{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)","authority":"Order of the Governor No. 20-07-29-01 (face coverings, recited); MDOT MTA service-planning authority","instrument":"MDOT MTA \u0027Coronavirus Updates\u0027 notice, last updated Sept. 30, 2020 2:15 p.m.: face coverings required (Order 20-07-29-01); Fall 2020 Service Modifications effective Nov. 2, 2020 reinstating earlier COVID-19 reductions on MARC and Commuter Bus; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 remain suspended; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with temperature checks and a seven-customer limit","title":"Coronavirus Updates - Fall 2020 Service Modifications (MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Monday, November 2)","dateIssued":"2020-09-30","effective":"2020-11-02 (MARC and Commuter Bus reductions); face coverings continuing (Order 20-07-29-01 from July 31, 2020); Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with capacity limit and temperature screening","end":"Reductions still in place July 12, 2021 (Ex. 005); Maryland\u0027s general face-covering order narrowed May 15, 2021 and terminated by Order 21-06-15-01, after which the transit mask rule rested on the CDC conveyance order and TSA directives (Ex. 005)","startDate":"2020-11-02","endDate":"2021-07-12","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV","CAP","CRT"],"addressees":["all MDOT MTA riders","MARC and Commuter Bus commuters","Transit Store and Reduced Fare Certification Office customers"],"clause":"Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.... all riders using public transit... are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.... This action supports Governor Hogan\u0027s Executive Order number 20-07-29-01.... In the fourth week of September, ridership across all MDOT MTA transit modes was down 60% overall, with MARC down 89%, Commuter Bus down 87% and Core Local Bus down 51%. Based on these trends, and to adjust service to meet demand, MDOT MTA will implement temporary, strategic service reductions to MARC and Commuter Bus... Beginning Monday, November 2, MDOT MTA will resume the following service levels, which were in place earlier in the COVID-19 health emergency... Local Bus - No changes, all Express Bus routes and LocalLinks 38 and 92 remain suspended.... Transit Store... will re-open on Monday, August 31... All customers will be required to undergo a temperature check before entry. The Transit Store capacity will be limited to seven customers at any given time.","enforcement":"Order 20-07-29-01 penalties (misdemeanor under Pub. Safety § 14-114(c), as recited in the Maryland State file); carrier operating rules for schedules, capacity and screening","functions":["WF commuting workforce (MARC down 89 percent; commuter frequency cut Nov. 2, 2020)","CB customer access (seven-customer limit and temperature checks at the Transit Store)","TV travel","OP office (employers continuing telework, recited)"],"notes":"The authority\u0027s own statement that ridership on commuter services \u0027continues to rebound slower than expected\u0027 while \u0027employers continue to support telework options\u0027: facts and circumstances for the office-telework and commuting analyses. Winter 2020-21 re-tightening on the transit side.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mta.maryland.gov/coronavirus","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201103152328/https://www.mta.maryland.gov/coronavirus","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":286261,"grade":"primary","character":"binding","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004","citation":"Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA \u0027Coronavirus Updates\u0027 notice, last updated Sept. 30, 2020 2:15 p.m.: face coverings required (Order 20-07-29-01); Fall 2020 Service Modifications effective Nov. 2, 2020 reinstating earlier COVID-19 reductions on MARC and Commuter Bus; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 remain suspended; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with temperature checks and a seven-customer limit (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004)","stateName":"Maryland","related":[]}