{"id":"MET-PHX-029","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Maricopa County, Arizona (Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority; City of Phoenix Public Transit Department)","state":"AZ","metro":"PHX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Valley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions)","authority":"Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail board authority over service and rider rules; Phoenix City Council actions of Apr. 6, Apr. 23 and Oct. 21, 2020","instrument":"Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page \u0027COVID-19 updates: face coverings required\u0027)","title":"COVID-19 updates: face coverings required","dateIssued":"2020-07-01","effective":"2020-07-01 (face coverings required on all Valley Metro services; Ex. MET-PHX-042); Phoenix bus capacity limits from the week of Apr. 13, 2020; Phoenix service reductions from May 4, 2020; light rail reduced schedule from Apr. 11, 2020","end":"Pre-COVID Phoenix bus service restored Oct. 26, 2020; face-covering requirement continued through Sept. 30, 2021 under Valley Metro policy and the federal conveyance order","startDate":"2020-07-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["all riders of Valley Metro bus, light rail, paratransit, Dial-a-Ride and vanpools","Phoenix transit riders"],"clause":"Valley Metro is requiring all riders to wear face coverings on all public transit services: bus, light rail, paratransit, Dial-a-Ride and vanpools. This includes on-board vehicles and at stops, stations and transit centers.... Beginning the week of April 13, passenger space on buses will be limited for the safety of the operators and riders. If the rider capacity is reached, bus operators may not allow boardings until additional capacity is available.... To see the Phoenix City Council action approved on April 6, visit phoenix.gov/newsroom/public-transit/1078.... Starting Monday, May 4, due to the continued impacts of COVID-19, the city of Phoenix Public Transit Department will reduce service on bus routes in Phoenix. See the Phoenix City Council action approved on April 23... Phoenix City Council has reinstated early morning bus service beginning Monday, Oct. 26.... Beginning Monday, May 18, Tempe FLASH bus service will be suspended until August 20, 2020.","enforcement":"Transit personnel instructed not to prevent riders without a face covering from boarding (education-first)","functions":["WF workforce commuting (masks; capacity caps; reduced service May 4-Oct. 26, 2020)","TRAV local travel","CB customers reaching businesses by transit"],"notes":"Also records: light rail adjusted schedule from Apr. 11, 2020 (15-minute frequency, no late-night Friday-Saturday service); Express and RAPID schedules reduced Apr. 6, 2020; Tempe Orbit reduced Apr. 6-July 27, 2020; Scottsdale trolley weekdays only from Aug. 3, 2020; Rt. 685 trips cut July 28, restored Sept. 14, 2020. Phoenix release titles: \u0027Phoenix Public Transit Service Reductions to Begin Monday, May 4\u0027 (newsroom/public-transit/1161) and \u0027Phoenix Public Transit Department to Restore Pre-COVID Bus Services\u0027 (1585).","sourceUrl":"https://www.valleymetro.org/covid-19","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201116221447/https://www.valleymetro.org/covid-19","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1465043,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHX","url":"/library/MET-PHX-029","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHX-029","citation":"Valley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions), Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page \u0027COVID-19 updates: face coverings required\u0027) (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-029)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["MET-PHX-042"]}