THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TALKS MOBILITY JUSTICE, MISSING SIDEWALKS AND ELEVATORS, AND BILLIONS IN FEDERAL GRANTS CURRENTLY UP FOR GRABS
BUTTIGIEG:
The biggest obstacle has been funding.
Many transit agency leaders who very sincerely want to do the right thing have been forced into impossible decisions with their backs against the wall financially because of that lack of funding.
Frankly, the $1.75 billion won't be enough on its own to resolve [the lack of wheelchair access] at every station, but it's a major investment in progress.
It's going to mean that many more commuters are able to benefit and, again, be able to contribute where maybe they couldn't have before.
It even changes where people have the option to live.
If you [have accessible rail stations connecting your home to work and
necessities], it changes all of your possibilities in life.
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