{"id":"MET-PHX-042","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Maricopa County, Arizona (Valley Metro)","state":"AZ","metro":"PHX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Valley Metro Boards of Directors (rider face-covering requirement), as stated in Valley Metro\u0027s April 2021 post","authority":"Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail board authority; CDC conveyance order and U.S. DOT guidance (recited)","instrument":"Valley Metro rider face-covering requirement effective July 1, 2020 (post \u0027Wear a mask while riding Valley Metro\u0027, April 2021)","title":"Wear a mask while riding Valley Metro","dateIssued":"2020-07-01","effective":"2020-07-01","end":"In force in April 2021 \u0027still mandatory\u0027; continued under the federal conveyance order through Sept. 30, 2021","startDate":"2020-07-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV"],"addressees":["all riders of Valley Metro bus, light rail, Dial-A-Ride and paratransit"],"clause":"Last year, Valley Metro\u0027s Boards of Directors declared that facial coverings were to be required on all Valley Metro transit services beginning on July 1st, 2020. Despite the vaccinations and the governor\u0027s recent relaxation of COVID-19 protective measures Valley Metro is still required to comply with the guidelines laid out by federal authorities including the CDC and the U.S. Department of Transportation.... if you\u0027re looking to ride Valley Metro, facial coverings are still mandatory.","enforcement":"Education-first (riders without a covering not removed, per Ex. MET-PHX-029 and the Dec. 2020 post)","functions":["WF commuting workforce across the Phoenix metro","TRAV","CB"],"notes":"Valley Metro\u0027s Dec. 2020 post states \u0027Since the beginning of July, Valley Metro has required all riders to wear them on board or when waiting to board a vehicle.\u0027 Fixes the start date of the requirement recorded in Ex. MET-PHX-029.","sourceUrl":"https://www.valleymetro.org/blog/2021/04/wear-mask-while-riding-valley-metro","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210508112122/https://www.valleymetro.org/blog/2021/04/wear-mask-while-riding-valley-metro","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":855736,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHX","url":"/library/MET-PHX-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHX-042","citation":"Valley Metro Boards of Directors (rider face-covering requirement), as stated in Valley Metro\u0027s April 2021 post, Valley Metro rider face-covering requirement effective July 1, 2020 (post \u0027Wear a mask while riding Valley Metro\u0027, April 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-042)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["MET-PHX-029"]}