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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2020

New York MTA launches 'Keep Them Covered' campaign

Face coverings protecting New Yorkers’ nose and mouth, including cloth bandanas, scarves, masks, or other alternatives, were mandatory effective April 17 to ride public transportation.

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ArticlesApril 20, 2020

Responding to COVID-19: How to optimize transportation resources during emergencies

The COVID-19 outbreak has cities and transit agencies scrambling to provide new forms of transportation for essential staff and emergency services.

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ArticlesApril 16, 2020

Keeping rail workers safe on the right-of-way

An overview of technology being used in potentially hazardous scenarios, including fixed work zones, moving work zones, and equipment movement/collision avoidance.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2020

MTA, teams with urgent care network to test employees for COVID-19

The new partnership with the state’s largest healthcare provider marks the latest in a series of aggressive health and safety measures taken by the MTA to protect its vital frontline workforce.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2020

FTA issues advisory to reduce spread of COVID-19 among transit employees, passengers

The Safety Advisory recommends that transit agencies develop and implement procedures and practices consistent with all applicable guidance and information provided by the CDC and OSHA.

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Articlesby Charlotte DiBartolomeoApril 13, 2020

Transit's monumental challenges to support the frontline in the time of coronavirus

Fear, particularly when it’s sustained over a period of time, reorganizes the brain, cutting off the normal pathways to problem-solving.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2020

Detroit DOT to provide 20K masks to riders to protect drivers

Masks will be fastened to the back of the bus via a dispenser as riders enter, no contact will be required to retrieve a mask.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2020

MARTA adds emergency paid sick leave for all employees

As of today, MARTA has 14 employees who have self-reported a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and 183 employees off work due to risk of exposure.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2020

Transdev/IntelliRide, Mayor of Detroit partner to offer free transport to COVID-19 testing

The transportation service takes residents in need of transportation from their homes, to the State Fairgrounds where the testing occurs, and then back to their homes.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2020

CDC releases safety guidance for operators, agencies during COVID-19 pandemic

For bus transit operators, potential sources of exposure include having close contact with a bus passenger with COVID-19 or by contacting surfaces touched or handled by a person with COVID-19.

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