Editing COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

===Public transportation===
[[File:COVID-19 sign, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Street sign in Brunswick]]

====MARTA====
In an effort to reduce exposure between [[bus driver]]s and riders, [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] starting requiring passengers to use the rear door. Since the [[fare box]] is at the front near the driver, MARTA stopped collecting fares on buses.<ref name="wickert-marta-bus-fare">{{cite web |last1=Wickert |first1=David |title=MARTA to suspend bus fares amid coronavirus outbreak |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/marta-suspend-bus-fares-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ScFyEuIhGUl4mpUzzKt6gO/ |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 25, 2020 |date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604105403/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/marta-suspend-bus-fares-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ScFyEuIhGUl4mpUzzKt6gO/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

By the end of March, ridership on trains had fallen 67% and bus ridership dropped by 55% compared with the previous month,<ref name="wickert-marta-bus-fare"/> reflecting national trends. A coalition of public transportation systems across the country —  MARTA, along with [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]], the [[Chicago Transit Authority]], [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]], [[King County Metro]], the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], [[NJ Transit]], the [[San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency]], and the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] — requested at least $25 billion in relief from the federal government.<ref name="transp-congress-letter-marta">{{cite web |title=Letter to Congress Requesting Federal Relief for Public Transportation |url=https://itsmarta.com/Letter-to-Congress-Requesting-Federal-Relief.aspx |publisher=MARTA |access-date=March 25, 2020 |date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512224542/https://itsmarta.com/Letter-to-Congress-Requesting-Federal-Relief.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of July 11, a policy has been put in place by the company to require masks for all transportation run by MARTA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/marta-says-they-will-adopt-formal-mask-policy-for-entire-transit-system/85-e202012d-4583-4b20-ac96-bfedabb0320d|title=MARTA says they will adopt formal mask policy for entire transit system|date=July 11, 2020|first1=Michael|last1=King|work=[[WXIA-TV]]|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150758/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/marta-says-they-will-adopt-formal-mask-policy-for-entire-transit-system/85-e202012d-4583-4b20-ac96-bfedabb0320d|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Other public transport====
In Cobb County, [[CobbLinc]] blocked access to seats near the front of the bus to maintain distance between the drivers and passengers.<ref name="wickert-buses-ajc">{{cite web |last1=Wickert |first1=David |title=More social distancing on Cobb, Gwinnett buses |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/commuting/more-social-distancing-cobb-gwinnett-buses/J68ykhC5MJjIDX4x7zXu6O/ |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 29, 2020 |date=March 28, 2020 |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519162613/https://www.ajc.com/blog/commuting/more-social-distancing-cobb-gwinnett-buses/J68ykhC5MJjIDX4x7zXu6O/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Gwinnett County Transit]], similar to MARTA, stopped bus fare collection and only use the rear door.<ref name="wickert-buses-ajc"/>