3,000 transit bus stops. The objective of this project visit each of these stops to evaluate the physical condition of and amenities (Signage, Shelter, Seating, Wheelchair Accessibility) available at each stop. I audited approximately 70% of COTA bus stops using a mix of walking (downtown), biking (within the 1950/blue map boundary), and driving (outside of the 1950 blue/map boundary)
Image: D'Laveance stands next to an oversized speed limit sign near a bus stop. He is making commentary on the non-human scale of the built environment.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WORK
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WORK
Short Range Transit Plan
Short Range Transit Plan
Workshops with consulting firms to review the SRTP and provide recommendations.
LinkUS Columbus
LinkUS Columbus
Participated in the business outreach program for LinkUS Columbus. Informing business owners along the West Broad corridor of what the upcoming mass transit project will mean for them.
Agency Visits
Agency Visits
Top Left: Waiting in the NYC Metropolitan Transit Auth.'s (MTA) HQ Lobby.
Bottom Left: Grand Central Terminal with MTA's Yvette Janniere-Houlder
Right Top: Nassau Inter-County Express' (NICE Bus) Planning & Scheduling team.
Bottom Left: Garage view of Greater Dayton Regional Transit Auth.'s (GDRTA) NextGen Battery Electric Trolley Coaches.
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