Empty BART cars have been a familiar sight to riders during the coronavirus pandemic. The transit agency estimates it is losing $40 million each month and says it desperately needs federal relief money to avoid much deeper budget cuts. (Photo by Sharon Hahn Darlin/Flickr)

A coalition of Bay Area transit agencies released a joint plan Wednesday to assuage rider fears of contracting COVID-19 and suggesting ways for them to keep healthy as they return to public transit.

The “Riding Together” plan outlines the steps that more than two dozen transit agencies in nine Bay Area counties plan to take to safely welcome riders back, using guidance from the California Department of Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.