据报道，纽约州众议员Jeffrey Dinowitz制定了一项由议会和州议院通过的法案，旨在督促纽约大都会运输局（MTA）在地铁通行升级方案中设立优先项目，例如电梯项目。该法案编号A.8127，将作为纽约大都会运输局“快进”计划（Fast Forward）的条款，提出在未来5年内对50个地铁站包括电梯在内的设备设施进行升级。受到新冠肺炎的影响，地铁的乘客人数和收入都急剧下降，人们对当局能否按计划实现目标表示质疑。而该法案要求当局应优先考虑居住密度以及地铁站的位置与医疗机构、学校、商业区、文化中心和老年中心等的距离等因素，而不能“仅仅为了尽快完成目标而选择容易实行或方便的地铁站”。
BILL AIMS TO GUIDE NYC MTA ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES
New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz crafted a bill passed by both the assembly and state Senate aimed at prioritizing the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) subway accessibility upgrades, such as elevators, The Riverdale Press reports. The proposed law, A.8127, would complement the MTA’s Fast Forward plan for improvements like elevators at 50 subway stations over the next five years. Due to precipitous drops in ridership and revenue during the coronavirus pandemic, doubt has emerged about whether the MTA will be able to achieve its goals. Dinowitz’s bill would require the MTA to consider factors such as residential density and proximity to medical centers, schools, business districts, cultural hubs and senior centers, rather than “just picking subway stations that are easy or convenient in order to hit their target numbers.”
