{"id":"MET-STL-040","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-Illinois","state":"MO","metro":"STL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Jessica Mefford-Miller, Executive Director","authority":"Bi-State Development Agency Compact; transit operating authority","instrument":"Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: MetroBus Changes Coming April 20","title":"New MetroBus service plan effective Monday, April 20, 2020: six routes suspended, evening frequencies reduced, 21 high-ridership routes increased at select hours for distancing; riders asked to wear masks","dateIssued":"2020-04-16","effective":"2020-04-20","end":"Superseded by later quarterly service changes (June 2020 onward)","startDate":"2020-04-20","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["MetroBus riders","employers"],"clause":"A new service plan to improve the scheduling and reliability of MetroBus service during the COVID-19 pandemic will go into effect on Monday, April 20. The new service plan will temporarily suspend service on six lower ridership MetroBus routes, and will modify schedules and frequencies for [others]... \u0027With lower ridership and fewer available workforce resources...\u0027... [riders should use] MetroBus and Metro Call-A-Ride for essential trips only and wear a nose and mouth-covering mask when riding on Metro Transit vehicles.... Due to ridership declining after the afternoon rush hour, most Missouri MetroBus routes will have reduced service frequency during evening hours under this new service plan.","enforcement":"Operating rule","functions":["WF (evening and suspended routes)","TV","CB"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.metrostlouis.org/news-release/covid-19-update-metrobus-changes-coming-april-20/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200930035146/https://www.metrostlouis.org/news-release/covid-19-update-metrobus-changes-coming-april-20/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":301403,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-STL","url":"/library/MET-STL-040","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-STL-040","citation":"Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Jessica Mefford-Miller, Executive Director, Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: MetroBus Changes Coming April 20 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-040)","stateName":"Missouri","related":["MET-STL-038","MET-STL-039"]}