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COTA Dedicates First Passenger Shelters on Capitol Square

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) in Columbus dedicated its first two passenger shelters on Capitol Square at ceremonies Feb. 17.

The state-of-the-art shelters—designed with copper roofing and metal scrollwork, inspired by a 19th-century streetcar passenger shelter at the U.S. Capitol and similar in architectural style to the nearby Ohio Statehouse—feature time- and temperature-controlled heaters and internal lighting triggered by the level of light around the structure. Together, the two shelters will serve approximately 5,000 boardings each weekday and 35 lines while providing enough shelter for about 190 people at a time, both inside and under the roof extension.

The shelter project cost approximately $295,000, from design to installation, with 80 percent coming from federal sources and 20 percent COTA local funds.

 

Cutting the ribbon at one of COTA’s two new passenger shelters on Capitol Square in Columbus are, from left, COTA President/CEO W. Curtis Stitt; COTA Board of Trustees Member Robert J. Weiler Sr.; Columbus City Council Member Eileen Paley; Paul Sipp, vice chairman of the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District; Bill Carleton, executive director of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board; and COTA Board of Trustees Member Jim Kunk.

 

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