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A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors will be held on April 28, 2021 at noon.  The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Conference Room A (Large). Due to ...

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors COVID – 19 Ad-Hoc Subcommittee Meeting will be held on April 23, 2021 at 10:00 A.M.  The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in ...

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) will hold its next Access Advisory Committee meeting April 22, 2021 11:00 a.m. Via Zoom Virtual Meeting Agenda: AAC Agenda for 04-22-21   Join Zoom Meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75881843816?pwd=NE5LREtZclJ2NFhKR0Y3VXMyL01yUT09 Meeting ID: 758 8184 3816 Passcode: provided in calendar invite or call +1-803-834-2382

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) Board of Directors Service Committee Meeting will be held April 14, 2021 at NOON. The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Conference Room ...

(April 1, 2021) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announces the appointment, by Richland County, of Overture Walker to its Board of Directors. Overture Walker represents District 8, which runs from the northern portion of Forest Acres through Arcadia Lakes and Northeast Richland as far ...

Minutes for all Board Meetings from 12-2012 to Present. Finance, Service, Intermodal, Executive Committee and Executive Director Evaluation Ad-hoc Committee Meeting Minutes from 8-2018 to Present If you require additional information regarding minutes or minutes prior to 2013, please email ajacobs@thecometsc.gov or call 803.255.7133, option 5. Board Minutes 20121202 Board ...

(March 30, 2021) Columbia, SC - Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced today that beginning Monday, April 12, fares will resume for the fixed route buses and the DART paratransit services. The downtown connector, Soda Cap, will no longer be free to ride, but will be $1.00 for ...

(March 8, 2021) Columbia, SC - Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) is pleased to announce the promotion of Pamela Bynoe-Reed to Director of Marketing & Community Affairs/Public Information Officer. She will report to John C. Andoh, Executive Director/CEO. Bynoe-Reed will be responsible for the strategic direction and execution ...

(February 25, 2021) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announces the appointment, by the City of Columbia, of Will Brennan to its Board of Directors. Brennan represents District 3 on Columbia City Council and grew up in the Shandon neighborhood in Columbia. He currently resides ...

From The Desk of the Executive Director/CEO, John Andoh:   February 16, 2021   To our Riders and the General Public:   We are aware of the difficulties you may have experienced with The COMET’s service delivery recently. We are assertively working to ensure that The COMET buses run reliably, ...

(February 10, 2021) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced today that applications are now being accepted for The COMET Academy, a leadership development program for those interested in understanding how public transit works. The COMET hosts the program at no charge to attendees. Because ...

Midlands Transit Organization Informs and Transports People to Vaccine Locations (February 4, 2021) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) launched a comprehensive campaign to inform and transport Midlands residents to major vaccination sites in Richland and Lexington Counties. “Don’t Miss Your Shot” seeks to connect ...