The other morning I was at the commuter rail station in Bloomfield, New Jersey to look at accessibility challenges. One of them was just getting on the train. That first step up was so high I needed help from a member of the train crew. Once I was on that first step I was able to climb - slowly - the rest of the way into the car. Level boarding, meaning there are no steps between the platform and the vehicle, is needed at all transit stations; it makes boarding and alighting safer and faster.