All Aboard COTA Crimes!

A veteran commuter, including almost two decades riding the coaches and rails of New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority, I have been amazed at the lack of accountability on the part of the Central Ohio Transit Authority, particularly when it comes to the ineptitude and inconvenience of the system, and treatment of its customers. Unlike most metropolitan newspapers, The Columbus Dispatch barely covers this beat--I guess it's readers all are safely ensconced in their earth-killing machines and don't ever have to bother with riding the bus. Even now, most people look at me strange when I explain that I'm a bus rider and don't have a car. But even more astounding to me is the riding public's apparent willingness to endure rude drivers, bad service, nonexistent transfer procedures, and fare increases, just to name a few injustices. This blog will serve to document the abuses, highlight service lapses and shortcomings, and put the word out about discourteous drivers. Kudos will be provided when earned, and readers are encouraged to contribute accounts of their own experiences. It is hoped that the effort will result in the establishment of a commuter-advocacy organization like New York's Straphanger Campaign, to put the system's wheels to the fire. WE DESERVE BETTER!!!

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

COTA Continues to Help Suffocate Life on Earth With Plastic

These pictures tell the story: COTA continues to dispense daily, as an alleged "public convenience," hundreds of plastic shopping bags emblazoned with the COTA logo and motto that passengers use as seat covers. Selfish, lazy riders leave their "seat covers" on the seats, where they remain (no one wants to touch a bag that someone's ass was splayed upon) until the large sheets of plastic inevitably find their way to the bus floor, and eventually are kicked out the door by embarking riders.

These bags are increasingly becoming a familiar and unwelcome part of the city's litterscape.

COTA needs to stop this wasteful, life-killing practice.

Now.



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