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If you are a disabled person living or working in Paris this might put you in a really bad spot. Because Paris' subway system is mostly not accessible to disabl
by react_burger38 6y ago
If you are a disabled person living or working in Paris this might put you in a really bad spot. Because Paris' subway system is mostly not accessible to disabled people. (Few or no elevators / escalators in key subway stops).
I know this from personal experience when I took my two kids in strollers to Paris. Lugging the strollers up and down stairs was a nightmare.
But maybe disabled people have other options like buses so it might not be as bad as it seems initially.
- Hokusai 6y ago> If you are a disabled person living or working in Paris this might put you in a really bad spot. Can you share some link to the complains of the disabled community? I see you position posted quite often, but I have never seen any details and I am interested in there nuances of the situation. I have experience with Barcelona and the public transport was adapted a decade ago. Is that an unique case?
- boudin 6y agoThe position of Paris was to try to improve access to the bus system rather than the metro system. Last year only 3% of the metro network was accessible whereas 70% of the bus network was Source in french: https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/paris_75056/3-metro-paris-accessible-handicapes-adapter-reseau-couterait-milliards_29577828.html https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/paris_75056/3-metro-paris-acce...
- ebg13 6y agohttps://www.tripsavvy.com/paris-accessibility-to-disabled-travelers-1618436 https://www.tripsavvy.com/paris-accessibility-to-disabled-tr... Only one Paris Metro line with 9 stations has elevators and ramps for autonomous wheelchair access. There are 16 numbered lines and hundreds of stations in the city.