StacyKess<p>People often ask me why I prefer the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MBTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MBTA</span></a> to the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MTA</span></a>. Here’s why: Just the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NYCSubway" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NYCSubway</span></a> alone is a challenge to access for wheelchair users, and that’s not counting the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MetroNR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MetroNR</span></a> or the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LIRR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LIRR</span></a>. Only about 25 percent of the Subway is <a href="https://mas.to/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessible</span></a> to people with mobility challenges because about 75 percent of it can only be accessed by stairs. Yesterday, a historic settlement was reached, and now the Subway must be 95% accessible by 2055. Mind you, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ADA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ADA</span></a> was passed in 1990. <a href="https://dralegal.org/press/mta-settlement-approval/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dralegal.org/press/mta-settlem</span><span class="invisible">ent-approval/</span></a></p>