{"id":"MET-RIV-050","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Coachella Valley, Riverside County (SunLine Transit Agency joint powers authority)","state":"CA","metro":"RIV","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"SunLine Transit Agency (CEO/General Manager Lauren Skiver)","authority":"Joint powers authority service decision under the local and State emergencies (Gov. Code 6500 et seq.; Pub. Util. Code 99200 et seq.)","instrument":"Press release: SunLine Transit Agency Moving to Level 3 Service This Saturday, March 21, 2020 Due to COVID-19 Impact","title":"Level 3 service reduction; free fares from March 17, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-03-21","effective":"2020-03-21 (service); 2020-03-17 (free fares)","end":"Not stated (service restored in stages later in 2020-2021; not verified)","startDate":"2020-03-21","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["riders","Coachella Valley employers dependent on transit"],"clause":"beginning Saturday, March 21, 2020, it is moving to Level 3 Service, which is defined as: All local routes operating on the Sunday service schedule 7 days a week. Routes no longer in service, until further notice, will be the Commuter Route 220, the Palm Springs BUZZ, and the 20, 21 and 54.... The Agency introduced free fares on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, to minimize contact with transit operators... \u0027Our goal is to be able to provide service for riders who need to access vital services while encouraging the community to only use public transit for those essential trips.\u0027","enforcement":"n/a (agency service action)","functions":["WF workforce commuting (Sunday-level service seven days; commuter route suspended)","TV travel"],"notes":"SunLine serves the Coachella Valley cities (Palm Springs, Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs).","sourceUrl":"https://sunline.org/sites/default/files/rel%20-%20Level%203%20Service%20Changes%20COVID_0.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20201021131225/https://sunline.org/sites/default/files/rel%20-%20Level%203%20Service%20Changes%20COVID_0.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":255702,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-RIV","url":"/library/MET-RIV-050","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-RIV-050","citation":"SunLine Transit Agency (CEO/General Manager Lauren Skiver), Press release: SunLine Transit Agency Moving to Level 3 Service This Saturday, March 21, 2020 Due to COVID-19 Impact (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-050)","stateName":"California","related":[]}