July 27, 2005
ADA Anniversary
Tuesday July 26th was the 15th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that has gone a tremendous way to create public and private spaces that are more equal and accessible.
Brian’s last post was about the desperate need for the Second Avenue Subway, and he is committed to finally forcing real movement on the project. It will be one of the most important investments the City makes this decade, and I’m confident that we will break ground in Brian’s first term.
The construction of the Second Avenue Subway is a tremendous opportunity to design stations that can serve as models for the rest of the system - stations that incorporate sustainable design, are secure, and, most importantly, are accessible to each and every New Yorker.
Currently only 49 of the City’s 491 subway stations are at least partially accessible, and although this is a clear violation of the ADA, the MTA has no end date for full accessibility. They have said that they hope to have 100 stations accessible by 2020. Conveniently, that’s also when the MTA originally intended to have the Second Avenue Subway complete (if they’d broken ground last year as originally hoped.) That’s over 15 years from today. If we want to see real progress on these issues, we need new leadership that will set them as priorities.
Brian is committed to building a Second Avenue Subway that every New Yorker can use, and building it now.
John
Posted by John at July 27, 2005 11:00 AM
Comments
thanks for drawing attention to this anniversary. doesn't seem like there was much going on this week for what was a pretty remarkable piece of legislation when it was first passed, and one that is still relevant (and unrealized!) today.
Posted by: anon at July 27, 2005 11:05 AM
