LinkUs

The Shier Rings Road multi-use trail project is less than one on the border of Washington Township and Dublin that will connect about 7,000 nearby residents to bus stops.

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.

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.

An engineering consulting firm told the Central Ohio Transit Authority board on Monday that it predicts a 16-month delay in the timeline for the planned bus rapid transit line along West Broad Street.

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

The improvements are part of COTA's LinkUs initiative funded by the sales tax increase passed last November.

The Central Ohio Transit Authority will start using funds this year to increase the frequency of buses and extend late night hours to midnight.

The levy would fund a plan called LinkUs by COTA and its supporters. The LinkUs plan would create five bus rapid transit routes through the city with dedicated bus lanes, elevated boarding platforms and other amenities that COTA says will streamline and speed up transit.

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) plans to create a mobility network called LinkUs.