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    The largest Independence Day celebration in the Midwest is back! COTA offers the safest, easiest and most affordable way for you and your family to get to Red, White & BOOM! For just $4 round trip, you can skip the traffic and pricey parking and get dropped off right where the action is happening.

     

    HOW TO RIDE

    Plan ahead — download the Transit app and load funds onto your account to cover fares to and from downtown.

    • Adults: $4 round trip
    • Children ages 5 to 12: $2 round trip
    • Children four years old and under: No fare

    You can pay for the entire family using COTA’s scanner system at the Park & Ride or bring exact change in cash.

     

    TRIPS VIA COTA LINES

    You can take nearly any COTA line for service to the downtown area, depending on your direction of travel. Before you depart, simply plan your route via the Transit app or at COTA.com. If you have questions, you can ask your operator. We’re here to help!

    After the event, outbound trips will be available at designated boarding zones. On the map below, note that there are 13 boarding zones downtown, labeled B through N. Each boarding zone offers service for certain COTA lines.

    ZONE COTA Lines Park & Ride Locations Served
    B 4, 5 & 8
    C 1, 2 & 3
    D 6, 9 & 10
    E 51 & 61 (51) Reynoldsburg Park & Ride, (61) Grove City Park & Ride
    F 41 Worthington Crosswoods Park & Ride
    G 81 Worthington Kilbourne Park & Ride
    H 43 Westerville Park & Ride
    I 2 & 102
    J 6, 7 & CMAX
    K 5, 8, 9 & 11
    L 10 & 11
    M 1, 3 & 4
    N 6, 9 & 10
    REMEMBER:
    The City closes the Broad Street bridge to vehicles and pedestrians during Red, White & BOOM! Customers who want to catch westbound rides home must board their COTA vehicles on the west side of the river. No traffic can pass from High Street to west of the Scioto river — including COTA. Customers who wish to catch Lines 6, 9 or 10 going west at the end of the event must board from zone N.

    EXPRESS PARK & RIDE TRIPS

    Once you pay at one of our five Park & Ride locations, you’ll receive a color-coded wristband to simplify your return trip. Provided information cards will point you to the correct downtown pickup location, and our entire COTA team will be on hand to help you find the right vehicle to get you back to your original designated Park & Ride.
    The following boarding zones service our network of Park & Rides:

    ZONE COTA Lines Park & Ride Locations Served
    E 51 & 61 (51) Reynoldsburg Park & Ride, (61) Grove City Park & Ride
    F 41 Worthington Crosswoods Park & Ride
    G 81 Worthington Kilbourne Park & Ride
    H 43 Westerville Park & Ride

    Download Downtown Boarding Map

     

    WHEN TO GO

    Service from COTA Park & Rides to BOOM! runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

    Return trips begin at 10:45 p.m. and continue until approximately midnight.

     

    BOOM! PARK & RIDE LOCATIONS

    Crosswoods

    7460 Huntington Park Dr., Columbus, OH 43234
    At Crosswoods Center NE of 270/N. High St.
    Served by Line 41 Crosswoods/Polaris; Local Line 102 Polaris Pkwy/N. High

    Grove City

    2321 Old Stringtown Rd., Grove City, OH 43123
    Southwest corner of Stringtown & Parkmead Dr.
    Served by Line 61 Grove City; Local Line 3 Northwest/Harrisburg

    Reynoldsburg

    2100 Birchview Dr., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
    Near Birchview Dr. & Eastgreen Blvd.
    Served by Line 51 Reynoldsburg; Local Line 1 Kenny/Livingston

    Westerville

    312 W. Main St., Westerville, OH 43081
    East of Cleveland at Collegeview Rd.
    Served by Line 43 Westerville

    Worthington

    Worthington Kilbourne High School, 1499 Hard Rd., Columbus, Oh 43235
    Between Linworth & Smoky Row
    Served by Line 81 Worthington Kilbourne