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Ex. MET-DEN-047 Order Primary source read

Lifting of vehicle capacity limits with the June 13, 2021 service change; masks remain required under the federal mandate

RTD lifts capacity limits on its vehicles as service changes take effect Sunday (RTD release, 06.10.2021; archived capture)

RTD · Regional Transportation District (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Regional Transportation District · Denver · Colorado
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
C.R.S. 32-9-101 et seq.; federal mask mandate (CDC order and TSA directives) recited
Issued
2021-06-10 June 10, 2021
Effective
2021-06-13
End
Masks required through Sept. 13, 2021 (then extended) (read as 2021-09-13)
In force
June 13, 2021 to Sept. 13, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all RTD riders
Functions reached
  • TRAV
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Denver MET-DEN

Operative words

Effective June 13, 2021, capacity restrictions have been lifted. Per Federal mandate, masks are still required while riding or waiting on RTD vehicles.... With this set of changes, RTD will also lift vehicle capacity limits that have been in place throughout the pandemic... Don't lose that mask: Face coverings remain required on transit through Sept. 13

Enforcement

Federal mandate (CDC order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025; TSA SD 1582/84-21-01 series) applied on RTD

Notes

Fixes the end date of RTD's capacity caps (June 13, 2021) and the Q3 2021 mask requirement.