By Tim Doulin, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio May 28--William Lhota plans to step down as president and chief executive officer of the Central Ohio Transit Authority in two years. The COTA board of trustees is expected to approve a new contract today for Lhota that will expire June 30, 2010.

By The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio May 27--William Lhota plans to step down as president and chief executive officer of the Central Ohio Transit Authority in two years. The COTA board of trustees is expected to approve a new contract Wednesday for Lhota that will expire June 30, 2010.

By Tim Doulin, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio May 10--For years, COTA buses have been rolling advertisements that have promoted car-repair shops and funeral parlors or even boosted the Buckeyes.

By Bill Bush and Tim Doulin, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Feb. 1--The private company that operates COTA's service for the elderly and disabled has randomly tested only three of 57 drivers for drugs and alcohol since it took over the service in August.

By Tim Doulin, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Nov. 16--The freeway shoulder isn't just for broken-down vehicles and the remains of flat tires anymore.