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Ex. MET-SEA-023 Order Primary source read

Metro announcement: fare collection resumes Oct. 1, 2020; fare enforcement suspended through end of 2020

Metro to resume fare collection Oct. 1

King County Metro · King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit) (County)

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Jurisdiction
King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit) · Seattle · Washington
Level
County
Authority
Metro operating authority
Issued
2020-09-17 Sept. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-10-01
End
Fare enforcement suspended through Dec. 31, 2020 (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Oct. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • all Metro riders
Functions reached
  • WF commuting
  • TR travel
Collection
Seattle MET-SEA

Operative words

On Thursday, October 1, Metro will resume collecting fares for all transit services: buses, Access paratransit, water taxi... Metro suspended fares on March 21 to protect passengers and operators from the potential spread of COVID-19. Passengers have been boarding and exiting through the rear doors, reserving front-door access for customers using mobility devices... Metro will suspend fare enforcement through the end of 2020.... At current ridership levels, which are about 40 percent compared to last year

Enforcement

Operating rule

Notes

Fixes the end of the fare suspension (Mar. 21 - Sept. 30, 2020) and records ridership at about 40 percent of 2019 in September 2020.

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