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Ex. MET-STL-040 Order Primary source read

Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: MetroBus Changes Coming April 20

New MetroBus service plan effective Monday, April 20, 2020: six routes suspended, evening frequencies reduced, 21 high-ridership routes increased at select hours for distancing; riders asked to wear masks

Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Jessica Mefford-Miller, Executive Director · Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-Illinois (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-Illinois · St. Louis · Missouri
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Bi-State Development Agency Compact; transit operating authority
Issued
2020-04-16 Apr. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-04-20
End
Superseded by later quarterly service changes (June 2020 onward) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Apr. 20, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • MetroBus riders
  • employers
Functions reached
  • WF (evening and suspended routes)
  • TV
  • CB
Collection
St. Louis MET-STL

Operative words

A new service plan to improve the scheduling and reliability of MetroBus service during the COVID-19 pandemic will go into effect on Monday, April 20. The new service plan will temporarily suspend service on six lower ridership MetroBus routes, and will modify schedules and frequencies for [others]... 'With lower ridership and fewer available workforce resources...'... [riders should use] MetroBus and Metro Call-A-Ride for essential trips only and wear a nose and mouth-covering mask when riding on Metro Transit vehicles.... Due to ridership declining after the afternoon rush hour, most Missouri MetroBus routes will have reduced service frequency during evening hours under this new service plan.

Enforcement

Operating rule