Operator and Passenger Safety Measures
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All hard surfaces and the operator compartments of our buses are cleaned with a hospital-grade disinfectant every night.
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Buses are also misted with disinfectant for the soft surfaces such as the seats.
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Operators are encouraged to wear their driving gloves while operating buses.
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Following public health guidelines, staff and the public are regularly reminded to not touch their face with unwashed hands, to wash their hands and maintain a safe social distance as ways to help prevent the spread of the virus.
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Riders must get on and off the bus from the rear door only. This way physical distance is maintained from operators. Because of this, riders are not required to pay a fare.
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Saskatoon Transit is monitoring the loads on all routes to reduce the load to half of the seated capacity. As long as a 2m distance can be maintained, more than 10 passengers are permitted to ride.
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We are working to shift articulated buses to routes with the highest ridership.
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Transit Supervisors are riding buses more frequently to ensure riders are using transit for essential trips only.
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Saskatoon Transit is issuing hand sanitizer to buses for operators to use.
Access Transit
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Due to reduced demand, Access Transit is scheduling more direct trips.
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To ensure cleanliness, Access Transit is sending out new buses instead of having a new operator pick up a bus already in service.
Service Levels
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Saskatoon Transit maintained regular service until the last day of school, March 19.
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We went from 102 buses booked out in the morning to 84 as of Monday March 23.
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On Monday March 29 we will reduce to a morning book out of 78 buses which covers most of the city with non-peak hour service based on a modified Saturday schedule. Details