METRO’s Managing Editor Alex Roman recently spoke to The COMET’s Executive Director/CEO John Andoh for a new podcast called METROspectives.
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.
The ability to facilitate access to testing for employees will lead to quicker identification of cases, quicker treatment for those testing positive, and immediate isolation to prevent spread.
he staff reductions include union and non-union employees. In addition, executive staff have voluntarily reduced their salaries.
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.
The plan keeps MARTA running for health care personnel and other essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
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.
Fear, particularly when it’s sustained over a period of time, reorganizes the brain, cutting off the normal pathways to problem-solving.
Arnaud Legrand has directed technical teams and projects for 21 years in complex transit operations, such as railway tests and aeronautical maintenance.