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Ex. MET-MKE-045 Order Primary source read

Metro Transit COVID-19 Updates (page as captured Mar. 22, 2020)

Metro Transit: 15-passenger capacity limit, Saturday schedules seven days a week, rear-door exit

City of Madison Metro Transit · City of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit) (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit) · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin
Level
City
Authority
Transit operator emergency service changes under the City's emergency response
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 (capacity limit); 2020-03-23 (Saturday schedules all seven days) (read as 2020-03-18)
End
Capacity limit raised to 20 by July 13, 2020 (Ex. MET-MKE-046); service increases in August 2020 (page titles 'Service Level Increase', 'Return to Normal Service Plan', archived) (read as 2020-07-13)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to July 13, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all riders
  • paratransit riders
Functions reached
  • WF workforce commuting (fifteen riders per bus)
  • TR travel
  • CRT City public-facing counters closed
Collection
Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE

Operative words

Beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020, capacity on all Metro Transit fixed-route buses will be limited to 15 passengers plus the driver.... Exit the bus through the rear doors.... Starting Monday, March 23, Metro will operate SATURDAY schedules all 7 days of the week.... Routes 81 and 82 will not operate.... Most public-facing services at City facilities such as walk-up counters and other public spaces will close

Enforcement

Operator policy

Retrieval note

Archived page rendered to PDF (Wayback capture 2020-03-22); the render begins with the City site's navigation menu, the substantive text follows.