Central Ohio Transit Authority

We're talking with COTA President and CEO Monica Téllez-Fowler to find out about initiatives that will make getting around metro Columbus easier.

The Hoover Road bridge over I-71 will get wider walkways on both sides of the road, making it easier for bikes and pedestrians. It's one of more than 80 projects that will get funding from LinkUs.

On Wednesday, the Central Ohio Transit Authority released a LinkUS progress report on proposed bus rapid transit lines and other COTA service upgrades.

Ashanti Powell entered work hours for former employees and changed direct deposit information so the paychecks went into her personal account.

Several COTA lines have seen big jumps in daily weekday ridership.

The Central Ohio Transit Authority is proposing timing adjustments, combining some under-used routes and adding new lines, including a possible express route to John Glenn Columbus International Airport.

It is unclear whether Dorinda McCombs left on her own or was fired.

The new Line 30 will connect Dublin, Hilliard and Upper Arlington with Ohio State University.

Ashanti Powell, 45, of Pickerington was indicted in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for manipulating payroll of retired employees and pocketing the unearned cash.

A May progress report on the LinkUs sales tax levy shows COTA is studying eigth future routes for the dedicated lane bus corridors. The agency has previously said it wants to fund at least five and has already started design on three.