Central Ohio Transit Authority

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bus operator mass transit system public transit agency

The Central Ohio Transit Authority is the primary public transportation agency serving the Columbus, Ohio region, operating bus and related transit services across the metropolitan area.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Central Ohio Transit Authority canonical	2
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) regional services	1
Central Ohio Transit Authority bus service	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10372691 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Ohio Transit Authority
Context triple: [Columbus metropolitan area, hasPublicTransitAgency, Central Ohio Transit Authority]

A. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is the public transportation agency serving the Cleveland metropolitan area in Ohio, operating buses, rail, and paratransit services across the region.
B. Lorain County Transit
Lorain County Transit is a regional public transportation agency serving communities in and around Lorain County, Ohio.
C. Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority is the primary public transportation agency serving Toledo, Ohio, and surrounding communities with bus and paratransit services.
D. Greater Dayton RTA
Greater Dayton RTA is the primary public transportation agency serving the Dayton, Ohio metropolitan area with bus and related transit services.
E. Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is a public agency that manages and promotes maritime commerce, logistics, and economic development activities centered on the Port of Cleveland on Lake Erie.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Ohio Transit Authority
Target entity description: The Central Ohio Transit Authority is the primary public transportation agency serving the Columbus, Ohio region, operating bus and related transit services across the metropolitan area.

A. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is the public transportation agency serving the Cleveland metropolitan area in Ohio, operating buses, rail, and paratransit services across the region.
B. Lorain County Transit
Lorain County Transit is a regional public transportation agency serving communities in and around Lorain County, Ohio.
C. Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority is the primary public transportation agency serving Toledo, Ohio, and surrounding communities with bus and paratransit services.
D. Greater Dayton RTA
Greater Dayton RTA is the primary public transportation agency serving the Dayton, Ohio metropolitan area with bus and related transit services.
E. Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is a public agency that manages and promotes maritime commerce, logistics, and economic development activities centered on the Port of Cleveland on Lake Erie.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bus operator ⓘ mass transit system ⓘ public transit agency ⓘ
abbreviation	COTA NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fareSystem	electronic fare payment ⓘ mobile ticketing ⓘ smartcard payment ⓘ
foundedBy	Ohio General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	COTA Board of Trustees NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalPolicy	fleet modernization and emissions reduction ⓘ
hasProgram	ADA paratransit program ⓘ reduced fare programs ⓘ transit pass programs with local institutions ⓘ
hasRouteNetwork	bus rapid transit-style lines ⓘ crosstown routes ⓘ local routes ⓘ suburban commuter routes ⓘ
hasService	COTA Plus microtransit service NERFINISHED ⓘ airport bus service ⓘ downtown circulator service ⓘ express bus service ⓘ fixed-route bus service ⓘ paratransit service ⓘ park-and-ride service ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Columbus, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1971 ⓘ
legalForm	regional transit authority ⓘ
locatedIn	Columbus, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
modeOfTransport	bus ⓘ bus rapid transit ⓘ microtransit ⓘ paratransit ⓘ
operator	publicly owned ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
regionServed	Central Ohio communities ⓘ
replaced	Columbus Transit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
serves	John Glenn Columbus International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio State University area ⓘ downtown Columbus ⓘ
serviceArea	Central Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Ohio ⓘ
usesVehicleType	battery electric buses ⓘ compressed natural gas buses ⓘ diesel buses ⓘ hybrid buses ⓘ
website	https://www.cota.com ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Columbus metropolitan area → hasPublicTransitAgency → Central Ohio Transit Authority ⓘ

Lewis Center, Ohio → servedBy → Central Ohio Transit Authority ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) regional services

MAPFRE Stadium → publicTransit → Central Ohio Transit Authority ⓘ

Greater Columbus Convention Center → publicTransit → Central Ohio Transit Authority ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Ohio Transit Authority bus service

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