{"id":84136,"date":"2025-07-22T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/84136\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:54:08","slug":"12-additional-nyc-subway-stations-to-get-accessibility-upgrades-under-mtas-capital-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/84136\/","title":{"rendered":"12 additional NYC subway stations to get accessibility upgrades under MTA\u2019s capital plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/accessibility-marc-hermann-mta-072225.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"man wearing a purple tie at a podium flanked by a group of people\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"12 additional NYC subway stations to get accessibility upgrades under MTA\u2019s capital plan 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer and Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo announce the next 12 subway stations that will receive ADA upgrades during a press conference at the Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College Station on the 2\/3\/4\/5 lines on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Marc A. Hermann \/ MTA<\/p>\n<p>An additional 12 NYC subway stations will get elevators and other accessibility features as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/future.mta.info\/capitalplan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MTA\u2019s 2025-2029 capital plan<\/a>, the agency announced on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The dozen stations are in addition to at least 60 others set to become ADA-accessible under the $68.4 billion five-year budget plan. According to MTA officials, the announcement, made near the Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College station in Brooklyn on July 22, will \u201censure that nearly 70% of all subway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/nyc-transit\/mta-express-bus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rides<\/a> will take place to or from\u201d accessible stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made a promise to the advocates when we came to that historic agreement settling longstanding litigation about ADA and the subways. We are determined to deliver,\u201d MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said. \u201cAccessibility is a legal right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to speaking with disability advocates, MTA officials used a public tool that allowed customers to let the agency know about their accessibility concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was also the first time we engaged, in addition to our disability advocate community, we engaged directly with riders,\u201d Lieber said.\n<\/p>\n<p>The agency received about 2,000 responses across the city.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery New Yorker deserves an accessible, safe, and reliable transit system, and today\u2019s announcement represents real progress towards a better subway for everyone,\u201d Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. \u201cThanks to record investment in the MTA\u2019s current capital plan and funding from congestion pricing, dozens of station accessibility projects across the city are already underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stations receiving accessibility upgrades are:<\/p>\n<p>53rd St., R, Brooklyn<br \/>63rd Dr.-Rego Park, M,R, Queens<br \/>190th St, A, Manhattan<br \/>Bedford-Nostrand Aves., G, Brooklyn<br \/>Botanic Garden, Franklin Avenue Shuttle, Brooklyn<br \/>Cathedral Pkwy, 1, Manhattan<br \/>Eastchester-Dyre Ave., 5, Bronx<br \/>Fordham Road, B,D, Bronx<br \/>Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College, 2, 3, 4, 5, Brooklyn<br \/>Grand Army Plaza, 2, 3, Brooklyn<br \/>Grand Ave.-Newtown, M, R, Queens<br \/>Woodlawn, 4, Bronx<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly a quarter of every accessible station in the system has been built in the last five years,\u201d said Jamie Torres-Springer, the MTA\u2019s construction and development president. \u201cWe\u2019re on an unprecedented streak of success in bringing our system to everyone, and we can\u2019t wait to keep the momentum going. This next batch of stations presents new opportunities to expand access, and we\u2019re ready to complete the projects better, faster, and cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MTA officials said they are using <a href=\"http:\/\/amny.com\/congestion-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congestion pricing<\/a> funds to invest in transit improvements, including ADA upgrades at 23 subway stations with new elevators and reconstructed platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137783146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/betsy-plum-marc-hermann-mta-072225.jpg\" alt=\"woman wearing a black shirt standing in front of a podium \" width=\"536\" height=\"700\" title=\"12 additional NYC subway stations to get accessibility upgrades under MTA\u2019s capital plan 2\"  \/>Betsy Plum, executive director of the Riders Alliance.Photo by Marc A. Hermann \/ MTA<\/p>\n<p>Transit advocates cheered the accessibility upgrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransit riders organized and won historic subway upgrades that will make it possible for all New Yorkers to get around safely and affordably underground,\u201d said Betsy Plum, executive director of the Riders Alliance. \u201cCongestion pricing is working and thanks to bold leadership in Albany, New York is funding long-awaited station accessibility improvements across the city. 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