neroden
Engineer
Since I follow the case of the most scofflaw transit system in the nation...
https://gothamist.com/news/lawsuit-...ns-class-action-status-more-500000-plaintiffs
I should check to see whether my girlfriend is included in the class. Yep. They estimate there are >535,000 plaintiffs in the class *in New York City*, but the class includes anyone with mobility impairments who would have tried to use the NYC Subway, regardless of where they live. So the number is actually much, much higher.
I recently realized that the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, which required buildings built or renovated with federal funding (including subway stations) to be built wheelchair-accessible, was passed the same year as the MTA was formed. They've literally been breaking the law since they were formed! Hopefully they will finally get put under enough court supervision to make them obey the law. It's still mind-boggling to me how lawless the MTA has been, given that Boston's older and harder-to-retrofit system has been fixing its accessibility issues.
https://gothamist.com/news/lawsuit-...ns-class-action-status-more-500000-plaintiffs
I should check to see whether my girlfriend is included in the class. Yep. They estimate there are >535,000 plaintiffs in the class *in New York City*, but the class includes anyone with mobility impairments who would have tried to use the NYC Subway, regardless of where they live. So the number is actually much, much higher.
I recently realized that the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, which required buildings built or renovated with federal funding (including subway stations) to be built wheelchair-accessible, was passed the same year as the MTA was formed. They've literally been breaking the law since they were formed! Hopefully they will finally get put under enough court supervision to make them obey the law. It's still mind-boggling to me how lawless the MTA has been, given that Boston's older and harder-to-retrofit system has been fixing its accessibility issues.
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