PSTA Coronavirus Response (fare suspension from Mar. 19, 2020; COVID-19 Service Reduction schedules from Mar. 29, 2020 and June 7/15, 2020; fixed-route service ending 10:00 p.m.; face-covering requirement)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pinellas County, Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, independent special district) · Tampa Bay · Florida

Level

County

Authority

Ch. 2000-424, Laws of Fla. (PSTA enabling act); Res. 20-16 emergency; federal CDC/TSA mask mandate from Feb. 1, 2021

Issued

2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020

Effective

2020-03-19 (fares); 2020-03-29 (service reductions); 2020-06-07 and 2020-06-15 (further changes) (read as 2020-03-19)

End

Reduced service continued into 2021; masks required under the federal mandate through Q3 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 19, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther

Addressees

• PSTA riders and employers dependent on transit in Pinellas County

Functions reached

• WF workforce commuting (evening shifts unserved after 10 p.m.; weekend routes cut)
• CB customer access

Collection

Tampa Bay MET-TPA

Operative words

RIDE FREE: Effective March 19, 2020 PSTA is temporarily pausing all fare collection... All other PSTA routes will run on a COVID-19 Service Reduction schedule (effective 3/29/20). All fixed route service ends at 10:00 p.m. No service on 58, 66L, and 300X. No weekend service on 22, 32, 62, 67, 73, 76, 812, 813, and 814... Transit ridership has dropped dramatically since COVID-19 emerged because riders have done the right thing by staying home as much as possible. In response, we've reduced service to a level that provides essential [connections]

Enforcement

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