Take The COMET On The Go! Partnership with Lyft and Uber
The COMET is helping you go around the Columbia Metropolitan Area easily! The COMET will pay up to $5.00 for ridesharing trips that start and end in The COMET fixed route service area on Lyft and Uber through the following two programs: COMET… [Read More]
The COMET Service to W. J. Keenan High School
The COMET only provides service to W. J. Keenan High School (on Route 75) only when school is in session. Download the school calendar to understand when service to these schools will operate: W. J. Keenan High School When W.J. Keenan High… [Read More]
Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board Committees on Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Good afternoon, A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors Committees will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius… [Read More]
Summer Service Enhancements Start Monday, August 19, 2019
The COMET will be implementing service enhancements on Monday, August 19, 2019. In an effort to improve on-time performance, many The COMET routes will be rescheduled in which a new pulse system will be created at COMET Central at the corner of… [Read More]
PUBLIC HEARING ON MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMET FARES STRUCTURE
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by The COMET Board of Directors at Lowell J. Spires Regional Transit Facility, 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29021 on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. to consider the modifications… [Read More]
Special Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors Meeting – Wednesday, August 7 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.
A special meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 3:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road,… [Read More]
TransLoc Issues
The COMET currently has 45 vehicles running on AVID 3G devices for TransLoc Rider. This is old technology that creates intermittent outages as cellular providers are sunsetting the 3G network. Until The COMET updates these devices, tracking… [Read More]
Installing Benches, Shelters and Bus Stop Signs: The Top 5 Things You Need to Know
1. Right-of-way is the hardest part. SCDOT will permit shelters on state property, but without we need easements from private property owners. Power poles tell the story of where the ROW is. 2. Indemnification. In SC, governments cannot indemnify… [Read More]
$5.00 Discount for The COMET Riders Going to Palmetto Outdoor Center!
The COMET has formed another partnership with Palmetto Outdoor Center! If you ride Soda Cap Connector Route 1 and show the business card on the bus or tell the representative at the West Columbia Riverwalk Kiosk that your rode the Soda Cap, you… [Read More]
Sponsor The Soda Cap Connector
Become a Soda Cap Connector Sponsor! The COMET is looking for a sponsor for the Soda Cap Connector. This is a great way to get your product, service or event exposure to thousands of The COMET riders and the thousands more who see the Soda… [Read More]