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New York’s MTA to Increase Mask Enforcement Throughout the System

The goal of heightened enforcement is to increase mask usage across all agencies, and to return to 2020 and early 2021 compliance levels where nearly 100% of riders wore masks onboard subways, buses, commuter railroads, and paratransit vehicles.

Secretary Buttigieg Meets with Transit Employees, Stresses President’s Support

One of President Biden’s first actions to protect the health and safety of Americans was to sign an Executive Order on January 21 promoting safety during the COVID-19 public health emergency in domestic and international travel.

NJ TRANSIT, MTA, Port Authority, Amtrak, and SEPTA Launch Regional ‘Mask Force’

The partnership builds upon regional transit operators’ comprehensive efforts to keep customers and employees healthy and safe throughout the pandemic.

MBTA Ramps Up Face Mask Enforcement

The agency's enforcement efforts are in response to Massachusetts’s revised executive order requiring all residents to wear a face covering in public, whether indoors or outdoors.

DART Installing Masks, Sanitizer Dispensers on All Vehicles

The agency plans to have dispensers available to assist customers on each of their more than 600 buses, 160 light rail vehicles, and four Dallas streetcars by the end of August/early September.

Metro-North Railroad Launches PPE Vending Machines

The move is the latest in a series of measures Metro-North has taken to ensure customer and employee safety during the pandemic.

MARTA to Begin Distributing Masks at Transit Stations

The agency is also using electrostatic sprayers to clean and sanitize its entire fleet of approximately 500 buses every evening and disinfect high touch surfaces on 200 buses throughout the day.

N.Y. MTA finds 92% of ridership using masks, urges 100% compliance

Research has found that wearing a face covering can reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission significantly.

U.S. DOT to distribute over 15M facial coverings to transportation workforce

The distribution of cloth facial coverings includes 4.8 million for mass transit and passenger rail, as well as 2.1 million for highway and motor carriers.

What public transportation agencies must do in a post-COVID world

While service continues to run in most parts of the country, public transit is viewed as a hotspot for possible contamination of COVID, putting everyone at risk — from the operators and conductors to the passengers.

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New York’s MTA to Increase Mask Enforcement Throughout the System

Secretary Buttigieg Meets with Transit Employees, Stresses President’s Support

NJ TRANSIT, MTA, Port Authority, Amtrak, and SEPTA Launch Regional ‘Mask Force’

MBTA Ramps Up Face Mask Enforcement

DART Installing Masks, Sanitizer Dispensers on All Vehicles

Metro-North Railroad Launches PPE Vending Machines

MARTA to Begin Distributing Masks at Transit Stations

N.Y. MTA finds 92% of ridership using masks, urges 100% compliance

U.S. DOT to distribute over 15M facial coverings to transportation workforce

What public transportation agencies must do in a post-COVID world

Education Center

Upcoming and On-Demand Webinars

APTA EXPO 2023

Partner Profiles and Event Planning

New York’s MTA to Increase Mask Enforcement Throughout the System

Secretary Buttigieg Meets with Transit Employees, Stresses President’s Support

NJ TRANSIT, MTA, Port Authority, Amtrak, and SEPTA Launch Regional ‘Mask Force’

MBTA Ramps Up Face Mask Enforcement

DART Installing Masks, Sanitizer Dispensers on All Vehicles

Metro-North Railroad Launches PPE Vending Machines

MARTA to Begin Distributing Masks at Transit Stations

N.Y. MTA finds 92% of ridership using masks, urges 100% compliance

U.S. DOT to distribute over 15M facial coverings to transportation workforce

What public transportation agencies must do in a post-COVID world

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