10 E Broad / W Broad

Bus line in Columbus, Ohio May 2025 10 E Broad / W Broad #b8202f white COTA XN40 bus.jpg 250px A New Flyer XN40 on West Broad St. in 2020 Central Ohio Transit Authority Gillig Low Floor and New Flyer XN40, CNG-fueled, 40-ft buses In service Frequent local service Columbus, Ohio Prairie Township, the Hilltop, Franklinton, Downtown Columbus, Near East Side, Wolfe Park, Bexley, East Columbus, Whitehall, Reynoldsburg Westwoods Blvd.(Prairie Township) Broad St. Limited Pkwy.(Reynoldsburg) 20.2 mi km 15 minutes or better 7 days per week 4,777 (2025)https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cb31d35a8830487d90a3ab3859021ff0/page/Service-Analysis#data_s=id%3AdataSource_23-0%3A5 COTA Short-Range Transit Plan: Service Analysis June 3, 2026 cota.com 10 E Broad/W Broad timetable 240 270 39.9664 -83.00149 11 COTA10.map CBUS 10 E Broad/W Broad route map collapsed The 10 E Broad / W Broad is a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus service in Columbus, Ohio. The line operates on Broad Street, the city's main east-west thoroughfare. The 10 replaced the West Broad Street streetcar line, an early streetcar line in Columbus, built by the Glenwood and Green Lawn Railroad Company in 1875. This line initially served West Broad Street with horsecars, and horse-drawn omnibuses followed a similar route. The horsecars were replaced with electric streetcars in 1890, and later with trolleybuses. In 1965, the trolleybus line was replaced with a bus line similar to the modern-day 10 E Broad / W Broad. Route and ridership Route 10 traverses Prairie Township, the Hilltop, Franklinton, Downtown Columbus, Near East Side, Wolfe Park, Bexley, East Columbus, Whitehall, and Reynoldsburg. It is classified as a local line with frequent service (every 15 minutes or better).Long Range Transit Plan Central Ohio Transit Authority 44 https://www.cota.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LRTP.pdf 2016 May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514181335/https://www.cota.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LRTP.pdf dead https://www.cota.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/COTA-zmap-sep-2019.pdf Ride COTA The 10 starts at Westwoods Park & Ride, traveling north on Westwoods Boulevard for a short distance to West Broad Street. The route then travels east on West Broad Street to Broad & High, where at late-night times it travels north to Spring Street for the late-night lineup. At all hours, the bus proceeds east on East Broad Street through Columbus, Bexley, and Whitehall into Reynoldsburg, where it exits onto Limited Parkway at the L Brands office. Landmarks and parks along the line include COSI, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, the Discovery Bridge, the Scioto Mile (including Dorrian Green, Genoa Park, Battelle Riverfront Park, and the Scioto Mile Promenade), the Palace Theatre, the Ohio Statehouse, the Jubilee Museum, Franklin County Memorial Hall, the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Main Library, Topiary Park, and Franklin Park and the Franklin Park Conservatory.https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B057'44.5%22N+82%C2%B059'58.2%22W/@39.9623563,-83.0016837,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d39.9623563!4d-82.9994897 Broad Street May 16, 2021 The 10 bus has the second-highest ridership in the transit system, only second to the No. 2 bus. The 10 West Broad bus was also the second-most popular as early as 1987, while the 10 East Broad route was the sixth most popular. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20%22no.%2010%22&docref=news/11B86FBCE8C5E978 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org In 1992, the year of AmeriFlora '92, the route was the system's busiest. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20%22no.%2010%22&docref=news/10E0D444A4939DF0 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org yes center 350 170 10 COTA10.map CBUS 10 E Broad / W Broad route map History thumb|left|Streetcar lines in 1906, showing the West Broad Street line; streetcars never operated on East Broad Broad Street has seen public transportation as early as 1860, with a horse-drawn omnibus route run by W. B. Hawkes & Co.230 The road subsequently was used for horsecars, streetcars, and trolleybuses operating only on West Broad Street (streetcars never operated on East BroadVitale Robert April 14, 2008 https://www.dispatch.com/article/20080414/news/304149699 When streetcars ruled The Columbus Dispatch). In 1875, the newly-formed Glenwood and Green Lawn Railroad Company built a horsecar line from High Street west on Broad to the city's western boundary, with a branch to Green Lawn Cemetery.231 That line was the first successfully electrified to utilize streetcars, completed in August 1890.Hooper Osman Castle History of the City of Columbus Ohio https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofc00hoop The Memorial Publishing Company 1920 Columbus-Cleveland232 The line was later converted to utilize trolleybuses. On January 4, 1965, buses replaced the West Broad trolleybuses, amid the Columbus Transit Company's conversion into 100 percent bus service. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=ctc%2010%20broad&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-1622FAFD1EE30D63%402438791-1622FA1A9C8FC904%4022-1622FA1A9C8FC904%40 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org In the 1980s, accessibility became an issue. COTA requested a waiver for a U.S. Department of Transportation regulation that required wheelchair lifts on all buses; COTA hoped the waiver would potentially save money. A 1981 ruling removed the requirement, giving transit authorities more flexibility. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20wheelchair&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-16B43CAE44E48703%402444805-16B3F5A94E41D871%4035-16B3F5A94E41D871%40 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org A transit accessibility advocacy organization opposed COTA's move. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20wheelchair&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-1640406C92A503FB%402444656-16403E7D229E6473%4023-16403E7D229E6473%40 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org In 1982, a handicapped passenger moved from his wheelchair onto the steps of the bus, preventing the bus from moving in protest. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&page=5&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20%22no.%2010%22&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-16B4F80C6FB8454C%402445138-16B4F3ADD43E770E%4048-16B4F3ADD43E770E%40 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org In 1988, routes 10 and 2 were proposed for the first wheelchair lifts to allow handicapped passengers to ride. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20wheelchair&docref=news/11B95FA1700A1498 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org The first buses were equipped in 1991, https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22cota%22%20wheelchair%2010&docref=news/10E0D8181553F600 Reference at infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org and today all buses are wheelchair-accessible. In 2019, COTA officials stated the 10 route may become the next bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the city, after the CMAX. The route 10 line could support bus-only lanes on West Broad Street, an improvement over the limited BRT features the CMAX offers.https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190130/west-broad-street-might-get-next-rapid-transit-bus-line-cota-officials-say West Broad Street might get the next rapid-transit bus line, COTA officials say Mark Ferenchik January 30, 2019 ThisWeek Community News LinkUS, a COTA-Columbus-MORPC partnership, is evaluating the corridor the line operates on. LinkUS began the evaluation in 2020 as one of several highly-trafficked routes to investigate upgrading transit service on.https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9dbe6d7d4be0498bbc32203b2571822e East-West Corridor Online Open House ArcGIS StoryMaps The route received some federal funding in 2020, to be released around 2024.Warren Brent https://www.columbusunderground.com/federal-funds-directed-toward-two-transit-corridor-projects-bw1 Federal Funds Directed Toward Two Transit Corridor Projects November 12, 2020 Columbus Underground BRT was decided as the transit mode for the corridor in July 2021. Construction will be relatively fast as the route is straight and wide; it is aimed to start along with the northwest route by the end of the decade. Ghose Carrie June 29, 2021 https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/06/29/columbus-bus-rapid-transit-olentangy-river-road.html Columbus to get first dedicated bus rapid transit line along Olentangy River Road Columbus Business First See also List of COTA routes and services Public transit in Columbus, Ohio References External links https://www.cota.com/wp-content/themes/gotravel-child/PDF/lines/10.pdf Buses Ohio Category:Bus transportation in Ohio Category:Central Ohio Transit Authority Category:Transportation in Columbus, Ohio Category:Transportation in Franklin County, Ohio Category:Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio)