MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Sept. 30, 2020 2:15 p.m.: face coverings required (Order 20-07-29-01); Fall 2020 Service Modifications effective Nov. 2, 2020 reinstating earlier COVID-19 reductions on MARC and Commuter Bus; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 remain suspended; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with temperature checks and a seven-customer limit

The record

Jurisdiction

Maryland

Level

State

Authority

Order of the Governor No. 20-07-29-01 (face coverings, recited); MDOT MTA service-planning authority

Issued

2020-09-30 Sept. 30, 2020

Effective

2020-11-02 (MARC and Commuter Bus reductions); face coverings continuing (Order 20-07-29-01 from July 31, 2020); Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with capacity limit and temperature screening (read as 2020-11-02)

End

Reductions still in place July 12, 2021 (Ex. 005); Maryland's general face-covering order narrowed May 15, 2021 and terminated by Order 21-06-15-01, after which the transit mask rule rested on the CDC conveyance order and TSA directives (Ex. 005) (read as 2021-07-12)

In force

Nov. 2, 2020 to July 12, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all MDOT MTA riders
• MARC and Commuter Bus commuters
• Transit Store and Reduced Fare Certification Office customers

Functions reached

• WF commuting workforce (MARC down 89 percent; commuter frequency cut Nov. 2, 2020)
• CB customer access (seven-customer limit and temperature checks at the Transit Store)
• TV travel
• OP office (employers continuing telework, recited)

Character

binding

Collection

State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.... all riders using public transit... are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.... This action supports Governor Hogan's Executive Order number 20-07-29-01.... In the fourth week of September, ridership across all MDOT MTA transit modes was down 60% overall, with MARC down 89%, Commuter Bus down 87% and Core Local Bus down 51%. Based on these trends, and to adjust service to meet demand, MDOT MTA will implement temporary, strategic service reductions to MARC and Commuter Bus... Beginning Monday, November 2, MDOT MTA will resume the following service levels, which were in place earlier in the COVID-19 health emergency... Local Bus - No changes, all Express Bus routes and LocalLinks 38 and 92 remain suspended.... Transit Store... will re-open on Monday, August 31... All customers will be required to undergo a temperature check before entry. The Transit Store capacity will be limited to seven customers at any given time.

Enforcement

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