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Ex. MET-DEN-043 Order Primary source read

Board approval of the COVID-19 Service Change Plan: 40 percent service reduction effective April 19, 2020

RTD Board approves COVID-19 service reductions to start April 19 -- regular service continues until then (RTD release, 03.25.2020; archived capture)

RTD Board of Directors (action of Mar. 24, 2020; release of Mar. 25, 2020) · Regional Transportation District (eight-county Denver metro transit district) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Regional Transportation District (eight-county Denver metro transit district) · Denver · Colorado
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Regional Transportation District Act, C.R.S. 32-9-101 et seq. (Board's power over service levels)
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-19
End
Planned through Sept. 20, 2020; reduced service continued into 2021 (RTD's Jan. 2021 releases describe further January service changes) (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Apr. 19, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all RTD riders
  • RTD operators
Functions reached
  • WF workforce commuting
  • TRAV travel
  • CB customer access
  • MK (Board meeting held remotely 'in accordance with distancing orders from Gov. Jared Polis and many metro area mayors')
Collection
Denver MET-DEN

Operative words

RTD's Board of Directors at its March 24 meeting approved reducing service 40 percent beginning April 19 in reaction to a severe ridership drop amid COVID-19 lockdowns, running buses every day on a Saturday and Regional schedule and light rail trains on a Sunday schedule.... The reduced service levels are planned to remain in effect through Sept. 20, the next planned service change.... RTD administrative buildings, including 1660 Blake St, are closed to all visitors.

Enforcement

Board action governing the district's service

Notes

Recites a 70 percent ridership drop and mandated six-day work weeks for operators.

Retrieval note

RTD's own release describing its Board's action.