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New york has terrible infrastructure, I doubt there's level boarding so disabled people can get on without assistance. In many countries one person operation c
by stuaxo 1y ago
New york has terrible infrastructure, I doubt there's level boarding so disabled people can get on without assistance.
In many countries one person operation can work on metro systems, but NY is probably about 50 years of investment behind in infrastructure before that's a good idea.
- nine_k 1y ago> I doubt there's level boarding so disabled people can get on without assistance. At every station I've ever been to, the boarding is level, and the gap is small. Many (though not all yet) stations have elevators large enough for a disabled person in a wheelchair. All buses (operated by the same MTA as the usbway) have a foldable ramp for wheelchairs, used quite routinely.
- wahnfrieden 1y agoHow many station platforms have you been to? https://s3-prod.crainsnewyork.com/Subway%20Mind%20the%20Gap%2014th%20St%205%20train%208.59.JPG https://s3-prod.crainsnewyork.com/Subway%20Mind%20the%20Gap%... https://i.redd.it/gap-at-sheepshead-bay-v0-14ea8irudhvc1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a781173cc39e84974811494dd97440020da8a47 https://i.redd.it/gap-at-sheepshead-bay-v0-14ea8irudhvc1.jpg... https://images-prod.gothamist.com/original_images/90BA6BA3-A9AE-4D14-92C3-A16726D9CCD3.jpg https://images-prod.gothamist.com/original_images/90BA6BA3-A... https://api-prod.gothamist.com/images/346940/fill-1200x650%7Cformat-webp%7Cwebpquality-85/ https://api-prod.gothamist.com/images/346940/fill-1200x650%7...
- nine_k 1y agoWow. I used to use the Union Square station every day, but never took a 5 train from there. A sad surprise :(
- Ericson2314 1y agoThat is matter of repair, not a platform built to the wrong specifications
- wahnfrieden 1y agoWhy
- Ericson2314 1y agoI'm not really sure how to answer that. It is just a known fact that the subway platforms are all supposed to be level with the train floor. Platforms can sink and otherwise decay over time. Many of the stations are quite old. Low platforms, by contrast, are nowhere near the height of the train floor.
- kkysen 1y agoThese pictures show level boarding (minimal vertical gap), they just have horizontal gaps. To the extent that there are some small vertical gaps, that is intrinsic to wheels, which change radius over time as the wheel is worn away. The horizontal gaps should be fixed, though. You'd need gap fillers for them on curved platforms.
- wahnfrieden 1y agoThe photo showed a 5.5" vertical gap which doesn't seem level or minimal to me > 14th Street–Union Square northbound 4 trains have a 5.5-inch vertical gap, 59th Street–Columbus Circle northbound B trains have a gaping seven-inch horizontal gap, and Times Square–42nd Street eastbound 7 trains have both: a 5.5-inch vertical gap and a five-inch horizontal gap https://www.curbed.com/2022/10/mta-subway-platform-gaps-lawsuit.html https://www.curbed.com/2022/10/mta-subway-platform-gaps-laws...
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- kkysen 1y agoEvery NYC subway station has had level boarding forever since they were originally built. There can be some horizontal gaps for sure, which they should fix, but it's generally vertically level within the change in diameter of wheels over their lifetime. And if there are gaps, conductors are not helping anyone get on anyways.