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avendya ([personal profile] avendya) wrote in [community profile] accessibility_fail2009-08-04 02:34 pm
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a sign that tells people that need wheelchairs to use another station - from May until August

Yes, that does say from May 4 to late August, the station will not be accessible. I was generally impressed by the accessibility of San Francisco's public transit, but this is Not Cool. The nearest station is 0.7 miles away. Accessibility of transit: fail.

ETA: I have been informed in comments that BART is generally quite good, considering their budget constraints, so consider my objections retracted.
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[personal profile] avendya 2009-08-04 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
My objections are retracted, then. It sounds like BART is doing the best they can as far as accessibility, and that's certainly more than many agencies do.
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[personal profile] pauraque 2009-08-04 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I think they do their best. Your frustration is totally understandable either way!
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[personal profile] trixie 2009-08-04 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
San Francisco's public transportation is LIGHTYEARS ahead of most of the other systems in the country when it comes to accessibility. That's one elevator down for rehab, as opposed to NYC where there are still barely a third (if that!) of all the stations in the system with any elevators at all.
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