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An elevator on the sidewalk outside the 66th Street–Lincoln Center station, leading down to the platform
A street elevator serving as an entrance to the underground 66th Street–Lincoln Center station

The physical accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s public transit network, serving the New York metropolitan area, is incomplete. Although all buses are wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), much of the MTA's rail system was built before wheelchair access was a requirement under the ADA. This includes the MTA's rapid transit systems, the New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway, and its commuter rail services, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad. Consequently, most stations were not designed to be accessible to people with disabilities, and many MTA facilities lack accessible announcements, signs, tactile components, and other features.

A city law, the New York City Human Rights Law, prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. Since 1990, elevators have been built in newly constructed stations to comply with the ADA, with most grade-level stations requiring little modification to meet ADA standards. The MTA identified 100 "key stations", high-traffic and/or geographically important stations on the subway system, which have been or are being renovated to comply with the ADA.[1]Шаблон:Efn One of the key tenets of the 2018 Fast Forward Plan to rescue the subway system is to drastically increase the number of ADA-accessible subway stations, adding accessible facilities to 70 stations by 2024. In 2022, the MTA agreed in a settlement to make 95 percent of subway and Staten Island Railway stations accessible by 2055.[2]

Background

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been gradually adding disabled access to its key stations since the 1980s, though large portions of the MTA's transit system are still inaccessible. According to the MTA:

In improving services to individuals with disabilities, the MTA identified stations and facilities where compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) would benefit the most people, analyzing such factors as high ridership, transfer points, and service to major areas of activity. These stations were given priority in our station-renovation program. We are continuing to expand accessibility features to more and more locations.[3]

According to the MTA, fully accessible stations have:

Major bus stops are also required to have bus stop announcements under the ADA. The MTA is required to maintain these components under the ADA law; for instance, buses with malfunctioning lifts will be taken out of service.[4]Шаблон:Rp

History

1970s and 1980s

Ramp leading to an accessible restroom at the Church Avenue station on the IND Culver Line
An accessible restroom at Church Avenue station on the IND Culver Line

In 1973, the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed into law. One provision of it, Section 504, was initially interpreted to require all public transit systems to become equally accessible to disabled people or risk losing Federal funding. The MTA resisted this interpretation, arguing that making the required improvements would cost more than $1.5 billion. MTA Chairman Harold Fisher argued in favor of a separate transportation system for disabled people since it would be too expensive to make the regular system accessible.[6] In 1980, the MTA Board voted to ignore the rule in spite of threats from the federal government that the agency would forfeit Federal funding.[7]

In September 1979, the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court that sought to block subway modernization projects from proceeding unless elevators were installed in stations, as per a state law that required that access for disabled riders be provided. This was the first lawsuit in New York challenging a state agency for not being in compliance with the Public Buildings Law, and the first lawsuit to argue state laws required public transit systems to add wheelchair lifts on buses and elevators in train and subway stations. The lawsuit also charged that the MTA was in defiance of New York's Human Rights Law, which outlaws discrimination, for denying people with disabilities from using public transit facilities. The EPVA decided to go ahead with the lawsuit despite the existence of the Federal regulations because it feared a lawsuit by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), which sought to overturn the rules as being financially burdensome, might be successful.[6]

In 1981, the Reagan administration reinterpreted Section 504, requiring that transit agencies demonstrate that they were making their best efforts to provide adequate transportation for people in wheelchairs. As a result, the MTA agreed to purchase more than 2,000 buses with wheelchair lifts, which would make 50% of its bus fleet accessible.[7] In 1983, less than a third of the system's 3,600 buses were equipped with these lifts.[8]

In December 1982, the New York State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the EPVA, and on January 4, 1983, the Court judge officially signed an order that barred 10 station renovation projects in the MTA's first Capital Program from proceeding until an agreement was reached regarding accessibility in the New York City transit system, which the MTA appealed. The judge based the ruling on a state law that required wheelchair access to projects that were renovated using state funds. The MTA had argued that it had already provide a transportation option for people with disabilities by ordering buses with wheelchair lifts, and that the state law in question, the public buildings law, did not apply to subway stations, and that the planned projects were repairs, not renovations.[7]

Work at ten station renovation projects underway were placed on hold, and work at 78 others were shelved by the MTA, which feared that work would again be halted by the courts. Following the decision, the MTA asked the New York State Legislature to exempt the agency from the law requiring transportation be accessible to people with disabilities. MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch said that "the costs of station accessibility are enormous and the benefits illusory", arguing that few people would use the elevators, and noting that it would cost $1 million to make each station accessible, and the high cost of maintenance and security requirements. The MTA had offered the EPVA to set up an on-request paratransit service, which the group rejected, while the EPVA offered to make 27 key stations accessible, including Шаблон:Stn, Шаблон:Stn, Atlantic Avenue, Шаблон:Stn, and Шаблон:Stn, which was rejected by the MTA.[9]

In December 1983, State Senate Minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein proposed legislation that would make 27 key stations accessible and provide funding for a paratransit service, allowing renovations at the 88 stations to commence. Following the announcement, the MTA entertained installing elevators at a limited number of stations being renovated for the first time. Senator Ohrenstein estimated that it would cost $25 to 35 million to make the 27 stations accessible, and cost $55 million per year for the paratransit service. $30 million of the cost for paratransit service would be borne by Transit Authority revenues, $7 million would come from fares, and the remainder would come from third party payments like Medicare and Medicaid. The proposed legislation listed ten stations in Manhattan, four in The Bronx, seven in Brooklyn, and six in Queens. The bill also would have required half of buses to be equipped with wheelchair lifts, and created a 15-member Handicapped Transportation Board to oversee the paratransit system.[10]

In March 1984, the MTA, the office of Governor Mario Cuomo, and advocates for disabled people began working on an agreement to permit the agency to begin work on it subway station modernization program. On June 21, 1984, Mayor Ed Koch blocked an agreement that had been reached in principle to resolve the impasse.[11] The agreement would have required the MTA to spend $5 million a year over eight years to make about 40 stations accessible and equipped every bus on the system with wheelchair lifts within fifteen years. He opposed making stations accessible, writing, "I have concluded that it is simply wrong to spend $50 million in the next eight years—and ultimately more—in putting elevators in the subways."[12]

In June 1984, Governor Cuomo and the leaders of the State Assembly and State Senate reached a settlement agreement in spite of Mayor Koch's objections. The agreement amended the New York State Transportation and Building Laws to require the MTA to install elevators in 54 stations, of which 38 were designated in the legislation, while eight were to be chosen by the MTA, with the remaining eight to be chosen by a new 11-member New York City Transportation Disabled Committee. The MTA would be required to spend $5 million a year over eight years to make station accessible and to equip 65 percent of buses wheelchair lifts. At least eight stations had to become accessible within five years of when the legislation took effect. The New York City Transportation Disabled Committee would develop a plan for a pilot paratransit service within 210 days. The service would have a $5 million annual budget.[13][14]Шаблон:Rp The legislation was signed into law by Governor Cuomo on July 23, 1984, and the MTA Board approved a resolution in agreement with the legislation on July 25, 1984. A settlement agreement was approved on September 24, 1984, allowing the MTA to start work renovating 88 subway stations.[15]

As late as 1988, prior to the opening of the Archer Avenue lines, there were still only four wheelchair-accessible stations in the subway system. Three of them were ground-level stations at Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway, Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue, and Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street; the other was the World Trade Center station in Lower Manhattan.[16]

1990s and 2000s

Accessible ramp along the eastbound platform of the Bayside Long Island Rail Road station
Rear of the accessible ramp along the eastbound platform of the Bayside Long Island Rail Road station

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into law, requiring all transit systems to making their services and facilities fully accessible to people with disabilities. A provision of the legislation required all transit agencies to submit a key station plan to the FTA by July 26, 1992. As part of the plan, agencies were required to include the methodology they used to select key stations and a timeline for the completion of the accessibility improvements. Though stations were required to be made accessible by July 1993, transit agencies were granted permission to extend the deadline by as many as thirty years. As part of New York City Transit's key station plan, 54 stations were to be made ADA-accessible by 2010.[14]Шаблон:Rp

Between 1986 and 1991, the number of disabled people using buses in New York City increased from 11,000 rides a year to 120,000. In 1991, ninety percent of buses were equipped with wheelchair lifts and ten of the 54 key stations were made wheelchair-accessible; at the time, 20 of 469 subway stations had ramps or elevators.[8] The New York City Transit Authority had also made efforts to improve training for its employees and bus operators to on how to assist people with disabilities and on how to operate wheelchair lifts. At least one train car in each subway train had to be accessible by 1993, and major subway stations were supposed to be retrofitted with elevators or ramps by 1995.[8]

The MTA created the New York City Transit ADA Compliance Coordination Committee (CCC) in June 1992. The committee works to coordinate the MTA's accessibility plan, as well as reaches out to disabled MTA riders.[4]Шаблон:Rp The MTA also provides training to disabled riders, the families of disabled riders, and mobility specialists. Between 1995 and 2019, it has trained 775 passengers.[4]Шаблон:Rp

In 1994, amendments were made to the New York State Transportation and Public Building Laws, increasing the key station obligation from 54 stations to a list of 100 stations to be completed by 2020. Of the 100 new stations, 91 were specified immediately, including 37 additional stations that were chosen in accordance with FTA and MTA criteria and discussions at five public forums. The remaining nine stations were to be selected following discussions with the Transportation Disabled Committee and public advocates.[14]Шаблон:Rp However, this revision also stipulated that the subway and Staten Island Railway were exempt from making accessibility modifications that were, by law, required for other public buildings.[4]Шаблон:Rp

Shortly after this modification, 66th Street–Lincoln Center (Шаблон:NYCS trains) and Prospect Park–Brighton (Шаблон:NYCS trains) were added to the list of 91 stations. There were also three options for modifying the list of 91 stations. They included adding Broadway–Lafayette Street (Шаблон:NYCS trains) and Bleecker Street (Шаблон:NYCS trains); replacing Broad Street with Chambers Street (both served by the Шаблон:NYCS trains) and Church Avenue with Kings Highway (both served by the Шаблон:NYCS trains); or modifying dates for several key stations. The public supported all of these options.[4]Шаблон:Rp

In February 1994, the MTA Board approved the submission of the bill to the Governor to expand the key station obligation from the 54 stations in the plan at the time and 37 additional stations to be completed through 2020. In May 1994, the Board approved the addition of contracts to make seven of the 37 stations accessible during station renovation projects between 1994 and 1996 to the 1992–1996 Capital Program. These stations were 14th Street, Eighth Avenue, 207th Street, Church Avenue, 72nd Street, Lexington Avenue and 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center. The first two were set to be awarded in 1994, the next two in 1995, and the final three in 1996. The contracts were added on the assumption that the bill would be signed so as to not delay the projects and to avoid having to return to the stations after their renovation projects were completed to add elevators. These projects required $60.9 million.[5]Шаблон:Rp

The Federal Transit Administration approved the list of 95 key stations in June 2000. Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue (Шаблон:NYCS trains) and East 180th Street (Шаблон:NYCS trains) were added to the 100-station list in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Subsequently, a new South Ferry station (Шаблон:NYCS trains) and the existing Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station (Шаблон:NYCS trains) were respectively selected in 2003 and 2004. The hundredth station was the subject of some debate, but the MTA ultimately decided to choose Bedford Park Boulevard (Шаблон:NYCS trains).[4]Шаблон:Rp

The MTA started posting a list of out of service elevators and escalators on its website in August 2007. In December 2007, the MTA Board voted on a $1.3 million contract to connect the system's elevators and escalators to a computerized monitoring system so breakdowns could be dealt with more quickly.[17]

2010s

In October 2010, the United Spinal Association filed a class action lawsuit against the MTA for not making the Dyckman Street station accessible as part of a station renovation project, arguing that the agency violated the ADA by not allocating twenty percent of the project budget to improving access to disabled people.[18] The MTA had not planned to make the station accessible due to a lack of funds, and as it was not identified by the agency as a key station.[19] In July 2010, the United Spinal Association announced that it had reached a settlement with the MTA to install an elevator to the southbound platform of the station by 2014. An elevator was not installed to the northbound platform as the MTA argued that doing so was not feasible due to the layout of the landmarked station.[20]

As part of the 2015–2019 Capital Program, $300 million was allocated to enhance station access and provide ADA-accessibility at fifteen stations chosen by the city. Four stations were chosen in January 2018: 170th Street (Шаблон:NYCS trains), Broadway Junction (Шаблон:NYCS trains platforms), Livonia Avenue (Шаблон:NYCS trains), and Queensboro Plaza (Шаблон:NYCS trains). Four more stations are being evaluated. These stations are the Шаблон:NYCS trains platforms at Broadway Junction, as well as Union Street (Шаблон:NYCS trains), Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue (Шаблон:NYCS trains), and East Broadway (Шаблон:NYCS trains).[21][22] In April 2018, the MTA added an ADA-accessibility project at Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue (Шаблон:NYCS trains) as part of the 2015–2019 Capital Program.[23]

The MTA hired Stantec in February 2018 to determine the feasibility and cost of making all subway stations ADA-accessible. The study Stantec completed was used to determine which stations would be made accessible the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. It found that it would be impossible to make the southbound platform at the 14th Street–Union Square station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line accessible due to the station's curvature. In addition, making the Court Street station was not found to be feasible due to the significant amount of conduits that would have to be rerouted.[24]

Accessible ramp leading to the northbound platform of the Irvington Metro-North station
An accessible ramp leading to the northbound platform at the Irvington Metro-North station

In 2018, as part of the MTA's Fast Forward program to improve subway and bus service, an Executive Accessibility Advisor was hired at New York City Transit Authority chief Andy Byford's request, reporting directly to Byford.[25] However, the MTA's efforts were still seen as inadequate. After a woman died in January 2019 from falling down a staircase at Seventh Avenue, a station with no elevators, officials criticized the MTA for not adding enough elevators, and one advocacy group released an unofficial map of stations that should receive accessibility upgrades.[26][27][28]

2020s to present

Шаблон:As of, ADA-accessibility projects are expected to be started or completed at 51 stations as part of the 2020–2024 Capital Program.[29][30] This would allow one of every two to four stations on every line to be accessible, so that all non-accessible stops would be a maximum of two stops from an accessible station.[31]Шаблон:Rp In June 2018, it was announced that the Sixth Avenue station on the Шаблон:NYCS trains would receive elevators following the 14th Street Tunnel shutdown in 2019–2020.[32] As part of the plan to add fifty ADA-accessible stations, the MTA surveyed the 345 non-accessible stations for possible ADA-accessibility.[33]Шаблон:Rp

After the accessibility report was released in February 2019, the MTA indicated that it might possibly only retrofit 36 of 50 stations because of a lack of funding.[34] However, in the draft 2020–2024 Capital Program released in September 2019, it was indicated that 66 stations might receive ADA improvements.[35] Plans for ADA access at another 20 stations were announced that December.[36][37] The news outlet The City did an analysis of the 2020–2024 Capital Program, and found that the cost of replacing nineteen elevators in the system in had doubled from $69 million to $134 million.[38]

In April 2019, the Suffolk Independent Living Organization filed a class action lawsuit against the MTA for not making the Amityville, Copiague, and Lindenhurst stations on the Long Island Rail Road accessible after the agency spent $5 million renovating escalators at the stations from 2015 to 2016. The MTA reached a settlement with the Suffolk Independent Living Organization on July 10, 2020, agreeing to make the three station fully compliant with the ADA, including the installation of elevators. Work on these projects was to be completed by June 2023, with funding to come out of the MTA's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[39]

In December 2020, the MTA Board voted to approve a $149 million contract to install seventeen elevators to make seven subway stations and one Staten Island Railway station accessible, and a fifteen-year $8 million contract for elevator maintenance. The MTA used Federal grant money for the Penn Station Access project that would have otherwise expired. The initial cost to make these eight stations accessible was $581 million. The cost of the project was reduced by planning to make the stations accessible without constructing machine rooms, which require additional excavation and underground utility relocation.[40] In January 2022, the MTA added a project to make Massapequa Park station on the LIRR ADA-accessible to the 2020–2024 Capital Program.[29]

In early 2021, the MTA announced it was proposing a zoning law, Zoning for Accessibility (ZFA), which would increase the number of subway elevators by placing many of them on private property. Under the proposed legislation, developers of lots adjacent to subway stations would meet with the MTA to determine whether an elevator entrance could be constructed. If such an entrance was included in a building, the developers could receive "density bonuses" that would allow them to add more space in their buildings.[41][42][43] The New York City Council approved ZFA in October 2021,[44] and the first project under the ZFA program was announced two months later.[45] In June 2022, as part of a settlement for two class-action lawsuits, the MTA proposed making 95 percent of subway and Staten Island Railway stations accessible by 2055.[2][46][47] This would require installing elevators and ramps at 81 stations before 2025; at another 85 stations between 2025 and 2035; and at 90 additional stations in each of the next two decades. Due to technical limitations, about five percent of stations could not accommodate either elevators or ramps.[2]

Also in 2021, the MTA announced it would install wide-aisle fare gates at five subway stations.[48] After partnering with Cubic to design the fare gates, the MTA would replace existing equipment at select locations in order to make station access easier for wheelchair users and passengers with other wheeled devices such as walkers, strollers, and suitcases.[49] Two years later, as part of a plan to improve bike access in the subway, the agency announced the five stations planned to receive the new fare gates: Astoria Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard/JFK Airport in Queens, Bowling Green and 34th Street-Penn Station in Manhattan, and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center in Brooklyn.[50] The implementation of these fare gates was delayed; the MTA's chief accessibility officer indicated in February 2023 that the new fare gates would be installed at the Шаблон:Stn and Шаблон:Stn stations shortly afterward.[51][52] As part of this primarily cyclist-focused initiative, the MTA also agreed to consider providing larger elevator cab sizes and elevator redundancy at stations.[50]

Criticism

The MTA has been criticized for its inaccessibility, particularly in the New York City Subway.[53][54] As of September 2021, just Шаблон:Pct of the city's 472 subway stations were accessible, among the lowest percentages of any major transit system in the world.[55][56] There are some lines where two accessible stations are separated by ten or more non-accessible stops.[28] A report from the New York City Comptroller published in July 2018 found that, out of the 189 neighborhoods officially recognized by the city, 122 had at least one subway station, but only 62 of these neighborhoods had accessible stations.[57]

Some places such as Woodlawn, South Brooklyn, and Stapleton, as well as neighborhoods with large elderly or young populations, do not have any accessible stations.[56][57] The Comptroller's report found that approximately 640,000 young, elderly, or disabled residents in the city did not have access to any nearby accessible stations, while another 760,000 residents did have such access. As a result, the unemployment rate tends to be higher among disabled residents of New York City. Additionally, the 25% labor force participation rate among disabled residents is one-third that of non-disabled residents' labor force participation rate of 75%.[57]

By comparison, all but one of Boston's MBTA subway stations are accessible, the Chicago "L" plans all stations to be accessible in the 2030s,[58] the Toronto subway will be fully accessible by 2025,[59] and Montreal Metro plans all stations to be accessible by 2038.[60] Both the Boston and Chicago systems are as old or older than the New York City Subway, though all of these systems have fewer stations than the New York City Subway.[61][62] Newer systems like the Washington Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit have been fully accessible from their opening in the 1970s.[63]

Inaccessibility of corridors and major stations

Many transfer stations, such as Broadway Junction on the Шаблон:NYCS trains; Delancey Street/Essex Street on the Шаблон:NYCS trains; and 14th Street/Sixth Avenue on the Шаблон:NYCS trains are not wheelchair-accessible, making it harder to travel between different parts of the city. The Rockaway Park Shuttle, which typically runs from Шаблон:Stn to Шаблон:Stn, has only one accessible station. Several stations also only contain elevators leading from street level to their respective mezzanines.Шаблон:Efn Additionally, some stations on the LIRR are not accessible, including four consecutive stations on the Babylon Branch, which is entirely above ground.[64]

Several stations that serve major sports venues in the metropolitan area also have little to no accessibility; the Mets–Willets Point subway station, located adjacent to Citi Field (home of the New York Mets), is only accessible through a ramp at a southern side platform, which are only open during special events. Similarly, the connecting Long Island Rail Road station of the same name is not ADA-compliant, nor is the LIRR station serving Belmont Park. The Aqueduct Racetrack subway station, serving the eponymous racetrack in South Ozone Park, was inaccessible until 2013, following a two-year renovation project at the behest of Resorts World Casino, which opened near the racetrack in 2011.[65] Although all New York City buses are accessible, transfers between bus routes, as well as the bus trips themselves, are usually cumbersome because buses run at a much lower frequency than the subway does.[66]

Legal issues

As per the ADA, if a station is significantly modified, at least 20% of the renovation's cost must be spent on ADA improvements, but this is not always the case in the New York City Subway system.[54] For example, the Smith–Ninth Streets station was renovated for two years and reopened in 2013 without any elevators.[67] None of the stations being renovated under the Enhanced Station Initiative, which began in 2017, are proposed to include elevators, except for the stations already equipped with them (e.g. Hunts Point Avenue).[54] The lack of elevators at one station renovated through the ESI, the Cathedral Parkway–110th Street station at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, drew protests by a member of the City Council, a State Senator, and disability rights activists.[68]

There have been several lawsuits over this issue. What is believed to have likely been the first such suit was based on state law and was filed in 1979 by the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association.[69] In 2011, the MTA added a single elevator at the Dyckman Street station (Шаблон:NYCS trains) after a lawsuit by the United Spinal Association midway during the station's renovation.[70] In 2016, the MTA was sued by another disability rights group for not installing an elevator at the Middletown Road station during a 2014 renovation.[71] Similarly, in 2017, disability rights groups filed a class-action suit against the MTA because the subway in general was inaccessible, which violated both state and federal laws.[72][53]

The federal government sued the MTA in March 2018 over a lack of elevators at Middletown Road and the Enhanced Station Initiative stops.[73][74] In March 2019, federal district judge Edgardo Ramos ruled that all subway station renovations that "affect the station's usability" must include upgrades to make the station fully accessible unless it is deemed unfeasible to do so.[75][76] In February 2021, the state-court case reached class-action status with over 500,000 plaintiffs;[77] the class-action lawsuit was resolved as part of the June 2022 settlement with the MTA.[2][46][47]

Station count

System Accessible station count Overall station count Percentage
SubwayNYC Subway Шаблон:Abbr 0Шаблон:NYCS const[55] 0Шаблон:NYCS const[78] 0Шаблон:Pct
SubwayNYC Subway Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:NYCS const[79] 0Шаблон:NYCS const[80]Шаблон:Efn 0Шаблон:Pct
Staten Island Railway 06[79] 021[78] 0Шаблон:Pct
Long Island Rail Road 0105[79] 0124[81] 0Шаблон:Pct
Metro-North Railroad 079[79] 0124[82] 0Шаблон:Pct
Шаблон:AbbrШаблон:Efn 295 686 Шаблон:Pct

Rapid transit

New York City Subway

An elevator on the sidewalk outside the 231st Street station, leading up to the platform
An elevator at the elevated 231st Street station

Шаблон:As of, out of Шаблон:NYCS const total stations in the New York City Subway system, Шаблон:NYCS const (or Шаблон:Pct) are accessible to some extent;[83]Шаблон:Efn many of them have AutoGate access.[84][79] If station complexes are counted as one, then Шаблон:NYCS const out of the system's Шаблон:NYCS const stations are accessible to some extent (or Шаблон:Pct). There are 21 more non-ADA-accessible stations with cross-platform interchanges, as well as other same-platform transfers, designed to handle wheelchair transfers.[79]

The MTA is primarily working to make 100 "key stations" accessible by 2020 to comply with the ADA.Шаблон:Efn[85][53] Шаблон:As of, 97 of these stations are accessible while 2 are under construction and one under design.[4]Шаблон:Rp It has retrofitted 35 "non-key stations" and is planning to retrofit 11 more non-key stations.[53][86]

Because of how they were designed, many existing subway stations were built with narrow platforms, as such making it difficult to install wheelchairs in such stations.[87] Eight station complexes in the system have a mix of accessible platforms and non-accessible platforms.Шаблон:Efn

Manhattan

An elevator at the Times Square–42nd Street station complex
An elevator at the Times Square–42nd Street station complex

Шаблон:As of, there are 61 ADA-compliant stations in Manhattan out of 153 (Шаблон:Pct),Шаблон:Efn or 45 (Шаблон:Pct) if stations in complexes are counted as one.[79]Шаблон:Efn Stations built after 1990 are marked with an asterisk (*).

Station Services Accessible entrance and notes[79]
First Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Elevator for westbound service at northwest corner of 14th Street and Avenue A.
  • Elevator for eastbound service at southwest corner of 14th Street and Avenue A.
14th Street/Eighth Avenue Шаблон:NYCS 14th Eighth
  • Elevator at northwest corner of 14th Street and Eighth Avenue.
14th Street–Union Square Шаблон:NYCS BroadwayШаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 14th Street and Park Avenue South (Union Square East).
    Note: Шаблон:NYCS Lexington platforms are not ADA-compliant.
23rd Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local
  • Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of 23rd Street and Park Avenue South.
  • Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of 23rd Street and Park Avenue South.
28th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local
  • Elevator at southwest corner of 28th Street and Park Avenue South.
    Note: accessible for southbound trains only.
34th Street–Herald Square Шаблон:NYCS Sixth
Шаблон:NYCS Broadway
  • Elevator at Herald Center building on west side of Broadway south of 34th Street.
34th Street–Hudson Yards* Шаблон:NYCS Flushing
  • Elevator near the southwest corner of Hudson Park & Boulevard and 34th Street.
34th Street–Penn Station Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh
  • Elevator on south side of West 34th Street west of 7th Avenue at LIRR entrance to Penn Station.
  • Elevator at northwest corner of 7th Avenue & West 33rd Street.
34th Street–Penn Station Шаблон:NYCS Eighth south
  • Elevator at southeast corner of 34th Street and Eighth Avenue.
Шаблон:Stn Шаблон:NYCS Eighth south
47th–50th Streets
Rockefeller Center
Шаблон:NYCS Sixth
  • Elevator at northwest corner of 6th Avenue and 49th Street.
49th Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway north local
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 49th Street and Seventh Avenue.
    Note: accessible for northbound trains only.
50th Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth south local
  • Elevator on northwest corner of 49th Street and Eighth Avenue.
    Note: accessible for southbound trains only.
Lexington Avenue/
51st Street
Шаблон:NYCS Lexington 51st
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue
57th Street–7th Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Broadway north
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 55th Street and 7th Avenue.
  • Elevator at southwest corner of 57th Street and 7th Avenue.
    Note: elevator at 57th Street is not ADA-compliant.
59th Street–Columbus Circle Шаблон:NYCS Columbus Circle
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Columbus Circle and Central Park West.
  • Elevator at southwest corner of 8th Avenue and Columbus Circle.
66th Street–Lincoln Center Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh local
  • Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of 66th Street and Broadway.
  • Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of 66th Street and Broadway.
72nd Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh
  • Elevators inside station house on north side of 72nd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
72nd Street* Шаблон:NYCS Second
  • Elevators at southeast corner of Second Avenue and 72nd Street.
86th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local
  • Elevator on northeast corner of 86th Street and Lexington Avenue.
    Note: accessible for northbound local trains only.[88][89]
86th Street* Шаблон:NYCS Second
  • Elevator at southeast corner of 86th Street and Second Avenue.
96th Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh
  • Elevators inside station house in median of Broadway; entrances on south side of 96th Street and north side of 95th Street.
96th Street* Шаблон:NYCS Second
  • Elevator in plaza on west side of Second Avenue between 95th and 96th Streets.
125th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue.
125th Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth center
  • Elevator at southwest corner of 125th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue.
135th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lenox
  • Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue.
  • Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue.
168th Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth north
175th Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth far north
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 177th Street and Fort Washington Avenue.
181st Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth far north
  • Elevators inside station house on the east side of Fort Washington Avenue between West 183rd and West 185th Streets across from Bennett Park.
  • Wheelchair ramp entrance at northwest corner of West 184th Street and Overlook Terrace.
Bowling Green Шаблон:NYCS Lexington south
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Broadway and Battery Place.
Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local
Шаблон:NYCS Sixth
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Lafayette and Houston Streets.
Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street Шаблон:NYCS Brooklyn Bridge - Chambers Street
  • Elevator on west side of Centre Street south of Chambers Street.
Canal Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local
Chambers Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Hudson and Chambers Streets.
Cortlandt Street/World Trade Center Шаблон:NYCS Broadway southШаблон:NYCS Eighth far south local
Dyckman Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh north
  • Elevators inside station house at southwest corner of Hillside Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue/Ft. George Hill (accessible via wheelchair ramp at street level).
Fulton Street Шаблон:NYCS Fulton-Broadway
Grand Central–42nd Street Шаблон:NYCS LexingtonШаблон:NYCS FlushingШаблон:NYCS 42nd
  • Elevator to mezzanine inside main entrance, immediately to the right of Grand Central Terminal entrance (East 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues).
  • Elevator at northwest corner of East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
Inwood–207th Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth far north
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Broadway and 207th Street.
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street Шаблон:NYCS 63rd IND
Шаблон:NYCS 63rd BMT
  • Elevator on north side of 63rd Street west of Lexington Avenue.
  • Elevator at northwest corner of 63rd Street and Third Avenue
Roosevelt Island Шаблон:NYCS 63rd IND
  • Elevators at station house.
South Ferry* Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh South Ferry
Шаблон:Stn Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-SeventhШаблон:NYCS Flushing
Шаблон:NYCS BroadwayШаблон:NYCS 42nd
West 4th Street–
Washington Square
Шаблон:NYCS Eighth south
Шаблон:NYCS Sixth
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 6th Avenue and 3rd Street.
WTC Cortlandt* Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh South Ferry
  • Elevator at southwest corner of Greenwich and Vesey Streets.

The Bronx

Elevator at the Bedford Park Boulevard station
Elevator at the Bedford Park Boulevard station

Шаблон:As of, there are 17 ADA-compliant stations in the Bronx out of 70 (Шаблон:Pct), or 16 (Шаблон:Pct) if stations in complexes are counted as one.[79]Шаблон:Efn

Station Services Accessible entrance and notes[79]
Third Avenue–149th Street Шаблон:NYCS White Plains
  • Elevator for northbound service at southwest corner of 149th Street and 3rd Avenue.
  • Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of 149th Street and Melrose Avenue.
161st Street–Yankee Stadium Шаблон:NYCS Yankee Stadium
  • Elevator at northeast corner of 161st Street and River Avenue.
170th Street Шаблон:NYCS Jerome
  • Elevator at southeast corner of East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue.
231st Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh north
  • Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of 231 Street and Broadway.
  • Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of 231 Street and Broadway.
233rd Street Шаблон:NYCS White Plains north
  • Elevator at northwest corner of White Plains Road and 233rd Street.
Bedford Park Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Concourse
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Grand Concourse (main road) and Bedford Park Boulevard.
East 149th Street Шаблон:NYCS Pelham local
  • Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard.
  • Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard.
East 180th Street Шаблон:NYCS White Plains
  • Elevators inside station house at northwest corner of East 180th Street and Morris Park Avenue (accessible via wheelchair ramp at street level).
Fordham Road Шаблон:NYCS Jerome
  • Elevator at southeast corner of Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road.
Gun Hill Road (Seymour Avenue) Шаблон:NYCS Dyre
  • Elevators inside station house on south side of Gun Hill Road between Sexton and Dewitt Places.
Gun Hill Road (White Plains Road) Шаблон:NYCS White Plains north
  • Elevators inside main entrance in White Plains Road median between Gun Hill Road and 211th Street.
Hunts Point Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Pelham
  • Elevator on the Monsignor Del Valle Square at the northwest corner of Hunts Point Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard.
Kingsbridge Road Шаблон:NYCS Concourse
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Grand Concourse (service road) and East Kingsbridge Road.
Pelham Bay Park Шаблон:NYCS Pelham
  • Elevator at back of station beyond escalators, near corner of Westchester Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard
Pelham Parkway Шаблон:NYCS White Plains north
  • Elevator at southwest corner of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road.
Simpson Street Шаблон:NYCS White Plains local
  • Elevator for northbound service at southwest corner of Simpson Street and Westchester Avenue.
  • Elevator for southbound service at northeast corner of Simpson Street and Westchester Avenue.

Brooklyn

Elevator at the 86th Street station
Elevator at the 86th Street station

Шаблон:As of, there are 40 ADA-compliant stations in Brooklyn out of 169 (Шаблон:Pct), or 33 (Шаблон:Pct) if stations in complexes are counted as one.[79]Шаблон:Efn

Station Services Accessible entrance and notes[79]
59th Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth south
62nd Street/New Utrecht Avenue Шаблон:NYCS New Utrecht-62nd
86th Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth far south
  • Elevator at southeast corner of 86th Street and 4th Avenue.[92]
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Шаблон:NYCS Eastern west
Шаблон:NYCS Fourth
Шаблон:NYCS Brighton
  • Elevator at southeast corner of Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue.
  • Elevators at Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue in Atlantic Terminal mall; shared with LIRR station.
  • Elevator at southeast corner of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, adjacent to the Barclays Center.
Avenue H Шаблон:NYCS Brighton local
  • Ramp for northbound service on north side of Avenue H and East 15th Street.
  • Ramp for southbound service on south side of Avenue H and East 16th Street.
Bay Parkway Шаблон:NYCS West End
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Bay Parkway and 86th Street.
Bedford Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street.
Borough Hall Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh BrooklynШаблон:NYCS Eastern west express
Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Station at street level.
Church Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Nostrand
  • Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
  • Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
Church Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Culver
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue.
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Stillwell
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Eastern center
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway, in Eastern Parkway median.
DeKalb Avenue Шаблон:NYCS DeKalb
  • Elevator at southeast corner of DeKalb Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Extension.
Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Шаблон:NYCS Eastern west local
  • Elevator to the south side of Eastern Parkway in front of the Brooklyn Museum
Eighth Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Sea Beach
  • Elevators inside station house at northwest corner of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street.
Euclid Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Fulton
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Euclid and Pitkin Avenues.
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College Шаблон:NYCS Nostrand
  • Elevator at southeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
Flushing Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Jamaica west local
  • Elevator at southwest corner of Flushing Avenue and Broadway. Elevator to each platform from station house.
Franklin Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Franklin-Fulton
  • Elevator at southwest corner of Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street.
Grand Street Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of Grand Street and Bushwick Avenue.
  • Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of Grand Street and Bushwick Avenue.
Greenpoint Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Crosstown
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue.
Hoyt Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh Brooklyn
  • Elevator near southwest corner of Hoyt Street and Fulton Street[93]
    Note: accessible for southbound trains only.
Jay Street–MetroTech Шаблон:NYCS MetroTech
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Jay and Willoughby Streets, for all train services.
Kings Highway Шаблон:NYCS Brighton
  • Elevators to platforms inside station house on south side of Kings Highway between 15th and 16th Streets.
Livonia Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Elevator inside station house at northwest corner of Livonia and Van Sinderen Avenues.
Marcy Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Jamaica west
  • Elevator for northbound service at southwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway.
  • Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway.
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Шаблон:NYCS Myrtle-Wyckoff
  • Elevators inside station house at the triangle formed by Gates, Myrtle, and Wyckoff Avenues.
Park Place Шаблон:NYCS Franklin
  • Ramp from Prospect Place west of Franklin Avenue; service in both directions on single track.
Prospect Park Шаблон:NYCS Prospect Park
  • Entrance ramp on Lincoln Road between Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue; elevators after fare control.
Seventh Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Culver IND north
  • Elevator at northwest corner of 7th Avenue and 9th Street.
Utica Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Fulton
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Fulton Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.
Wilson Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie
  • Ramp at dead-end of Wilson Avenue east of Moffat Street.
    Note: accessible for northbound trains only.

Queens

Elevator at the Queens Plaza station
Elevator at the Queens Plaza station

Шаблон:As of, there are 23 ADA-compliant stations in Queens out of 83 (Шаблон:Pct), or 20 (Шаблон:Pct) if stations in complexes are counted as one.[79]Шаблон:Efn This count does not include Mets–Willets Point, where there is a single accessible platform that is open only during certain events.

Station Services Accessible entrance and notes[79]
21st Street–Queensbridge Шаблон:NYCS 63rd IND
  • Elevator at northwest corner of 21st Street and 41st Avenue.
61st Street–Woodside Шаблон:NYCS Flushing
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street; shared with LIRR station.
Aqueduct Racetrack Шаблон:NYCS Rockaway
  • Elevator next to south staircase down to Resorts World Casino Parking Lot.
    Alternate wheelchair access via the Sky Bridge entrance to Resorts World New York City.
Astoria Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Astoria
  • Elevators at southeast corner of Hoyt Avenue South and 31st Street, and northwest corner of Hoyt Avenue North and 31st Street.
Court Square–23rd Street Шаблон:NYCS FlushingШаблон:NYCS Queens 53rdШаблон:NYCS Crosstown
Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Far Rockaway
  • Elevators to platform level inside station house at northeast corner of Mott Avenue and Beach 22nd Street.
Flushing–Main Street Шаблон:NYCS Flushing
  • Elevator on Roosevelt Avenue east of Main Street, north side.
Forest Hills–71st Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Queens center
  • Elevator on south side of Queens Boulevard between 70th Road and 71st Avenue.
Howard Beach–JFK Airport Шаблон:NYCS Rockaway
  • Elevators at Coleman Square and 159th Avenue.
Jackson Heights–
Roosevelt Avenue/
74th Street
Шаблон:NYCS Roosevelt
  • Elevator after fare control in station house on Roosevelt Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets,
    or enter on Broadway between 74th and 75th Streets.
Jamaica–179th Street Шаблон:NYCS Queens Hillside
  • Elevator at southeast corner of 179th Place and Hillside Avenue.
Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Шаблон:NYCS Archer
  • Elevator on south side of Archer Avenue at Parsons Boulevard.
Jamaica–Van Wyck Шаблон:NYCS Archer Van Wyck
  • Elevator at corner of 89th Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway south service road, adjacent to Jamaica Hospital.
Junction Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Flushing
  • Elevator at northeast corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.
Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike Шаблон:NYCS Queens east
  • Elevator at southeast corner of Union Turnpike and Kew Gardens Road.
Mets–Willets Point Шаблон:NYCS Flushing
  • Ramp to overpass on south side of Roosevelt Avenue.
    Note: Only the northbound side-platform is accessible; service at this platform is available only to Main Street-Flushing on Mets baseball game, USTA game, or special events.
Middle Village–
Metropolitan Avenue
Шаблон:NYCS Myrtle north
  • Station at street level.
Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Fulton far east
  • Elevator at northwest corner of Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard.
Queens Plaza Шаблон:NYCS Queens Plaza
  • Elevator at southwest corner of Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue.
Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street Шаблон:NYCS Rockaway Park
  • Station at street level.
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport Шаблон:NYCS Archer
  • Elevator off southeast corner of Sutphin Boulevard at Archer Avenue near elevated LIRR tracks; shared with LIRR station.

Staten Island Railway

A ramp at the Tottenville station
A ramp at the Tottenville station

Шаблон:As of, there are six ADA-accessible stations on the Staten Island Railway out of 21 (Шаблон:Pct). Stations built after 1990 are marked with an asterisk (*).[79]

Station Accessible entrance and notes[79]
St. George
  • North side elevator for bus, taxi, ferry or railway levels.
  • South side elevator for passenger drop-off, or ferry levels.
Шаблон:Stl
  • Ramps on both sides of the station.
New Dorp
  • Northbound elevator at southwest corner of New Dorp Lane and New Dorp Plaza South.
  • Southbound elevator at southeast corner of New Dorp Lane and New Dorp Plaza North.
Шаблон:Stl
  • Ramps on both sides of the station.
Шаблон:Stl*
  • Ramps on both sides of the station.
Шаблон:Stl
  • Ramp at south end of the station.

Commuter rail

Elevator at the Yankees–East 153rd Street station
Elevator at the Yankees–East 153rd Street station

Шаблон:As of, 185 out of the 248 stations (Шаблон:Pct) in the entire MTA commuter rail system are accessible by wheelchair. Many of them are ground or grade-level stations, thus requiring little modification to accessibility. A few stations, including the entire Babylon Branch, are elevated or on embankments, but some have been renovated or retrofitted with elevators to meet ADA standards. Шаблон:Pct of the accessible stations in the MTA's railroad system are Long Island Rail Road stations.[79]

During the late 1990s, the LIRR began converting much of its low-floor, at-grade stations into high-floor platforms. Rather than renovate to meet ADA standards, ten low-floor stations, including the surviving five on the Lower Montauk Branch were closed in March 1998, due to low patronage, and incompatibility with then-new C3 bi-level coach cars that can only use high platforms.[94] Five of the LIRR's branches are entirely accessible from east of Jamaica: the Long Beach Branch, Montauk Branch, Oyster Bay Branch, Port Jefferson Branch, and Ronkonkoma Branch. The West Hempstead Branch has only one non-accessible station along its line, St. Albans.[79]

In January 2020, as part of the 2020–2024 Capital Plan, the MTA announced the three additional Metro-North stations to receive elevators.[95] Forest Hills on the LIRR will also receive elevators as part of the 2020–2024 Capital Plan, as the ramps installed at the station in 1997 are not ADA-compliant.[96]

Long Island Rail Road

An elevator at the Flushing–Main Street station
An elevator at the Flushing–Main Street station

Шаблон:As of, 106 of the 124 LIRR stations (Шаблон:Pct) are accessible by wheelchair ramp and/or elevator. Stations that meet full ADA requirements are marked with an asterisk (*). (Other stations are wheelchair accessible but may be missing some ADA features).[79] Stations built after 1990 are marked with a double asterisk (**). Шаблон:Div col

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Metro-North Railroad

Elevator at the Ardsley-on-Hudson station
Elevator at the Ardsley-on-Hudson station

Шаблон:As of, 79 of the 124 Metro-North stations (Шаблон:Pct) are accessible by wheelchair ramp and/or elevator. Stations that meet full ADA requirements are marked with an asterisk (*). (Other stations are wheelchair accessible but may be missing some ADA features).[79] Stations built after 1990 are marked with a double asterisk (**). Шаблон:Div col

Шаблон:Div col end

Buses

Ramp on an MTA bus
Ramp on an MTA bus

All MTA buses and routes are wheelchair accessible, since all current fleet were built and entered service in the 2000s or later, after the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[4]Шаблон:Rp Шаблон:As of, all of the local-bus fleet consists of semi-low floors with wheelchair ramps,[98] while all express buses have high floors and contain lifts.[99][100]

Many retired fleet are high-level buses, and many of the fleet built before 1990 do not comply with ADA standards. The federal government started requiring that half of all MTA buses be accessible in 1981. However, the wheelchair lifts on the earliest wheelchair-accessible buses were unreliable.[101] By 1983, less than a third of the 3,600-vehicle MTA fleet were accessible, and it was impossible to tell which routes had accessible buses because they were dispatched randomly. Drivers sometimes refused to pick up disabled passengers, or they did not carry keys for lift-equipped buses, or the lifts were operated improperly.[102] As part of a disability-lawsuit agreement in June 1984, Governor Mario Cuomo agreed to equip 65% of MTA buses with wheelchair lifts.[13]

The number of disabled riders on MTA buses rose eleven-fold between 1986 and 1991. By 1991, a year after the ADA law was passed, the bus system saw 120,000 disabled passengers per year. Ninety percent of the fleet was wheelchair-accessible, compared to other cities' transit systems, which had much lower percentages of accessible buses in their fleets.[8] The last non-accessible vehicle in the MTA New York City Bus fleet, excluding routes that later became part of the MTA Bus Company, was retired in 1993.[102][103]

In 1997, the first low-floor bus in the city was tested - these buses have ramps rather than a wheelchair lift, with a significantly lower step to the curb.[104][105] Low-floor buses have made up most of the new non-express buses ordered since the early 2000s, with the last non-express high-floor bus withdrawn in 2019.[100]

In the calendar year of 2019, the MTA recorded over 1.5 million bus customers who used wheelchair ramps or lifts.[4]Шаблон:Rp All MTA Bus operators are required to have ADA training. The newest buses have hands-free intercom systems for drivers.[4]Шаблон:Rp

Access-A-Ride

Access-A-Ride logo, consisting of a red apple, a blue wheelchair access icon, and the blue text "Access-A-Ride"
Exterior of an Access-A-Ride cab, with the Access-A-Ride logo
An MV-1 Access-A-Ride cab

The New York City Transit Authority also operates paratransit services branded as Access-A-Ride (AAR) for disabled customers who cannot use regular bus or subway service in New York City, and nearby areas in Nassau and Westchester counties, within MTA's three-quarter mile service area. AAR is available at all times.[106] In addition, AAR has dedicated pickup locations around the city.[107] Passengers are charged the same $2.90 fare on AAR as on regular transit.[108]

The paratransit system began as a $5 million pilot program following the passage of the ADA law.[8] The services are contracted to private companies.[109] In 1993, because many disabled riders were being refused service in violation of the ADA, the MTA announced an expansion of the program. The service was carrying 300,000 yearly riders back then.[110] In 1998, in response to a discrimination lawsuit, the Access-A-Ride program underwent another expansion. At the time, despite having 1 million annual customers the program only had 300 vehicles and Access-A-Ride journeys often took several hours, while only twenty-six subway stations were ADA-accessible.[109]

The paratransit system has come under scrutiny by the media for being unwieldy: rides must be booked 24 to 48 hours in advance; it is costly to operate;[111] and vehicles often show up late or fail to show up at all.[112] AAR vehicles were defined as being "on time" when they arrived within 30 minutes of the scheduled time, and in 2017, two pilot programs were implemented to speed up AAR service.[113] Nonetheless, its operating cost was $461 million per year as of 2015, which is relatively high considering that only 150,000 people use it every year.[111]

Howard Roberts, a former high-ranking MTA official, was quoted as saying that "it probably has turned out to be … a hundred times more expensive to go with buses and paratransit than it would have been to bite the bullet and simply rehabilitate the stations and put elevators in."[114] The Access-A-Ride service competes with options such as accessible taxis, although accessible taxis only make up a small percentage of the city's entire taxi fleet.[115] As part of the 2018 MTA Action Plan, the MTA would improve the Access-A-Ride interface to make the ride-hailing, vehicle scheduling, and traveling processes easier.[31]Шаблон:Rp During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the reports of AAR trips that were canceled, in part because of traffic congestion and a shortage of drivers.[116]

Шаблон:Clear right

Future accessible stations

Elevator under construction at Grand Central Madison
Elevator under construction at Grand Central Madison

There were several "station groupings" that were proposed by the MTA in February 2019. At least one station in each grouping is slated to receive ADA improvements. In total, 24 groupings were proposed: three each in Queens and Staten Island, four each in the Bronx and Manhattan, and 10 in Brooklyn.[117][118] An internal MTA list in July 2019 narrowed down these choices.[119] These stations were included in the list of 48 stations that were confirmed as being under consideration for ADA-accessibility in an announcement in September 2019.[120]

Шаблон:As of, numerous stations across the MTA system are slated to receive ADA renovations. Those projects are in various stages of planning, design, or construction. The following listing excludes stations that are already accessible but will receive ADA renovations anyway, including Forest Hills on the LIRR Main Line in Queens.[121][122]Шаблон:Rp[123]

Station Current service Location StatusШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Abbr
149th Street–Grand Concourse Шаблон:NYCS 149th-Grand Concourse The Bronx Renovation in progress[124] Bundle awarded in summer 2020.
Tremont Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Concourse The Bronx
Beach 67th Street Шаблон:NYCS Far Rockaway Queens Renovation in progress[124][125] "Package 1" bundle awarded in December 2020.[126]
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street Шаблон:NYCS Lorimer-Metropolitan Brooklyn
14th Street/Sixth Avenue Шаблон:NYCS 14th Sixth Manhattan Renovation in progress[127]
68th Street–Hunter College Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local Manhattan Renovation in progress[128] From a previous capital plan.[129][33]Шаблон:Rp
Queensboro Plaza Шаблон:NYCS Queensboro Queens Renovation in progress[128] "Package 2" bundle awarded in December 2021.[130]
Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Pelham north local The Bronx
Woodhaven Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Jamaica east Queens
57th Street Шаблон:NYCS Sixth Rutgers Manhattan Renovation in progress (ZFA)[131] Being constructed by developer of 41–47 West 57th Street.[132][133][134]
5th Avenue/53rd Street Шаблон:NYCS Queens 53rd Manhattan Construction pending (ZFA) To be constructed by developer of 570 Fifth Avenue.[134][135]
Church Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Brighton Brooklyn Renovation in progress "Package 3" bundle awarded in December 2022.[136][137]
Junius Street Шаблон:NYCS New Lots Brooklyn
Kings Highway Шаблон:NYCS Culver IND south Brooklyn
Mosholu Parkway Шаблон:NYCS Jerome The Bronx
Rockaway Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Fulton east Queens
Sheepshead Bay Шаблон:NYCS Brighton Brooklyn
Steinway Street Шаблон:NYCS Queens local day Queens
Woodhaven Boulevard
Borough Hall Шаблон:NYCS Joralemon Brooklyn Contract awarded[137] Southbound platform only; northbound platform already accessible
137th Street–City College Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh north Manhattan Renovation in progress[136] "Package 4" bundle awarded in December 2022.
Bay Ridge–95th Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth far south Brooklyn
Northern Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Queens local day Queens
Parkchester Шаблон:NYCS Pelham The Bronx
Amityville LIRR: Babylon Branch Suffolk County Renovation in progress Bundle awarded in November 2022.[137]
Copiague
Lindenhurst
Laurelton LIRR: Atlantic Branch Queens
Locust Manor
Massapequa Park LIRR: Babylon Branch Nassau County
St. Albans LIRR: Montauk Branch Queens
Co-op City MNRR: New Haven Line The Bronx Under construction Being built as part of the Penn Station Access project[138]
Hunts Point
Morris Park
Parkchester/Van Nest
Broadway Junction Шаблон:NYCS Broadway Junction Brooklyn Contract awarded[139] MTA "City Station" candidate[21][33]Шаблон:Rp[117]Шаблон:Rp[140]Шаблон:Rp
Classon Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Crosstown Brooklyn Contract awarded[139] "Package 5" bundle awarded in December 2023[141]
  • Northbound platform only for Court Square–23rd Street; southbound platform already accessible.
  • Northbound express platform and southbound platforms only at 86th Street; northbound local platform already accessible.
New Lots Avenue Шаблон:NYCS New Lots header Brooklyn
Huguenot Файл:NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg Staten Island
Harlem–148th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lenox north Manhattan
Van Cortlandt Park-242 St Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh north The Bronx
Court Square–23rd Street Шаблон:NYCS Queens 53rd Queens
33rd Street–Rawson Street Шаблон:NYCS Flushing local Queens
46th Street–Bliss Street Queens
Broadway Шаблон:NYCS Astoria local Queens
36th Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth center Brooklyn
81st Street–Museum of Natural History Шаблон:NYCS Eighth center local day Manhattan
86th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington Manhattan
96th Street Шаблон:NYCS Eighth center local day Manhattan
168th StreetШаблон:Efn Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh north Manhattan Contract award pending[142] In Washington Heights/Inwood station grouping[119]
Williams Bridge MNRR: Harlem Line The Bronx Contract award pending[143] Upcoming package to be awarded in 2023[121][122]Шаблон:Rp
Woodlawn The Bronx
Ludlow MNRR: Hudson Line Westchester County
Hollis LIRR: Main Line Queens
190th StreetШаблон:Efn Шаблон:NYCS Eighth far north Manhattan Contact award pending[144] Uptown platform only.
Brook Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Pelham local The Bronx Contract award pending[145] In Mott Haven station grouping.[119] Funding committed as October 2020.[146]
Wakefield–241st Street Шаблон:NYCS White Plains Nereid-Wakefield southbound The Bronx Funding on hold as October 2020.[146][36]
Burnside Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Jerome The Bronx In design[147] Station design projects supported by grant from the Federal Transit Administration as part of its "All Stations Accessibility Program"[148]
Avenue I Шаблон:NYCS Culver IND south Brooklyn
Myrtle Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Jamaica west Brooklyn
Norwood Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Jamaica east Z Brooklyn
Third Avenue–138th Street Шаблон:NYCS Pelham The Bronx In pre-planning [36]
Seventh Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Queens 53rd Seventh Manhattan
42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth AvenueШаблон:Efn Шаблон:NYCS Bryant Park Manhattan In planning[149] [119]
18th Avenue Шаблон:NYCS West End local Brooklyn In pre-planning [36]
110th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local day Manhattan
167th Street Шаблон:NYCS Concourse local The Bronx
BriarwoodШаблон:Efn Шаблон:NYCS Queens east Queens [119]
Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Astoria local Queens In planning Planned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as part of planned improvements in bus service to LaGuardia Airport[150]
Clifton Файл:NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg Staten Island In pre-planning; funding on hold[146] In Fox Hills/Rosebank station grouping [119]
Delancey Street/Essex Street Шаблон:NYCS Delancey-Essex Manhattan In planning [117]Шаблон:Rp[119]
Hoyt–Schermerhorn StreetsШаблон:Efn Шаблон:NYCS Hoyt-Schermerhorn Brooklyn In planning [119][151]
Hunterspoint Avenue LIRR: Main Line Queens On hold Construction deferred to 2025–2029 Capital Program[152][122]Шаблон:Rp[153]
Jefferson Street Шаблон:NYCS Canarsie Brooklyn [36]
Kings Highway Шаблон:NYCS Sea Beach header Brooklyn In first Bensonhurst station grouping[119]
Kingsbridge Road Шаблон:NYCS Jerome The Bronx In design May be incorporated into Kingsbridge Armory development[154]Шаблон:Rp
Lexington Avenue/59th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington-59th Manhattan In pre-planning [36]
Neptune Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Culver IND south Brooklyn In design In second Bensonhurst station grouping[155][140]Шаблон:Rp
Nostrand Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Fulton Brooklyn In pre-planning [36]
Parsons Boulevard Шаблон:NYCS Queens Hillside local Queens
Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue Шаблон:NYCS Flushing Queens [50]Шаблон:Rp
Wakefield MNRR: Harlem Line The Bronx In pre-planning; funding on hold[146] [95]
Broad Street Шаблон:NYCS Nassau south Manhattan On hold Part of 45 Broad Street[156][157] stalled development[158]
East Broadway Шаблон:NYCS Rutgers Manhattan Part of 247 Cherry Street, 269 South Street, and 259 Clinton Street[21][159] stalled development[160]
Mets-Willets Point LIRR: Port Washington Branch Queens Postponed indefinitely due to pending LaGuardia Airport Access Study[161]
Rector Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth far south Manhattan Southbound platform only;[162] will be constructed by developer of 42 Trinity Place
116th Street Шаблон:NYCS Brighton local Manhattan Planned station Planned as a part of phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway
106th Street
125th Street
Republic LIRR: Ronkonkoma Branch Suffolk County Proposed station [163]
Sunnyside LIRR: Main Line Queens Originally planned as part of the East Side Access project;[164] now proposed as part of the MTA's 20-year needs assessment[165]
77th Street Шаблон:NYCS Lexington local day Manhattan Awaiting zoning approval (ZFA) Southbound platform only; proposed to be constructed by Northwell Health as part of Lenox Hill Hospital expansion[166]
Halsey Street Шаблон:NYCS Jamaica J Brooklyn Easement designed (ZFA), funding not committed Northbound platform only[167]
Union Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth center R W Brooklyn Southbound platform only[134]
25th Street Шаблон:NYCS Fourth center R W Brooklyn Northbound platform only[168]
Canal Street Шаблон:NYCS Broadway-Seventh local day Manhattan Northbound platform only[169]
Beach 36th Street Шаблон:NYCS Rockaway north Queens Transit plaza and associated space outside station secured as an easement[170]

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