Ohio Transit Agency Expects Significant Revenue Loss as it Builds Equity with Fare Capping

By:

Dan Balaban

The Central Ohio Transit Authority, or COTA, officially launched its new digital-payments service Monday, including a fare-capping feature that the agency estimates will cost it $1.8 million per year in lost fare revenue, the agency confirmed to Mobility Payments.

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