Emergency Response and Funding
The COVID-19 Pandemic – Public Transportation Responds: Safeguarding Riders and Employees – American Public Transportation Association
Weekly Updates: Issue 2, Week of May 11-17, 2020: Texas Reopens, NEMT, Unemployment, and more
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Issue 2, Article 1
May 9, 2020
COVID 19, REOPENING THE STATE
The worst of the demand on Intensive Care Units and Hospital Beds may have passed. As we begin the return to cautious openings it … Read More
TxDOT 5339 Program FY2020 Urban Allocations
New FTA Frequently Asked COVID-19 Questions Released
The Federal Transit Administration updated their FAQ’s from grantees. https://www.transit.dot.gov/frequently-asked-questions-fta-grantees-regarding-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
Effects Of Covid-19 On Public Transportation
The following article addresses the implications the pandemic is having on the transit system. https://www.metro-magazine.com/management-operations/article/738283/5-long-term-implications-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-transit?utm_source=email&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_campaign=20200507-NL-MET-Express-BOBCD200501002&omdt=NL-MET-Express&omid=1120294050&oly_enc_id=4224A1602790J2X
New US Coronavirus Death Projections
Latest model projects 135,000 Covid-19 deaths in the United States. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html
Texas Coronavirus Deaths Rise to 884
State health authorities reported 17 new coronavirus related deaths on Monday.
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200504/texas-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-884
COVID-19 Timeline
Track the crucial moments of the Coronavirus outbreak here: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/04/21/coronavirus-updates-how-covid-19-unfolded-u-s-timeline/2990956001/