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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.
The MTA unveiled new ADA-compliant upgrades at the Avenue H Station on the Q Line on Thursday, July 15, 2021 (Credit: Metropolitan Transit Agency). To see all ADA-accessible stations in...
The MTA identified "key stations", high-traffic and/or geographically important stations, which must conform to the ADA when they are extensively renovated. As of May 2024, out of 472 total stations in the system, 145 are accessible; many of them have AutoGate access. Five stations on the Staten Island Railway are accessible.
The MTA subway map will now label the 86th Street 6 train station as (partially) wheelchair accessible thanks to a new elevator. Nick Garber , Patch Staff Posted Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 4:01 pm...
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY - Accessibility improvements at Washington Heights’ 181 Street A subway station are completed, MTA officials said last week. The improvements include two new elevators to ...
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A pair of Upper West Side subway stations will receive accessibility upgrades in the coming years, the MTA announced at the end of last week.
Accessible New York City Subway stations. Pages in this category comprise New York City Subway stations that comply, either in full or in part, with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 .
BRIARWOOD, QUEENS — The Briarwood E/F subway station is among a list of 11 Queens stations slated for accessibility upgrades under the MTA's upcoming capital plan. The MTA's $51.5 billion ...
As part of the MTA's 2020–2024 Capital Program, the 181st Street station was selected to receive elevators between the platforms and mezzanine as part of a process to expand the New York City Subway system's accessibility. By February 2021, funding had been committed to accessibility renovations at the 181st Street station.
Advocates have long demanded the MTA comply with the ADA. Despite the law passing more than 35 year ago, many NYC subway stations are still inaccessible to people who can't use stairs.