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Ex. MET-DET-035SMART COVID-19 Updates (running notice, Mar. 14 to Sept. 2, 2020)Free rides on all service from March 16-17, 2020 until further notice; service reduction plan from March 23; further reductions March 31…Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties (SMART service area)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-105MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020)MDOT MTA Coronavirus (COVID-19) page: service status and face-covering requirementMaryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit AdministrationBaltimore region (MDOT Maryland Transit Administration: Local Bus, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, MobilityLink, Commuter Bus, MARC)Sector regulatorApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-032COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020)COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11Central Ohio Transit AuthorityCOTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulatorMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-088Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday ServiceTRE modified weekday schedule from Mar. 23, 2020DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE)Dallas-Fort Worth (Trinity Railway Express)Sector regulatorMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-090A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020DCTA modified service (schedule and map) from Mar. 23, 2020Denton County Transportation AuthorityDenton County Transportation Authority service areaSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-065Temporary rule; emergency action, 'Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic', 85 Fed. Reg. 17285 (Mar. 27, 2020), RIN 0648-BJ70, Docket No. 200321-0084Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus PandemicNational Marine Fisheries Service (Assistant Administrator for Fisheries)National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce (all federally managed fisheries)Sector regulatorMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-070Metrobus rear-door boarding directive (news release of March 23, 2020)Metrobus implements rear-door boarding (effective March 24, 2020)Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. WiedefeldWMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; D.C., Maryland and Virginia compact agency)Sector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PIT-041Reduced Service Schedules effective March 25, 2020 (COVID-19 schedules page)Service Schedules (effective March 25, 2020)Port Authority of Allegheny CountyAllegheny County, Pennsylvania (Port Authority of Allegheny County service area)Sector regulatorMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-082Modified Weekday Schedule effective Mar. 28, 2020 (station closures)Modified PATCO Schedule Effective 03-28-2020 (Modified Weekday Schedule, Westbound to Philadelphia / Eastbound to Lindenwold)PATCO / Delaware River Port AuthorityPort Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), Delaware River Port Authority (Camden County, N.J. - Philadelphia)Sector regulatorMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-046TriMet COVID-19 updates, Mar. 11-Apr. 7, 2020: rider limit of 10-15 per bus from 5 p.m. Apr. 2, 2020; temporary service reductions effective Apr. 5, 2020; cash suspended on buses; seats marked off; all non-essential TriMet staff to work remotely; Board meetings by teleconference; ridership down 64.6 percentTriMet COVID-19 updates (April 7, 2020 and prior entries)TriMetTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-044Rear-door boarding and suspension of fare collectionRTD to implement rear-door boarding starting Sunday following revised safety guidance (RTD release, 04.03.2020; archived capture)RTD (General Manager and CEO)Regional Transportation DistrictSector regulatorApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-048Temporary service reductions effective April 5, 2020 (58 of 85 bus lines adjusted to roughly Saturday schedules; MAX every 15 minutes with commute-period trains suspended; WES every 45 minutes; Line 272 suspended; 24-hour lines not overnight; weekly bus hours down 21 percent); cash no longer accepted on buses; hiring freeze (Mar. 27, 2020)TriMet to adjust schedules, preserve safety and service, as community responds to COVID-19TriMet (General Manager Doug Kelsey)Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-091UTA News page (capture of Apr. 9, 2020): 'Temporary Service Reductions Starting April 5th'Utah Transit Authority news listing: Temporary Service Reductions Starting April 5th (2020)Utah Transit AuthorityUtah Transit Authority service areaSector regulatorMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-091Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 PandemicDART modified weekday service from Apr. 6, 2020 (light rail every 20 minutes; transit-center seating and headquarters lobby closed)Dallas Area Rapid TransitDallas Area Rapid Transit service area (13 cities)Sector regulatorMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-008VIA COVID-19 information page (captured March 30-31, 2020): Saturday schedules from April 6, 2020; fares suspended from March 21, 2020; board meetings moved onlineVIA Moving to 'Saturday' Schedules, Extending Fare Relief Period Beginning April 6VIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan Transit (Bexar County transit authority)Sector regulatorMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-038GCRTA Coronavirus Updates and Information page: Park-N-Ride and trolley service suspended; paratransit converted to curb-to-curb (Mar. 31, 2020); temporary systemwide service reduction effective Apr. 12, 2020 (alert of Apr. 3, 2020)Coronavirus Updates and Information; Alert: 04/03/2020 - Temporary service reduction effective April 12Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (political subdivision, R.C. ch. 306)Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulatorApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BAL-106MDOT MTA COVID-19 page (captured Sept. 28, 2020): face coverings required; front-door boarding resumed July 12; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31MDOT MTA Coronavirus (COVID-19) page, September 2020Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit AdministrationBaltimore region (MDOT MTA)Sector regulatorSept. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-043Board approval of the COVID-19 Service Change Plan: 40 percent service reduction effective April 19, 2020RTD Board approves COVID-19 service reductions to start April 19 -- regular service continues until then (RTD release, 03.25.2020; archived…RTD Board of Directors (action of Mar. 24, 2020; release of Mar. 25, 2020)Regional Transportation District (eight-county Denver metro transit district)Sector regulatorMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-016VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning WednesdayVIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulatorApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SFO-070BART face-mask requirement for riders (announced Apr. 21, 2020, effective Apr. 22, 2020)Face masks required on BARTBART (General Manager; Board of Directors)San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)Sector regulatorApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-045RTD face-covering policy for all bus and rail operators; rider face-covering request; vehicle capacity limits; fare suspension to July 1, 2020For everyone's safety, RTD asks all riders to wear a face covering: Agency requires all bus, rail operators to do the same (RTD release…RTDRegional Transportation DistrictSector regulatorApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-050CTA coronavirus operating rules: passenger capacity limits, rear-door boarding, mask requirement (agency page as archived June 2, 2020)CTA - Coronavirus (COVID-19) information: service, capacity limits, rear-door boarding, masksChicago Transit Authority, in conjunction with the Chicago Department of Public HealthChicago Transit Authority service area (Chicago and 35 suburbs)Sector regulatorJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-092MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-047MTA press release, 'MTA Welcoming Riders to Subway with Increased Overnight Service Beginning Early Tomorrow Morning' (Feb. 21, 2021), describing the nightly subway closure since May 6, 2020 and its reduction to 2 a.m.-4 a.m. from Feb. 22, 2021Nightly closure of the New York City subway, 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. from May 6, 2020, reduced to 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. from Feb. 22, 2021Metropolitan Transportation Authority (with the Governor's direction of Apr. 30, 2020)New York City (subway system)Sector regulatorFeb. 21, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-065FlyPDX 'Coronavirus News & Updates' (captured May 12, 2020): all airlines serving PDX require passenger face coverings from May 11, 2020; all Port staff working at PDX must wear face coverings; airline lounges closed; PDX Conference Center suspended (Mar. 17); children's play areas closed (Mar. 18); TSA screening consolidated to the D/E checkpoint (Mar. 22); USO and CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended (to at least June 1); sit-down restaurants restricted to takeout under the Governor's order; 40-plus shops and restaurants closed temporarily; JetBlue suspended to June 30; Hawaiian suspended under Hawaii's quarantine order; WestJet and Air Canada suspended under border restrictions; Volaris not operating in May; airline rent deferrals and concession minimum-rent suspensionsCoronavirus News & Updates - Portland International Airport (face coverings from May 11; facility closures; concessions takeout only under…Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX)Oregon (Portland International Airport, PDX)Sector regulatorMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read