cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/2138709
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Same issue in NYC. Retrofitting old stations for accessibility is really expensive.
Then you have constant upkeep in keeping the homeless from shitting in the corner of the elevator.
Expensive, but NYC is making the costs far more than reasonable. There is a big cost problem in NYC, which combines with an unstated policy of not caring. (If they cared it would be done, but of course saying you don’t care is illegal)