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LA Metro has some of the slowest escalators

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  1. arionhardison · · focus · HN ↗
    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).

    1. TylerE · · focus · HN ↗
      Unfortunately NY transit sucks if you're disabled and can't deal with stairs.
      1. arionhardison · · focus · HN ↗
        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.
        1. jcranmer · · focus · HN ↗
          The current plan aims to have the subway system 95% accessible by 2055.

          &lt;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mta.info&#x2F;project&#x2F;station-accessibility-upgrades" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mta.info&#x2F;project&#x2F;station-accessibility-upgrades&gt;

          (Of the old US subway systems, MTA seems to be the most lackadaisical in actually making their system accessible.)

          1. pj_mukh · · focus · HN ↗
            I love the ridiculous year end-dates on American infrastructure projects.

            &quot;Your grandkids might some day dream of having accessible subway stations&quot; is such a civilizational failure that we&#x27;ve just silently accepted.

            1. lesuorac · · focus · HN ↗
              It’s not as bad as you think.

              The dutch became a bicycle paradise with the same strategy. They just started a couple generations ago.

              The problem is only when you set a goal of say 2035 but don’t plan to do anything until 2033. Then it’s clear the plan is to give up in 2031.

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