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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-071 Order Primary source read

RIPTA 'Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)' page, updated Oct. 13, 2020: transit for essential travel only; passengers must wear face coverings per EO 20-24; no more than 20 passengers on any fixed-route bus; Kennedy Plaza, Newport and Pawtucket transit centers and both Photo ID offices closed; Lost and Found by reservation, masks required

RIPTA's Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UPDATED: October 13, 2020 (face coverings per Executive Order 20-24; no more than 20 passengers per bus; transit centers closed)

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) · Rhode Island (statewide) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (statewide) · Rhode Island
Level
State
Authority
Executive Order 20-24 (recited: 'Passengers must wear face coverings in public, per Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's Executive Order 20-24'); RIPTA operating authority (20-passenger limit; facility closures)
Issued
2020-10-13 Oct. 13, 2020
Effective
As stated Oct. 13, 2020 (EO 20-24 from Apr. 18, 2020; passenger limit and closures from spring 2020) (read as 2020-10-13)
End
Transit centers still closed June 7, 2021 (Ex. 072); face coverings continued under EO 20-24 and successors and, from Feb. 1, 2021, the federal conveyance order (Ex. 072); end of the 20-passenger cap not documented (read as 2021-06-07)
In force
Oct. 13, 2020 to June 7, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • RIPTA fixed-route, Flex and RIde paratransit passengers
  • transit center and Photo ID office customers
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (statewide 20-passenger cap on every bus; masks; essential travel only)
  • CB customer access (transit centers and ID offices closed)
  • TV travel
Character
binding
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

To prevent the spread of the COVID-19, transit should be used for essential travel only.... Do I have to wear a face mask? Yes. Passengers must wear face coverings in public, per Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's Executive Order 20-24.... Seating Reduction: To help ensure that there is enough room for proper social distancing, we have reduced the number of passengers on board. No more than 20 passengers will be allowed on any fixed-route bus. What is closed? Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center. Newport Transportation Center. Pawtucket Transit Center. Photo ID Office at Kennedy Plaza. Photo ID Office at RIPTA Headquarters

Enforcement

EO 20-24 (R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9; violation a misdemeanor under § 30-15-14, as the Rhode Island State file records); RIPTA passenger cap enforced at boarding; facility closures

Notes

Implementing rule under EO 20-24 plus a hard statewide capacity cap and facility closures in force through at least the fourth quarter of 2020 and, for the closures, into June 2021 (Ex. 072).

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (Oct. 16, 2020) of ripta.com/covid-19/ (full URL in banner); page 'UPDATED: October 13, 2020'. EO 20-24 effective date (Apr. 18, 2020) cross-checked to the Rhode Island State file.

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