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... Chapter Notes Introduction p.3 …assembled "while the plane was in flight"… Based on quotation from Joaquin Mixto, CDOT during interview with researcher team. Pandemic Basics: Key Facts p.4 …pandemic is a "global disease outbreak…" NCHRP Report 769, A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2014.
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... p. 13 Maryland Department of Transportation – Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)
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... p.17 In Philadelphia, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) changed its approach to enforcing mask requirements after a widely shared video of a passenger being removed from a bus for not wearing a face covering.
From page 64...
... TriMet, Portland, Oregon - Public Transit and COVID-19: Global Research and Best Practices¸ Sam Swartz Consulting, September 2020, p.39. https://news.trimet.org/2020/07/trimet-to-adjust-passenger-limitsonboard-after-putting-numerous-safetymeasures-in-place/ Vancouver's TransLink - Public Transit and COVID-19: Global Research and Best Practices¸ Sam Swartz Consulting, September 2020, p.39.
From page 65...
... New York MTA, Boston MBTA – "Silent trains to masks: U.S. cities fight to revive public transport", Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters, August 25, 2020 Reuters SEPTA –"SEPTA's ‘social distancing coaches' are the newest part of your commute", Patricia Madej, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug 17th, 2020 Traffic Management p.38 "Develop a broader view." PennDOT's Response to COVID-19, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation website, Updated July 8, 2020 https://www.penndot.gov/Documents/PennDOT-COVID-Response.pdf Many states and local transportation agencies – based on interviews with multiple state DOTs by research team.
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... SEPTA - Public Transit and COVID-19: Global Research and Best Practices¸ Sam Swartz Consulting, September 2020 p.45 Evacuations/Shelter-in-Place: Pandemic Impact p.43 "We're planning for evacuation buses and mobilizing our people, but from a pandemic perspective, we're also having to take into account screening people and providing PPE," Dr. Shawn Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
From page 67...
... Some DOTs defer commercial – based on interviews with transportation agencies conducted by the research team. Florida DOT - COVID-19 – Emergency Management Tips and Practices for Bus Transit Systems, Center for Urban Transportation Research, Published April 1, 2020, Revision, August 26, 2020 Utah Transit Authority – based on interview with agency by research team.
From page 68...
... Silver Lining p.53 "As the head of MST put it…" - Rural California Transit Agency Reinvents Itself During COVID, Governing Magazine, https://www.governing.com/now/Rural-California-Transit-Agency-Reinvents-Itself-DuringCOVID.html "They see us … Rural California Transit Agency Reinvents Itself During COVID, Governing Magazine, https://www.governing.com/now/Rural-California-Transit-Agency-Reinvents-Itself-During-COVID.html Moving forward p.54 "Pandemic resilience requires…" Based on Transportation During Coronavirus in NYC, NYU: Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation, and Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, July 2020 "As a Jacksonville local transportation agency..." Covid Flight From Transit Forces Shift to Riders Without Choices, Courtney Rozen, Bloomberg Government, August 17, 2020 A Pandemic Playbook for Transportation Agencies 62

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