OmniRide update, Apr. 20, 2020: from Apr. 27, 2020 Express commuter service further reduced to four routes (ridership down 90 percent); fares free on Local and Metro Express; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 at a time when possible; local riders permitted one loop only; seats nearest the operator blocked

The record

Jurisdiction

Virginia (PRTC service area; commuter routes to Washington, the Pentagon, L'Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard) · Washington

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

PRTC service and operating authority

Issued

2020-04-20 Apr. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-04-27

End

Not documented in this cluster (read as 2020-06-30)

In force

Apr. 27, 2020 to June 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• OmniRide Express commuters
• Local riders (one loop; 10-passenger limit)

Functions reached

• WF commuting workforce (commuter ridership down 90 percent; most express routes not running; 10-passenger cap)
• CB customer access
• TV travel

Character

context

Collection

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

Operative words

Starting Monday, April 27, OmniRide will further reduce the level of Express commuter bus service, due to low ridership. Over the course of the pandemic, ridership on OmniRide's Express commuter routes has dropped by 90 percent.... Only the OmniRide Express routes listed above will operate. All other OmniRide Express routes will not run. This is the second round of service reductions to OmniRide Express routes.... When possible, bus operators are limiting the number of passengers to 10 at a time.... Passengers will be permitted to ride local buses for one loop only to limit extended exposure and contact between drivers and passengers. Seats closest to the bus operator are being blocked off

Enforcement

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