April 24, 2023 Some editing. Several speeces omitted. |
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| # MTA Announces Policy Permitting Personal Electric Vehicles on Subways, Buses and Commuter Railroads, Fulfilling a Goal of Micromobility Strategic Action Plan |
Agency Outlines Safety Guidelines for Personal Electric Vehicles on Mass Transit Charging and/or Riding Electric Vehicles Within MTA Facilities or On Board MTA Vehicles is Prohibited The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today adopted a policy that allows the transport of personal electric vehicles (PEV) on MTA property and on board transit, with the exception of MTA express buses, and outlined the rules for |
Here is the MTA’s list of rules:
It appears to me that a number of currently-popular scooter-type devices will be difficult if not impossible to use in both subways and buses: it would be interesting to see ‘personal mobility equipment’ that can be folded as MTA expects, or that a disabled person can carry through stations, or that fits existing racks and storage.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that
the Tremont Av subway station in the Bronx is now fully accessible to
all in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The
project included the installation of three new elevators, with one
taking customers from the street to the mezzanine, and two taking
customers from the mezzanine to the platform, as well as two
reconstructed and relocated staircases and new ADA platform edges.
The installed elevators include a new fire alarm system, smoke and
heat detectors and cameras inside the elevator cabs, all to enhance
customer safety. Each elevator is also equipped with an emergency
two-way communication system which gives riders the ability to
communicate with dispatchers in the event of an emergency via standard
voice communications or visually by answering on-screen questions,
which greatly improves communication for riders with hearing or speech
disabilities.
“With these upgrades at Tremont Av there are now 149 fully accessible
stations across the subway system,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno
Lieber.“That means tangible quality-of-life improvements for customers
with disabilities, parents with strollers, and all kinds of other
folks. Across the MTA we’ve alrea
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that
the Metropolitan Av and Lorimer St stations are now accessible to
customers in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). The project included the installation of six new elevators,
three at each station, with one street elevator and two
mezzanine-to-platform elevators at each station. In addition to the
new elevators, two new platform stairs were built for better passenger
circulation at Metropolitan Av , and six sets of stairs were built –
four on the platform and two street-level – and one set of
street-level stairs was newly refurbished to meet ADA compliance at
Lorimer St .
Other station upgrades include new tactile strips on platform edges
for customer safety, new ADA boarding areas, new accessible fare
control equipment at both station entrances, as well as new station
signage, broken tile replacement on the stations’ ceilings and walls,
and a new public announcement system.
The newly installed elevators include new fire alarm systems, smoke
and heat detectors and cameras inside the elevator cabs, all to
enhance customer safety. Each elevator is also equipped with an
emergency two-way communication system which gives riders the ability
to communicate wi