{"id":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"AVIATION-SURFACE","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority","authority":"M.G.L. c. 161A, § 5 (rules governing conduct and fares)","instrument":"MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)","title":"Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-07-14","effective":"2020-07-20","end":"protocols continued into 2021","startDate":"2020-07-20","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["MASK","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["MBTA customers on buses, the Mattapan Line and street-level Green Line stations"],"clause":"\u0022The MBTA is announcing that, effective on Monday, July 20, there will be updated boarding protocols for customers using buses, the Mattapan Line, and the Green Line at street-level stations.\u0022 \u0022The MBTA temporarily instituted rear-door boarding in March in an effort to encourage social distancing measures and protect the health of MBTA operators and riders.\u0022 It remains \u0022required that all MBTA customers wear a face covering and riders should avoid sitting or standing in areas (designated with decals) closest to the bus or trolley operators.\u0022","enforcement":"MBTA rules of conduct; Order No. 31","functions":["WF","TR","OP fare collection suspended Mar.-July 2020"],"notes":"Documents the March-July 2020 suspension of front-door boarding and fare collection on MBTA buses and trolleys.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mbta.com/news/2020-07-14/updated-boarding-protocols-standard-fare-collection","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1145801,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE","url":"/library/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058","citation":"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue) (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057"]}