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News Apr 20, 2020
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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the City of Pasadena’stransportation department has taken a number of steps to protect passengersutilizing Pasadena Transit and Dial-A-Ride for essential trips. Transit driversare going above and beyond to keep vehicles extra clean throughout the day; inaddition to every transit vehicle being sanitized every night, high-touchsurfaces are cleaned several times a day.
To help limit the number of passengers on each bus and helppassengers maintain a safe social distance between each other, Pasadena Transitincreased the number of buses servicing Route 20, the system’s heaviest route, onSunday, April 19:
- Route 20 weekdays: every 15 minutes.
- Route 20 Saturdays & Sundays: 20-30minute service.
- Route 10: every 30 minutes.
Other actions that have been taken to facilitate social distancinginclude:
- Rear door boarding to minimize contactbetween passengers and the driver.
- Free fare to minimize contact betweenpassengers and the driver.
- Taping off select seats on buses to encouragesocial distancing.
Finally, in accordance with the City of Pasadena health order, passengers must wear a cleancloth face covering over their nose and mouth while on board a Pasadena Transitor Dial-A-Ride vehicle. “As essential workers, our drivers are also wearingface coverings. Their face covering protects you, and yours protects them,”says Transit Manager Valerie Gibson.
Pasadena Dial-A-Ride is still running regular hours andtransporting members for their essential errands, including grocery and medicaltrips. Special scheduling accommodations are also being made to help peoplevisit grocery stores during designated “senior hours.” In addition, Dial-A-Rideis working with the Foothill Unity Food Bank to deliver food from the food bankto members’ homes.
Dial-A-Ride is available for seniors 60 and over and those under60 with disabilities who are residents of Pasadena, Altadena, San Marino andparts of unincorporated Los Angeles County in the San Gabriel Valley. Anyoneinterested in using Dial-A-Ride should call (626) 744-4094 to become a member. Leavea message, and your call will be returned between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.