![]() ![]() As many of you can attest as you read this from home, the pandemic has led to newfound enthusiasm for letting employees work remotely. ![]() As our Tanya Snyder reported, the virus has accelerated trends that had been contributing to a yearslong decline in transit ridership. TransitĪn MTA subway conductor wearing a face mask | AP PhotoĪ NEW ERA FOR TRANSIT: Even if they survive the economic devastation of the pandemic, America’s transit systems will likely continue to be threatened by the coronavirus’ lingering effects on how people live and work. Rock out to our transportation playlist on Spotify. ![]() Get in touch at or riding in your car / You turn on the radio / You're pulling me close / I just say no We’re diving into covering the Biden administration, and MT would love to hear your tips, pitches and feedback about the next four years. HAPPY MONDAY: You’re reading Morning Transportation, your guide to what Washington’s doing on planes, trains, cars and everything that moves. Travel Association said in a statement Friday that mandatory quarantines in addition to testing were unnecessary and would be “extremely difficult to enforce.” Airlines for America also said that it hoped the Biden administration would recognize that “testing can be used to safely resume travel” and that quarantines were ineffective in addition to being hard to enforce. The order requires travelers to abide by a CDC recommendation to quarantine for seven days following international trips. ![]() QUARREL-TINE: There are also concerns about the quarantine requirement for international travelers. Headed for the courts?: Attorneys who have challenged mask mandates said that despite the careful framing of the order, its mask requirement for public transportation could be vulnerable to a legal challenge, POLITICO’s Natasha Korecki reported. UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: The Eno Center’s Jeff Davis said the administration’s decision to include intrastate transportation, which would include most mass transit, in the order was “a bit of a surprise” because that “is not an area where the federal government generally has regulatory power.” WIth the exception of the D.C.-area metro system, the federal government cannot mandate safety rules for public transit, but it can make future funding contingent on their adoption, Davis said, adding that the process could be “time-consuming.” That comes after airlines and travel groups had complained about other aspects of that order, and amid general confusion about how federal agencies might enforce Biden’s mask mandate. THERE’S MORE: A White House official said the administration also doesn’t plan to allow exemptions to last week’s executive order requiring international air travelers to show proof of a negative Covid test for travelers from countries with limited testing-capacity, as some airlines had requested. travelers from Brazil, the United Kingdom and nearly 30 other European countries. Biden will also reinstate restrictions on non-U.S. The order will go into effect on Saturday, according to plans first reported by Reuters. citizens who have recently traveled to South Africa from entering the country. Biden is expected to issue a new order todaybanning most non-U.S. surpassed 25 million confirmed cases and health experts worry about the spread of new coronavirus variants from other countries. #Bidens vmt fullQuick FixĪT A FAST CLIP: President Joe Biden will kick off his first full week in office by issuing another round of travel safety rules aimed at reducing the spread of Covid, as the U.S. #Bidens vmt proPOLITICO Pro is a policy intelligence platform that combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. Editor’s Note: Weekly Transportation is a weekly version of POLITICO Pro’s daily Transportation policy newsletter, Morning Transportation. ![]()
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