{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043","kind":"context","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Virginia (PRTC service area; commuter routes to Washington, the Pentagon, L\u0027Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard)","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide","authority":"PRTC service and operating authority","instrument":"OmniRide update, Apr. 20, 2020: from Apr. 27, 2020 Express commuter service further reduced to four routes (ridership down 90 percent); fares free on Local and Metro Express; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 at a time when possible; local riders permitted one loop only; seats nearest the operator blocked","title":"UPDATE: OmniRide Express Service Reduction, As Of 4/27","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-27","end":"Not documented in this cluster","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["TRAV","CAP","OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["OmniRide Express commuters","Local riders (one loop; 10-passenger limit)"],"clause":"Starting Monday, April 27, OmniRide will further reduce the level of Express commuter bus service, due to low ridership. Over the course of the pandemic, ridership on OmniRide\u0027s Express commuter routes has dropped by 90 percent.... Only the OmniRide Express routes listed above will operate. All other OmniRide Express routes will not run. This is the second round of service reductions to OmniRide Express routes.... When possible, bus operators are limiting the number of passengers to 10 at a time.... Passengers will be permitted to ride local buses for one loop only to limit extended exposure and contact between drivers and passengers. Seats closest to the bus operator are being blocked off","enforcement":"Operator rules (passenger limits; one-loop rule; blocked seats)","functions":["WF commuting workforce (commuter ridership down 90 percent; most express routes not running; 10-passenger cap)","CB customer access","TV travel"],"notes":"Authority operating rule with capacity limits; the commission\u0027s own statement of a 90 percent collapse in commuter ridership under Virginia\u0027s stay-at-home order.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":169557,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043","citation":"Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide update, Apr. 20, 2020: from Apr. 27, 2020 Express commuter service further reduced to four routes (ridership down 90 percent); fares free on Local and Metro Express; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 at a time when possible; local riders permitted one loop only; seats nearest the operator blocked (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043)","stateName":"Washington","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042"]}