Sunday, February 26, 2023

PETE BUTTIGIEG WANTS TO MAKE TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE — AND PAY FOR IT, TOO

THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TALKS MOBILITY JUSTICE, MISSING SIDEWALKS AND ELEVATORS, AND BILLIONS IN FEDERAL GRANTS CURRENTLY UP FOR GRABS

BUTTIGIEG: 

New York is a good example. 

It should be a transit planner's dream in the sense that even people with access to a luxury vehicle might choose to take the subway because it's just more efficient and convenient, right? So it could be the gold standard — but not everybody has access.

There are two layers of what we've got to do. 

The first is the threshold condition of just making sure that everybody has access. 

We need to also pay attention to whether it's convenient and comfortable for everyone. 

And that's another level that we need to build towards.

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