{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056","kind":"context","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Virginia (PRTC service area)","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide","authority":"PRTC operating authority","instrument":"OmniRide \u0027Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic\u0027 (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masks","title":"Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-27 (express reductions) and continuing as of May 28, 2020","end":"Not documented in this cluster","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["TRAV","CAP","OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["OmniRide Express, Metro Express and Local riders"],"clause":"OmniRide Express commuter buses are operating on a reduced the level of 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 are operating. All other OmniRide Express routes are not running.... Fares are free on OmniRide Local and Metro Express services during the pandemic... The Transit Center lobby is closed to the general public... 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","enforcement":"Operator rules (passenger limit; one-loop rule)","functions":["WF commuting workforce","CB customer access","TV travel"],"notes":"Companion page to Ex. 043 confirming the reductions and rider limits were in effect at the end of May 2020. Authority operating rule.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":56791,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056","citation":"Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide \u0027Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic\u0027 (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masks (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042"]}