{"id":"MET-BAL-105","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Baltimore region (MDOT Maryland Transit Administration: Local Bus, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, MobilityLink, Commuter Bus, MARC)","state":"MD","metro":"BAL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration","authority":"MTA operating authority (Md. Code, Transp. tit. 7); Governor\u0027s Orders 20-03-19-01 (transit) and 20-04-15-01 (face coverings)","instrument":"MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020)","title":"MDOT MTA Coronavirus (COVID-19) page: service status and face-covering requirement","dateIssued":"2020-04-17","effective":"Service reductions Mar. 18, 2020; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38/92 suspended Apr. 6; Saturday schedules Apr. 14; Commuter Bus and MARC reductions Apr. 13; face coverings 7:00 a.m. Apr. 18, 2020","end":"Front-door boarding resumed July 12, 2020 (MET-BAL-106); route suspensions and mask rule continuing July 2021 (MET-BAL-107)","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-07-12","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["TRAV","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["all transit riders","operators","employers whose workforce commutes by transit"],"clause":"In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, PLEASE USE TRANSIT FOR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY.... Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train and Mobility/paratransit service are [required] to wear face coverings.... MDOT MTA will implement service reductions on all vehicle modes effective Wednesday, March 18. Effective April 14, local bus service will operate on a base Saturday schedule Monday through Saturday... Effective April 6, all nine Express BusLink routes... and LocalLink 38 and 92, which primarily serve schools that are now closed, are temporarily suspended... MDOT MTA will implement rear-door boarding on all bus routes... Light Rail... on weekdays... will operate on a Saturday schedule... Metro Subway... Saturday schedule... State office buildings have been closed to the public. As a result, the Transit Store located at 6 St. Paul Street in Baltimore will be closed beginning Monday, March 16.","enforcement":"Governor\u0027s Order 20-04-15-01 (misdemeanor) for face coverings; MTA rules of conduct","functions":["WF workforce commuting","TR transit access for customers","HR"],"notes":"The Baltimore region\u0027s transit agency reduced every mode to weekend-level service and suspended school and express routes for the whole of 2020 Q2.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mta.maryland.gov/coronavirus","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200417012806/https://www.mta.maryland.gov/coronavirus","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":444024,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BAL","url":"/library/MET-BAL-105","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BAL-105","citation":"Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration, MDOT MTA COVID-19 service reductions, boarding rules and face-covering requirement (agency web notice, captured Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-105)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MET-BAL-106","MET-BAL-107"]}