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As part of the agreement reached with accessibility advocates, the MTA has committed to pursue contracts to make 81 stations accessible by 2025, another 85 stations by 2035, another 90 stations by 2045, and the last 90 stations by 2055. Twenty-three stations are awarded contracts and 13 additional station projects are in procurement.
The MTA has 472 subway stations and including 21 Staten Island Railway (SIR) stations, has 493 stations in the transit system. Of those, 140 are accessible to customers with disabilities via elevators and ramps, including five Staten Island Railway stations. There are more than one million people with a disability living in New York City, more than 1.5 million over the age of 65, and approximately 250,000 children under the age of two whose families may need to navigate New York City with strollers.
This agreement will create meaningful changes across New York City in the years to come. We are well on our way there with the more than $5 billion dedicated to station accessibility projects in this Capital Plan, and this agreement sets the long-term roadmap to finish the job. Visit our website for more information about the contents of the settlement agreement.
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