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

The record

Jurisdiction

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) · Portland · Oregon

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

ORS ch. 267; TriMet Code ch. 28; CISA essential critical infrastructure designation (recited); Governor's EO 20-12 (recited)

Issued

2020-04-07 Apr. 7, 2020

Effective

2020-04-02 5:00 p.m. (rider limits); 2020-04-05 (service reductions); 2020-03-27 (cash suspended) (read as 2020-04-02)

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 (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Apr. 2, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateCapacity limitTravel and quarantineOther

Addressees

• all TriMet riders
• TriMet employees
• employers whose workforce commutes by transit

Functions reached

• WF workforce commuting under rider caps and reduced schedules; operator absences from school closures and quarantine
• TR
• CB
• OF agency telework

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

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's 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

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