Enjoy
The Ride
Rocking
And Rolling
FUELING
THE Community
ON
THE GO
WE MOVE
PEOPLE
An investment in public transit is a commitment to mobility and quality of life for the people of New York State. It is also a commitment to building a stronger economy, reducing congestion and to improve the quality of the air we breathe.
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted countries around the world and communities throughout our state and nation. Identification of the virus in New York State in early March, and the resulting stay at home orders and business closings, had an immediate and significant impact on New York’s transit systems.
In late April NYPTA created a task force to quickly develop principles, guidelines and best practices to help guide the recovery and restoration of transit service as the economy reopens. The task force was composed of representatives from various sizes and types of transit systems across New York State. Three groups were created to identify the issues and assemble the actions:
- Service planning
- Transit operations
- Small city and rural transit
The result of the task force was a report that presents the near-term principles and guidelines identified by these experts that can inform and assist transit managers and staff over the next several months on topics ranging from planning service levels to restarting fare collection to cleaning and disinfecting vehicles.
DOWNLOAD COVID-19 RECOVERY AND RESTORATION TASK FORCE INITIAL REPORT HERE
Reopening New York Public Transportation Guidelines
These guidelines apply to all public transportation activities statewide. See “Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Public Transportation” for full details.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, all owners/operators of public transportation services and riders should stay up to date with any changes to state and federal requirements related to public transportation entities and incorporate those changes into their operations. This guidance is not intended to replace any existing applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and standards.
DOWNLOAD REOPENING GUIDELINES HERE
Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Public Transportation
This Interim Guidance for Public Transportation Activities during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency was created to provide owners/operators of public transportation and their employees, contractors, and Riders with precautions to help protect against the spread of COVID-19.
New Yorkers for Better Public Transit is a coalition of people from all corners of the state, representing a variety of interests, who want to see greater investment in New York’s public transit systems.
NYPTA and its members actively support the advancement of public transportation through advocacy for investment in public transportation and promotion of legislation and policies that foster growth in accessibility.
The Transit Training Institute is the first state-wide, not-for-profit, public transit training program in New York. Our program contains timely webinars, regional training opportunities, and a digital library of training materials, designed for transit managers, maintenance personnel, drivers, HR managers, IT staff, and other transit professionals.
Tuesday Transit News is a weekly eNewsletter of information from New York transit systems. Delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning, Tuesday Transit News is a must-read for anyone with a passion for New York State's transportation infrastructure.
Public transit lessens
our dependence on
foreign oil and saves
1.3 Billion
gallons of gas in
NYS annually
There are over
130 Transit
Systems
throughout the
state of New York
Every $1 billion
invested in pubic
transit supports
36,000
Jobs
136 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12205
ph 518.434.9060
fax 518.426.7092
© New York Public Transit Association. All rights reserved.
Website designed & developed by ADG Creative, a division of ADG. ADG is a certified Women Owned Business.
