{"id":"MET-PDX-046","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)","state":"OR","metro":"PDX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"TriMet","authority":"ORS ch. 267; TriMet Code ch. 28; CISA essential critical infrastructure designation (recited); Governor\u0027s EO 20-12 (recited)","instrument":"TriMet 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 percent","title":"TriMet COVID-19 updates (April 7, 2020 and prior entries)","dateIssued":"2020-04-07","effective":"2020-04-02 5:00 p.m. (rider limits); 2020-04-05 (service reductions); 2020-03-27 (cash suspended)","end":"Rider limit raised toward 19-24 by July 2020 (MET-PDX-045); end dates of the limits, cash suspension and reduced schedules not shown in this set","startDate":"2020-04-02","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CAP","TRAV","TELE","OTHER"],"addressees":["all TriMet riders","TriMet employees","employers whose workforce commutes by transit"],"clause":"TriMet will limit the number of riders on buses beginning at 5 p.m. on April 2. No more than 10-15 riders can be on a bus at one time -- 10 individuals, or up to 15 if people are riding together (such as couples or parents with children).... If there appears to be more than 10 to 15 people on board, the bus operator will ask riders at a stop to wait for the next bus.... TriMet\u0027s temporary service reductions went into place on Sunday, April 5. Most bus lines and WES Commuter Rail are running less often. No extra MAX trains are running during the morning and afternoon commutes.... Temporarily suspending cash payments on buses... All TriMet employees whose presence onsite at TriMet facilities is not essential have been asked to work remotely.... TriMet is seeing a decrease in the number of operators who are available with many out on leave, whether due to children at home with schools closed, taking leave for illness or self-quarantine...","enforcement":"Operator refusal of boarding at capacity; TriMet Code rules for riding","functions":["WF workforce commuting under rider caps and reduced schedules; operator absences from school closures and quarantine","TR","CB","OF agency telework"],"notes":"Records Regional Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines\u0027s Mar. 19-20, 2020 direction to the public to \u0027avoid anything that is not essential\u0027 and the ridership collapse (down 47.2 percent the week of Mar. 15; 63-64.6 percent by late March and early April 2020).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":232302,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PDX","url":"/library/MET-PDX-046","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PDX-046","citation":"TriMet, TriMet 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 percent (Ex. MET-PDX-046)","stateName":"Oregon","related":["MET-PDX-045"]}