‘Life does not stop at 5 p.m.’: Disability advocates demand MTA push back Access-a-Ride reservation deadline
Disability advocates are urging the MTA to extend the reservation deadline for Access-a-Ride paratransit services from 5 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. the night before a trip. The request was presented during an MTA Board committee meeting.
A group of disabled transit riders and accessibility advocates want the MTA to push the reservation deadline for its Access-a-Ride paratransit service several hours back, from 5 p.m. until 11:59 p.m., the night before the day of their scheduled trip. One after another, during the MTA Board’s New York City Transit Committee meeting on Sept....
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