{"id":"MET-CMH-032","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"COTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)","state":"OH","metro":"CMH","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Central Ohio Transit Authority","authority":"R.C. 306.35; COTA Board of Trustees and management authority over fares, boarding and service","instrument":"COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA\u0027s release \u0027COTA will return to fares beginning January 11\u0027 (Dec. 2020)","title":"COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-19 (fare suspension and rear-door boarding); service reductions Mar. 16, 20 and 23, 2020; Essential Travel Only policy Apr. 3, 2020","end":"2021-01-11 (fares resumed); rider caps and boarding rules relaxed during 2020-21","startDate":"2020-03-19","endDate":"2021-01-11","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["TRAV","CAP","OTHER"],"addressees":["transit customers","employers whose workers commute by transit","COTA operators"],"clause":"COTA temporarily suspended fares in March when transit vehicles began requiring rear-door boarding.... \u0027This allowed us to have customers board from the rear of the vehicle while we took time and care to implement new state-of-the art sanitization protocol and protective equipment, and educate the community on the role they can play in wearing proper protective face coverings.\u0027... Employees or students who have transit service paid for by an employer/school will resume using their previous smartphone app or employment/student I.D. card on Jan. 11.","enforcement":"Transit authority operating rules","functions":["WF workforce commuting (reduced routes, suspended rush-hour and AirConnect lines, 20-rider cap, essential travel only)","TV airport and downtown travel","CB customers"],"notes":"COTA\u0027s Mar. 22, 2020 schedule announcement (reported by WCMH-TV): rush-hour lines 41, 42, 44, 52 suspended; crosstown lines 21-25 and 31-35 at reduced frequency; AirConnect and Night Owl suspended; lines 13, 43, 45, 46, 51, 61, 71, 72, 73, 74 reduced; \u0027During the stay-at-home order, public transportation is for essential use only.\u0027 COTA\u0027s undated 2020 mask release adds the Apr. 3, 2020 Essential Travel Only policy and the 20-rider cap.","sourceUrl":"https://cota.com/blog/cota-will-return-to-fares-beginning-january-11/","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210731130343/https://cota.com/blog/cota-will-return-to-fares-beginning-january-11/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":355934,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-CMH","url":"/library/MET-CMH-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-CMH-032","citation":"Central Ohio Transit Authority, COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA\u0027s release \u0027COTA will return to fares beginning January 11\u0027 (Dec. 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-032)","stateName":"Ohio","related":[]}