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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · Massachusetts
- Level
- State
- Authority
- M.G.L. c. 161A, § 5 (rules governing conduct and fares)
- Issued
- 2020-07-14 July 14, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-20
- End
- protocols continued into 2021 (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- July 20, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- MBTA customers on buses, the Mattapan Line and street-level Green Line stations
- Functions reached
- WF
- TR
- OP fare collection suspended Mar.-July 2020
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE
Operative words
"The MBTA is announcing that, effective on Monday, July 20, there will be updated boarding protocols for customers using buses, the Mattapan Line, and the Green Line at street-level stations." "The MBTA temporarily instituted rear-door boarding in March in an effort to encourage social distancing measures and protect the health of MBTA operators and riders." It remains "required that all MBTA customers wear a face covering and riders should avoid sitting or standing in areas (designated with decals) closest to the bus or trolley operators."
Enforcement
MBTA rules of conduct; Order No. 31
Notes
Documents the March-July 2020 suspension of front-door boarding and fare collection on MBTA buses and trolleys.
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