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Ex. MET-RIV-053 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Press release of April 8, 2020: Omnitrans Implements Additional Reduced Service, Safety Procedures

Six routes eliminated April 13, 2020; 20 customers maximum per bus; face masks required on board

Omnitrans (Interim CEO/General Manager Erin Rogers) · San Bernardino Valley (Omnitrans) (County)

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Jurisdiction
San Bernardino Valley (Omnitrans) · Riverside-San Bernardino · California
Level
County
Authority
Joint powers authority service decision; enforcement of the San Bernardino County face-covering order of April 7, 2020 (Ex. 023) on board
Issued
2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-04-13 (service); mask and 20-passenger rules already in effect (read as 2020-04-13)
End
Not verified (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Apr. 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • riders
  • employers
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (routes eliminated; 20-passenger cap)
  • TV travel
  • CB masked riders
Collection
Riverside-San Bernardino MET-RIV

Operative words

Omnitrans will further reduce transit service on Monday, April 13... six routes will be eliminated, service frequency or trips will be reduced on four routes, and two routes will be operated with smaller minibuses.... Since the inception of COVID-19 and the state of California 'Stay at Home' order, Omnitrans ridership has decreased by approximately 65 percent.... Additionally, the agency has implemented a policy of 20 customers maximum per bus and requires face masks onboard in conjunction with the San Bernardino County health order mandating face coverings when leaving home.

Enforcement

Refusal of boarding

Notes

Independent confirmation of the April 7, 2020 County face-covering order (Ex. 023).