{"id":595,"date":"2019-05-28T21:12:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T21:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/data\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2020-01-09T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T14:21:09","slug":"increasing-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/data\/increasing-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accessibility in NYC<\/h3>\n
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Increasing Accessibility<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThe 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (\u201cADA\u201d) prohibits discrimination against individuals based on disability in all areas of public life, including access to commercial establishments and government services such as public transportation. In New York, a city dependent on public transportation, the ADA represents a promise of equal access to the city itself for hundreds of thousands of residents with disabilities. But the task of retrofitting a vast early 20th century system reliant upon thousands of staircases has long presented a difficult challenge.<\/p>\n

Today only 23%<\/strong> of subway and Staten Island Railway stations are fully ADA accessible. While the MTA has committed to fund accessibility at 70 new stations in its next Capital Program to be released this fall, progress thus far has been slow and extremely expensive.<\/p>\n

But there is a policy tool with untapped potential that could help accelerate implementation of ADA access and save hundreds of millions of public dollars \u2013 zoning<\/strong>. Zoning offers the potential to require or incentivize new private development to align design and construction with the goal of improved access, including incorporating elevators to subway stations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Unfortunately, zoning tools to facilitate station improvements are currently available only in select areas of the city and often encumbered by an onerous review process. The recommendations in this report <\/strong><\/a> would comprehensively strengthen Zoning for Transit Accessibility in New York City<\/strong> and accelerate the implementation of ADA accessibility at dozens of stations across New York, helping us finally deliver on the promise of transit equity for our most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

The data and maps below present the current state of accessibility in New York City in summer 2019 and will help inform the next phase of work on Zoning for Transit Accessibility as the City Council works with the Department of City Planning and the MTA to further study and refine these ideas with stakeholders to arrive at final recommendations with a goal to implement in 2020.<\/p>\n

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Subway Access in NYC<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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\nFully Accessible
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\n23%<\/strong>
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\nNon-Scheduled
\nElevator Outages
\n73%<\/strong>
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\nMTA Elevator Complaints
\n1st: <\/strong>Improper Funct. & Repair (70%)<\/i>
\n4th: <\/strong>Add More Elevators (5%)<\/i>
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Search<\/strong> by station name. Choose<\/strong> a subway line. Filter<\/strong> by accessibility status.<\/small><\/p>\n