{"id":"MET-TPA-082","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Pinellas County, Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, independent special district)","state":"FL","metro":"TPA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority","authority":"Ch. 2000-424, Laws of Fla. (PSTA enabling act); Res. 20-16 emergency; federal CDC/TSA mask mandate from Feb. 1, 2021","instrument":"PSTA Coronavirus Response (fare suspension from Mar. 19, 2020; COVID-19 Service Reduction schedules from Mar. 29, 2020 and June 7/15, 2020; fixed-route service ending 10:00 p.m.; face-covering requirement)","title":"PSTA Coronavirus Response","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-19 (fares); 2020-03-29 (service reductions); 2020-06-07 and 2020-06-15 (further changes)","end":"Reduced service continued into 2021; masks required under the federal mandate through Q3 2021","startDate":"2020-03-19","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["TRAV","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["PSTA riders and employers dependent on transit in Pinellas County"],"clause":"RIDE FREE: Effective March 19, 2020 PSTA is temporarily pausing all fare collection... All other PSTA routes will run on a COVID-19 Service Reduction schedule (effective 3/29/20). All fixed route service ends at 10:00 p.m. No service on 58, 66L, and 300X. No weekend service on 22, 32, 62, 67, 73, 76, 812, 813, and 814... Transit ridership has dropped dramatically since COVID-19 emerged because riders have done the right thing by staying home as much as possible. In response, we\u0027ve reduced service to a level that provides essential [connections]","enforcement":"Agency operating rules; federal mandate penalties from Feb. 2021","functions":["WF workforce commuting (evening shifts unserved after 10 p.m.; weekend routes cut)","CB customer access"],"notes":"Governmental transit authority\u0027s own statement of the measures and their cause","sourceUrl":"https://psta.net/riding-psta/psta-coronavirus-response/","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200629025940/https://psta.net/riding-psta/psta-coronavirus-response/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":302152,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-TPA","url":"/library/MET-TPA-082","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-TPA-082","citation":"Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, PSTA Coronavirus Response (fare suspension from Mar. 19, 2020; COVID-19 Service Reduction schedules from Mar. 29, 2020 and June 7/15, 2020; fixed-route service ending 10:00 p.m.; face-covering requirement) (Ex. MET-TPA-082)","stateName":"Florida","related":[]}