I lived in DTLA for several years and regularly used Little Tokyo/Arts District station. It was not uncommon during peak hours to see people - myself included sliding down the railing.
I am 43 years old now and was much younger then (27-35) but I remember these days fondly. Now I live in NYC where public transit it so much better that this and many other issues that plague LA (especially the redline) do not exist but I do miss those days and look back on them fondly.
I still have at least 1 scar I can attribute to trying this whilst wearing the wrong pants (in terms of fabric).
I didn't know this but given the multiple: "This is an accessible station" alerts it makes sense. Hopefully this is something that can change soon.
I love the ridiculous year end-dates on American infrastructure projects.
"Your grandkids might some day dream of having accessible subway stations" is such a civilizational failure that we've just silently accepted.
arionhardison · · focus · HN ↗
I am 43 years old now and was much younger then (27-35) but I remember these days fondly. Now I live in NYC where public transit it so much better that this and many other issues that plague LA (especially the redline) do not exist but I do miss those days and look back on them fondly.
I still have at least 1 scar I can attribute to trying this whilst wearing the wrong pants (in terms of fabric).
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jcranmer · · focus · HN ↗
<<a href="https://www.mta.info/project/station-accessibility-upgrades" rel="nofollow">https://www.mta.info/project/station-accessibility-upgrades>
(Of the old US subway systems, MTA seems to be the most lackadaisical in actually making their system accessible.)
pj_mukh · · focus · HN ↗
"Your grandkids might some day dream of having accessible subway stations" is such a civilizational failure that we've just silently accepted.
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