Great news! New York City’s subway system will finally become more accessible to people with disabilities and other mobility issues! But hold on. It’s not due for completion for another 33 years. The undertaking comes on the heels of two class-action lawsuits filed against the city.
As Michael Gold of The New York Times reports, New York has lagged considerably behind other American cities for years. Its current system boasts only 126 accessible stations of a total of 472. This equates to only 27 percent of the city’s subway stations having elevators or ramps to make them fully accessible. Similarly older systems in cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago have already accomplished more in retrofitting to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
On the plus side, once 2055 arrives, the benefits from the changes outlined in the settlement will be massive. In a city as heavily populated as New York City, this brings great promise for the disabled and non-disabled alike. The enormous faction of the population that struggles with narrow fare gates, stairs, and other cumbersome sections of a subway station, including parents with strollers, shoppers hauling large items and travelers carrying luggage, will find new ease in subway travel.
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