COVID-19 Cleaning
Transit Cleaning Protocols to Combat COVID-19
Missouri Providers:
- City Utilities – has added bleach component to driver area and is switching buses midday for cleaning purposes
- JEFFTRAN –
- Has hired on additional professional cleaning services through ServePro
- Cleaning shelters daily
- Switching buses midday for cleaning purposes
- SMTS – changed cleaning protocols, cleaning more high utilization areas.
- KCATA – Added a fogger to the bus cleaning routine
- Bi-State/Metro Transit – CDC recommended cleaning measures, spraying vehicles, public notices added on vehicles, additional handwashing stations at critical stops
- JEFFTRAN – Increased cleaning and fogging on vehicles
Providers from Across the Nation:
- CTA – Daily cleaning with spot cleaning throughout the day
- KCM –
- Disinfecting buses end of day
- Using a bleach solution to wipe down high-touch surfaces
- Buttons, handholds, pull cords, rails, and stanchions
- Transit operator’s work areas.
- Maryland MTA – MDOT MTA has proactively initiated an enhanced daily wipe-down of bus, rail, and paratransit vehicles to include disinfecting areas with high passenger touchpoints
- MBTA – Bus interiors being cleaned during midday layover and overnight
- Palm Beach – Disinfecting buses after each run, vs end of day
- SFMTA – Daily cleaning with strong disinfectants used on high touch surfaces
- TTC – TTC has changed the design of their depots to ensure social distancing
- Rider Hygiene Measures:
- BART – Personal hand straps
- Columbus Cota – Every vehicle has a hand sanitizer dispenser, stocked daily.
- Miami-Dade Transit – Agency has provided hand sanitizer to riders for five years now, but is looking at installing additional dispensers
- San Diego MTS – Handwashing stations placed at all 53 trolley stations
