Transport measures

Policies and Measures

• To have a coordinated approach: EU member states join forces to keep priority traffic moving
  • www.consilium.europa.eu: “EU transport ministers, together with the European Commission, agreed to work closely together to minimise traffic disruptions, especially for essential freight. They agreed on the need to have a coordinated approach on how to best ensure economic continuity, protect the health and safety of transport workers and their free movement across borders, while focusing on containing the COVID-19 outbreak.”
• Mobility control measures
  • [The Lancet] COVID-19 control in China during mass population movements at New Year
  • 2020/03/28: 世界覆う都市封鎖
  • Japan
    • JCOMM: COVID-19
      • Some good practices in other countries are also summarized.
    • コロナで危機｢地方交通｣､まず必要な対策は？ 乗客大幅減で｢生活の足が奪われかねない｣
  • Singapore
    • 03/27: (The Straits Times) Crowd-limiting measures at malls, public venues as new safe distancing rules kick 
    • 03/24: (The Week in Asia) Singapore bans gatherings of more than 10 people, closes bars
  • Brunei
    • 03/29: (The Scoop) COVID-19 live updates: Gov’t unveils more measures to help businesses cope with COVID-19 impact
  • Malaysia
    • 03/16: (The Star) Malaysia announces movement control order after spike in Covid-19 cases (updated)
  • Indonesia
    • 03/26: (The Deplomat) Assessing a Potential Coronavirus Lockdown in Indonesia

• EU measures
  • EU – Coronavirus response: Transport measures
  • 03/13: EU – COVID-19: European Commission sets out European coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus
  • 03/18: Border transport: (euro-controle-route.eu) ENFORCEMENT MEASURES COVID-19
  • 03/13: International Airport Review: EC proposes measures to limit COVID-19 impact on aviation industry
• International Transport Forum
  • Information on Covid-19: measures for passenger and road transport in Europe
  • ITF Global : Covid – 19
• IRU
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) information hub
  • IRU calls on governments to help keep road transport supply chains and mobility networks moving
• Safety measures: (airport-technology.com) Coronavirus outbreak: safety measures at major international airports
• Many useful measures (SustainableTransport.Org) From Sustainable Transport in China or Transformative-mobility.org
• 03/15: CITYA.A. – Railway industry in talks with government over emergency coronavirus measures
• China
  • 04/30: 3 Ways China’s Transport Sector Is Working to Recover from COVID-19 Lockdowns
    • Repositioning Public Transport with New Health Standards, Contact Tracing
    • Reviving Bike Sharing as a Reliable, Low-Carbon Mobility Mode
    • Smarter Urban Freight
  • 01/23: (BBC Japan)武漢で交通機関を閉鎖　新型コロナウイルス、死者17人に
  • 03/09: Why not make a booking a subway: (Yahoo Japan News) 北京で地下鉄の予約乗車スタート ラッシュ復活に備え Beijing Subway
  • Shenzhen Bus: here
• South Africa:
  • 03/17: (MyCiTi) CITY ADVISES ON COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT (Cape Town)
• Spain
  • (TMB.cat) Public transport measures against Covid-19
• Canada
  • 03/27: (Government of Canada) COVID-19 measures, updates, and guidance issued by Transport Canada
• Italy
  • 03/09: (AMBROGIO Intermodal) COVID-19 MEASURES IN NORTHERN ITALY: NO RESTRICTIONS TO FREIGHT TRANSPORT
• UK
  • 03/23: (Railway UK) Rail emergency measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
• USA
  • NACTO: Transportation Actions Updates (measures taken mainly in the USA, but also include some examples from other countries)
  • 03/23: (masstransitmag.com) Bus, train services take measures to protect drivers and passengers from COVID-19
  • 03/25: (BBN) Department of Transport announces Covid-19 measures
  • 03/17: (Times Record News) TxDOT implements COVID-19 prevention measures
• Thailand
  • 03/24: Commuting in Thailand: COVID-19 prevention measures for travellers commuting by rail transport in Thailand
• Ghana
  • Covid-19: Stop debates, politics in our buses
    • “Some Ghanaians have the habit of engaging in unnecessary debates and arguments about politics and football on commercial transport and by that means saliva is spread from one person to the other.”
• Nigeria
  • Covid-19 Implications for Public Transport and Shared Taxi in Nigeria
• Uganda
  • 03/24: (ntv.co.ug) COVID-19 TRANSPORT MEASURES: Police patrols landing sites
• 03/24: (LeasePlan.com) New measures to keep essential transport moving in the time of #Covid-19
• 03/06: (Allen & Overy) Covid-19 coronavirus: 10 key points for effective contingency planning >> a business perspective

Past experience: Measures Suggested by the National Academies of Sciences, USA

• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25557.
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24880.
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2014. A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22414