What's next for Columbus' old Greyhound station

The latest: COTA — which bought the property in 2021 for $9.5 million — is seeking an architecture and engineering consultant team to study redevelopment options.

• Bids are due May 7 and a $900,000 federal grant will fund the work, COTA spokesperson Jeff Pullin tells Axios.
• COTA's board is expected to approve a contract in July, per the posting.

Flashback: A 2023 market analysis confirmed the 111 E. Town St. site could support transit-oriented mixed-use development, but a final, specific project hasn't been decided.

• The process up to this point has been mostly planning and regulatory hurdles.

The big picture: It's expected the development will be important to "future downtown transit operations" as COTA adds Bus Rapid Transit lines and implements other LinkUs plan improvements.

What's next: It'll still be years before any plans are realized for the former Greyhound site.

• Study findings are expected "around mid to late 2027," Pullin says.