On October 7, 2021 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the New York City Council, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the approval of Elevate Transit: Zoning for Accessibility, a collaboration among the MTA, City Council, the Department of City Planning (DCP) and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to boost New York City’s push to make its transit system fully accessible. The initiative will allow the MTA to leverage planned private development to achieve a fully accessible transit system faster. The full press release from the MTA is at https://new.mta.info/press-release/icymi-new-york-city-adopts-zoning-rules-advance-transit-accessibility.
It’s about time. I posted about this proposal six months ago. This is a win for all people in New York, who will benefit from more accessible transit. This is a win for the MTA; zoning for accessibility will make it easier to make the transit system accessible. It is even a win for developers. For more information, follow this link: https://new.mta.info/accessibility/zoning-for-accessibility.