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Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

COVID-19Transit Response and Recovery

in Florida

Liz Stutts, State Transit Manager

Elizabeth.Stutts@dot.state.fl.us

Florida Department of Transportation

COVID-19 – Emergency Management Tips and Practices for Bus Transit Systems

• Developed based on State of Florida Proclamations (Executive Orders)

• Guidance from:• CDC• WHO• OSHA

• Source of materials:• CTAA• National RTAP• FTA• CTAA• APTA• Florida Department of Health• Florida transit agencies

• Updated bi-weekly

Florida Department of Transportation

Mitigation and Containment Measures

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Examples of Social Distancing Measures

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Examples of Agency Marketing Materials

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Special 2-Part Webinar Series

• Sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation’s Florida Transit Safety and Operations Network (FTSON) and the Florida Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)

• Recordings will be available: https://ftson.org/two-webinar-series-emergency-preparedness-mitigation-and-response-covid-19-and-other-pandemics/

Florida Department of Transportation

Additional Activities

• Cleaning and health supply resource list

• Temporary driver compartment barriers• Additional guidance to support Safety Management

Systems (SMS) efforts that document safety risk assessment

• CARES Act funding

• Florida specific resource website: https://floridatransit.org/coronavirus

• Florida specific Coronavirus conference calls

• Participate in nationwide webinars and conference calls