Translink’s No. 1 job: Safety and cleanliness, so the public has confidence that taking transit is, if not entirely risk-free, safe to use when following the guidelines we will use for daily life. Financial support is necessary now, of course, but without the former, it’s not sustainable.
For lessons and guidance, I’d immediately turn to those places that have the same task, experience, and confidence of their community.
Like SMRT in Singapore:
Seoul Metro:
Taipei:
A quick glance at the pic above and you might think it’s SkyTrain. Later this year, let’s hope it is.
Are transit passengers now required to wear face coverings?
That would be a good idea if they aren’t already.
There was a problem initially with officials being sidetracked with medical mask supply problems dictating advice on non-medical face-coverings (versus medical masks), but I think that has been cleared up now with a number of jurisdictions recommending use of non-medical face coverings, especially when in unavoidable close quarters with others.
(It didn’t help that the media couldn’t get their heads around the difference between non-medical and medical face coverings.)