Recent Streetsblog LA posts about COVID-19

Foothill Transit is offering a free rides to Cal Poly Pomona students for the upcoming school year. Image: Foothill Transit

Southern California Transit Agencies Respond to COVID-19 Ridership Declines

By Joe Linton | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

Many L.A. County transit agencies have reduced bus service during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have suspended fare collection and mandated riders board via buses' back door.

Metro Responds to COVID-19 So Far: Ridership Down, Modest Service Reductions

By Joe Linton | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

Metro ridership is down 50-60% under COVID-19. The agency has cut bus and rail service, but, at this time, is not considering halting transit services

One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 8 – Time to Shelter in Place

By Joe Linton | Mar 18, 2020 | No Comments

Isolating with or without neighbor kids, 46 new L.A. County cases, and shelter in place is on the way

Virus captured from CDC video "Coronavirus Explained! (for kids)"

One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 7 – Explaining Coronavirus to Kids

By Joe Linton | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments

Great fun video for explaining coronavirus to kids - plus links and resources

preventative measures are important for stretching out the geometric growth of uncontrolled transmission, so medical capacity is not overwhelmed - via Wikimedia commons

One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 6 – My Daughter Has a Cough

By Joe Linton | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

Day 6 of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 16 there are people infected/deaths: worldwide 181,788/7,111, U.S. 4,176/73, CA 400/6, L.A. County 94/1 Today is the first entry in a series of journal-type stories about what’s happening regarding coronavirus in my neck of the woods. The diary will focus on me, Streetsblog Editor Joe Linton, […]