Ridership of public transportation provided by the Central Ohio Transit Authority in Columbus posted a 1.2 percent increase to more than 19 million last year.
It was the highest ridership numbers recorded by COTA since 1988.
Ridership began growing after COTA revamped its bus network in 2017. A year later the agency launched the CMAX Line and the C-Pass program that provides free bus passes to some downtown workers.
COTA also launched a pay by phone option last fall.
In a news release, COTA said it was one of just six transit agencies serving the top 30 markets to see ridership growth in 2018.
The agency’s board of trustees recently approved increasing the frequency of service on several popular routes.
The board also approved a plan to built 150 additional bus stop shelters over the next few years.
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