TransLink is moving to limit seating on buses in Metro Vancouver to enforce physical distancing rules during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The transit and transportation agency says the new rules will come into effect next week. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has banned gatherings of more than 50 people and ordered people to maintain a physical distance of two metres (six feet) in public. “Roughly half the seats on board buses will have signage installed to indicate that those seats are to be left vacant, which will allow for extra space between customers,” said TransLink in a media release. “If the new seated capacity is reached, bus operators will not make any further stops to collect passengers, who will have to wait for