Press release: SunLine Transit Agency Moving to Level 3 Service This Saturday, March 21, 2020 Due to COVID-19 Impact

The record

Jurisdiction

Coachella Valley, Riverside County (SunLine Transit Agency joint powers authority) · Riverside-San Bernardino · California

Level

County

Authority

Joint powers authority service decision under the local and State emergencies (Gov. Code 6500 et seq.; Pub. Util. Code 99200 et seq.)

Issued

2020-03-21 Mar. 21, 2020

Effective

2020-03-21 (service); 2020-03-17 (free fares) (read as 2020-03-21)

End

Not stated (service restored in stages later in 2020-2021; not verified) (read as 2020-06-30)

In force

Mar. 21, 2020 to June 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineOther

Addressees

• riders
• Coachella Valley employers dependent on transit

Functions reached

• WF workforce commuting (Sunday-level service seven days; commuter route suspended)
• TV travel

Collection

Riverside-San Bernardino MET-RIV

Operative words

beginning Saturday, March 21, 2020, it is moving to Level 3 Service, which is defined as: All local routes operating on the Sunday service schedule 7 days a week. Routes no longer in service, until further notice, will be the Commuter Route 220, the Palm Springs BUZZ, and the 20, 21 and 54.... The Agency introduced free fares on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, to minimize contact with transit operators... 'Our goal is to be able to provide service for riders who need to access vital services while encouraging the community to only use public transit for those essential trips.'

Enforcement

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