Alberta lake communities clamp down on beach crowds amid COVID-19 “We’re running about 12 per cent of what our normal capacity is, so by relaunching transit, we’re thinking that people will hopefully start riding the bus again.”Preparations include installing a shield for each driver and equipping each vehicle with hand-sanitizer.Mask-wearing will be strongly encouraged for all riders, but it will not be mandatory.
More than 200,000 masks have been provided to Lethbridge Transit in an effort to protect the safety of staff and riders in the confined space of the vehicles.“If you show up and you don’t have a mask, we’ll be more than happy to provide you a mask,” Ponech said.A typical city bus can hold 36-38 people, but Ponech says enabling.