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Ex. MET-MKE-043 Order Primary source read

MCTS to Resume Fare Collection on June 1 (release of May 26, 2020)

Resumption of fare collection; front-door boarding restored; masks recommended

Milwaukee County Transit System · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Transit System) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Transit System) · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin
Level
County
Authority
Transit operator policy
Issued
2020-05-26 May 26, 2020
Effective
2020-06-01 4:00 a.m. (read as 2020-06-01)
End
n/a (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
June 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all passengers
Functions reached
  • TR travel
  • WF commuting
Collection
Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE

Operative words

the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced today that it will resume fare [collection]... starting at 4:00 a.m. on June 1, 2020. MCTS is recommending that riders who are medically able wear a face mask or face covering... Riders should enter through the front door, pay the fare and then move away from the farebox and the driver.... Milwaukee County projects $100 million in lost revenues by the end of 2020.

Enforcement

Operator policy

Notes

Establishes that fares had been suspended (rear-door boarding) during the stay-home period and that the county projected $100 million of lost revenue for 2020.

Retrieval note

Archived page rendered to PDF (Wayback capture 2020-06-04); the capture's alert bar also records the June 2-3, 2020 evening service suspension.