Ohio·Topic

Transportation

Ohio’s infrastructure benefits from its prime geographic location. The state possesses one of the nation's most extensive highway networks, anchored by major cross-country routes: I-70 and I-80/90 (the Ohio Turnpike) running east-west, and I-71 and I-75 running north-south.

Public transit is managed regionally. Columbus uses the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus system; Cleveland operates the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), which includes heavy rail, light rail, and bus rapid transit; and Cincinnati utilizes the Metro bus system alongside the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar.

Air travel is served by three major international airports: Cleveland Hopkins (CLE), John Glenn Columbus (CMH), and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG), which is technically located across the river in Kentucky but serves the Ohio region. CVG is also a massive global freight hub for Amazon and DHL. Ohio also leverages its waterways with major commercial ports on Lake Erie (Port of Cleveland, Toledo) and the Ohio River. Bicycling infrastructure is growing, headlined by the Ohio to Erie Trail, which connects Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland.

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