Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

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

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

OHA statewide face-covering guidance under EO 20-27 (Ex. OR-025); ORS ch. 267

Issued

2020-08-21 Aug. 21, 2020

Effective

Mid-May 2020 (mask requirement on board, as recited) (read as 2020-08-21)

End

Masks on transit continued through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond (federal CDC order from Feb. 1, 2021; MET-PDX-013, -016) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 21, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitFace-covering requirement

Addressees

• TriMet riders, operators and employees

Functions reached

• WF commuting workforce (masks; capacity waits)
• TR
• CB

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

Oregon Health Authority's guidelines direct all Oregonians over the age of five to wear face coverings when in public and they cannot maintain 6 feet of distance from others.... These guidelines are the same on transit as they are elsewhere in public. TriMet has been requiring riders, operators and other employees to use face coverings on board our buses and trains since mid-May, at the direction of the OHA.... TriMet has placed signs on seats on board our buses and trains to help people physically space themselves out from other riders by at least 3 feet, as directed by the OHA.... To allow for physical distancing on board, TriMet limits the number of people on board our buses and trains. If the vehicle is at capacity, riders will need to wait for a following bus or train.

Enforcement

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