Columbia Authority to designate bus stops and stands; use generally ordinance (§ 14-294)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article V. Stopping, Standing and Parking
(a) The director of public works is hereby authorized and required to establish bus stops and bus stands on such public streets and parking lots in such places and in such number as the director shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop and bus stand shall be designated by appropriate signs.
(b) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or bus stand when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers and when such stopping does not interfere with any bus waiting to enter or about to enter such zone.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-294
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.