{"id":"MET-DCM-070","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; D.C., Maryland and Virginia compact agency)","state":"MD","metro":"DCM","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld","authority":"WMATA Compact operating authority; Pandemic Response Plan activated Jan. 29, 2020","instrument":"Metrobus rear-door boarding directive (news release of March 23, 2020)","title":"Metrobus implements rear-door boarding (effective March 24, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-24","end":"Phased out under the gradual recovery plan (front-door boarding and fares resumed Jan. 3, 2021; not verified here)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2021-01-03","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["all Metrobus riders","commuting workforce of the region"],"clause":"Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld authorized rear-door boarding following a request [from the union]... Starting tomorrow, all Metrobus riders are asked to enter and exit the bus using the rear door at all [stops]... [operators may bypass stops when] the bus is at its maximum capacity to maintain social distancing requirements.","enforcement":"Transit operator directive","functions":["WF workforce commuting","CB customer access","TR"],"notes":"The rear-door and capacity rules limited bus capacity across the region.","sourceUrl":"https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-implements-rear-door-boarding-systemwide.cfm","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200401000000/https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-implements-rear-door-boarding-systemwide.cfm","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":73101,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DCM","url":"/library/MET-DCM-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DCM-070","citation":"Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld, Metrobus rear-door boarding directive (news release of March 23, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-070)","stateName":"Maryland","related":[]}