Physical distancing restrictions to ease on Metro Vancouver buses
In March, TransLink instituted front-door boarding, suspended fare collection and limited seating on buses, cutting capacity to 30 per cent, to allow for physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar seating restrictions were not put in place on other modes, such as SkyTrain.
“I think there’s a lot of confidence that all of the measures put together are going to create a transit system that is going to be safe for the public,” Coté said. “In each sector, you’re going to have opportunities and challenges, and I think we’ve been working very closely with the provincial government to say how do we set up a system that allows us viably to be able to provide public transit, but do it in a safe way that that is consistent with the provincial guidelines,” Coté said.Article content continued
Unifor western regional director Gavin McGarrigle said they have many questions and they’re asking the provincial health officer and WorkSafeBC to weigh in.“We want to make sure that if we’re going to go in this direction that our members and the passengers are safe,” McGarrigle said.
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