{"id":"MET-DEN-043","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Regional Transportation District (eight-county Denver metro transit district)","state":"CO","metro":"DEN","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"RTD Board of Directors (action of Mar. 24, 2020; release of Mar. 25, 2020)","authority":"Regional Transportation District Act, C.R.S. 32-9-101 et seq. (Board\u0027s power over service levels)","instrument":"Board approval of the COVID-19 Service Change Plan: 40 percent service reduction effective April 19, 2020","title":"RTD Board approves COVID-19 service reductions to start April 19 -- regular service continues until then (RTD release, 03.25.2020; archived capture)","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-04-19","end":"Planned through Sept. 20, 2020; reduced service continued into 2021 (RTD\u0027s Jan. 2021 releases describe further January service changes)","startDate":"2020-04-19","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["TRAV"],"addressees":["all RTD riders","RTD operators"],"clause":"RTD\u0027s Board of Directors at its March 24 meeting approved reducing service 40 percent beginning April 19 in reaction to a severe ridership drop amid COVID-19 lockdowns, running buses every day on a Saturday and Regional schedule and light rail trains on a Sunday schedule.... The reduced service levels are planned to remain in effect through Sept. 20, the next planned service change.... RTD administrative buildings, including 1660 Blake St, are closed to all visitors.","enforcement":"Board action governing the district\u0027s service","functions":["WF workforce commuting","TRAV travel","CB customer access","MK (Board meeting held remotely \u0027in accordance with distancing orders from Gov. Jared Polis and many metro area mayors\u0027)"],"notes":"Recites a 70 percent ridership drop and mandated six-day work weeks for operators.","sourceUrl":"https://www.rtd-denver.com/news-stop/news/rtd-board-approves-covid-19-service-reductions-to-start-april-19-regular-service","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200327213042/https://www.rtd-denver.com/news-stop/news/rtd-board-approves-covid-19-service-reductions-to-start-april-19-regular-service","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":125348,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DEN","url":"/library/MET-DEN-043","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DEN-043","citation":"RTD Board of Directors (action of Mar. 24, 2020; release of Mar. 25, 2020), Board approval of the COVID-19 Service Change Plan: 40 percent service reduction effective April 19, 2020 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-043)","stateName":"Colorado","related":[]}