{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-035","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Connecticut (New Haven Line and branches; Hartford Line; Shore Line East; statewide bus)","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT); Public Transportation Bureau Chief Richard Andreski; Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi (quoted)","authority":"CTDOT rail and bus authority; \u0027requests by Governor Ned Lamont for citizens to Stay Safe, Stay Home\u0027 (recited)","instrument":"CTDOT press release, Mar. 27, 2020: New Haven Line to an hourly schedule from Mar. 30, 2020 (\u0027approximately 50 percent less than a normal weekday schedule\u0027); New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury Lines reduced; Hartford Line special weekday schedule; Shore Line East weekend schedule continuing; statewide rear-door boarding on buses; public to reserve bus service for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY","title":"CTDOT Issues Update on Bus and Rail Service","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-30","end":"New Haven Line service augmented from June 2020 (\u0027limited schedule\u0027 June 17, 2020, Ex. 041); Danbury and Waterbury branch service suspended into fall 2020 (Waterbury restored Oct. 26, 2020, Ex. 040)","startDate":"2020-03-30","endDate":"2020-06-17","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["New Haven Line, Hartford Line and Shore Line East customers","bus customers statewide"],"clause":"The rail service changes follow a significant decline in ridership, the result of increased teleworking and requests by Governor Ned Lamont for citizens to \u0027Stay Safe, Stay Home.\u0027... Beginning Monday, March 30, the New Haven Line will operate on an hourly schedule, with extra trains during peak times weekdays. This is approximately 50 percent less than a normal weekday schedule. The New Canaan Line, Danbury Line and Waterbury Line will also operate on a reduced schedule.... In all locations statewide, customers must board from the rear door (when available) with the exception of persons in wheelchairs and others who require the bus to kneel. The Department strongly encourages the public to reserve bus service for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY","enforcement":"Operator schedule decisions; statewide boarding directive (\u0027customers must board from the rear door\u0027)","functions":["WF commuting workforce (New Haven Line to New York halved; branch lines cut)","TV travel","CB customer access","OP office (the authority attributes the decline to \u0027increased teleworking\u0027 under the Governor\u0027s order)"],"notes":"The State DOT\u0027s own attribution of the 50 percent cut in the nation\u0027s busiest commuter line to teleworking and the Governor\u0027s Stay Safe, Stay Home order. Service announcement graded context; the rear-door rule is a binding operating directive.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":266659,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-035","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-035","citation":"Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT); Public Transportation Bureau Chief Richard Andreski; Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi (quoted), CTDOT press release, Mar. 27, 2020: New Haven Line to an hourly schedule from Mar. 30, 2020 (\u0027approximately 50 percent less than a normal weekday schedule\u0027); New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury Lines reduced; Hartford Line special weekday schedule; Shore Line East weekend schedule continuing; statewide rear-door boarding on buses; public to reserve bus service for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-035)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":[]}