Master Transportation Plan Finance and Fiscal Forecast
Figure 3. City of Columbus Sources of Funds (2025 to 2030)
Voted General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds
Unvoted General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds
50%
50%
Source: City of Columbus, 2025 Capital improvements, 10 PDF page 14–15; AECOM
Furthermore, the City of Columbus CIPs highlighted key funding sources and financial tools for transportation projects, as outlined in Table 21 below.
Table 20: Other Funding Sources and Financial Tools for the City of Columbus Other Funding Source / Tool Definition Local ITSA Fund
Receives 25 percent of the city’s 2.5 percent income tax; used directly for transportation projects or transferred to the Debt Retirement Fund to service debt including the voted and unvoted GO Bond for transportation capital. Bonds and loans repaid through fees charged to users of specific services (e.g., Fleet Management); used primarily for enterprise projects. Low-interest loans funded from federal sources but administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation for developing transportation facilities and infrastructure. State programs that provide capital funding to municipalities for infrastructure projects; can partially or fully fund transportation projects.
Internal Service and Enterprise Agency User Fees
State SIB Loans
Ohio Public Works Commission – State Capital Improvement Program and Local
10 https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/finance/budget/2025/039-2025.pdf
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