About this session
COVID-19 Regulatory Practices & Model Regulations
The IATR’s most recent project, IATR Regulatory Practices and Model Regulations for COVID-19 Health, Safety & Resiliency, will address scenarios that create contingency plans for future crises and prepare the industry for a possible second wave of COVID-19, should that present itself. The model pandemic regulations will discuss the potential long-term implications of current regulations, and adapt them to present a plan that addresses the needs of all industry operators in the short- and long-term. The subject matter includes:
• Vehicle Cleaning and Disinfection
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Drivers and Passengers
• Maintaining Distance Between Drivers and Passengers (Social Distancing, Group Rides)
• Vehicle Partitions
• COVID-19 Testing and Symptom Screening
• Accessibility (Paratransit and Non-Emergency Medical Transport)
• Agency Operations
• Industry Aid and Relief
• Governance and Communication
• Regulation of Specialty Modes (Food/Package Delivery, School Bus, Micro-Mobility – shared e-scooters, bikes, and mopeds)
• Collaboration, Research, and Coordination
Mandates, guidance, and other safety and health regulations, consistent with the IATR’s revised mission statement of “Multi-Modal Mobility Innovation for All” will cover all transportation modes, including taxicabs, limousines, Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), buses and motor coaches, school buses, public paratransit and Non-Emergency Medical Transport (NEMT), micro-mobility (bike and e-scooter share, tuk-tuks and e-mopeds), and specialized topics such as airport ground transport and nightlife transportation. This international public hearing will commence with a presentation by the IATR’s COVID-19 Task Force, which will cover the results of an international regulator survey on best practices, a review of the proposed model regulations, as well as a summary of the written comments received from the public and the extension committee (IATR Advisory Board members). Following this presentation, scheduled live testimony from pre-registered stakeholders will be heard, and public hearing attendees can submit live comments and questions through the Zoom chat feature, and after the pre-registered speakers testify.
Moderator: Matthew W. Daus, Esq., IATR President
• Rupal Bapat, IATR Accessible Transport Committee Co-Chair, Chicago BACP
• David Do, IATR Technology & Innovation Committee Chair, Washington D.C. DFHV
• Isabelle Ducharme, IATR Accessible Transport Committee Co-Chair, Kéroul
• Bill Gonis, IATR Australian Regulators Committee Co-Chair, Australian PTA
• Terry Mercer, IATR TNC Regulators Committee Chair, Rhode Island DPUC
• Karl Mortimer, IATR Australian Regulators Committee Co-Chair, Australian DIT
• Carlton Thomas, IATR Board Chair, City of Austin Intl. Airport
• Sylvain Tousignant, IATR Canadian Regulators Committee Chair, Montréal Taxi Bureau
Featured Speakers & Testimony:
• Elia Ferrer Travé, Free-Now
• Lidia Signor, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
• Arthur Guzzetti, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
• Ray A. Mundy, Airport Ground Transportation Assn. (AGTA)
Link to Model Regulations: https://bit.ly/3dGRq4G
If you are interested in testifying, please email info@iatr.global for more info on how to register.