yes let’s make all public policy based on your sense of poetic justice. and not numbers.
i know cost is just a number to you but that’s other people’s money you’re spending
i know cost is just a number to you but that’s other people’s money you’re spending
Moreover, public transportation costs in the US are outrageous. Each elevator in the tens of millions for an NYC subway station. It's a racket and unacceptably corrupt.
But we can tackle both problems, and should.
Even with hyper efficient spending, there's an external benefit that is hard to measure and value beyond the cold, hard cash needed for the infrastructure vs government-paid private rides.
I've been laterally involved in frivolous ADA lawsuits for websites before, so I also understand how even noble goals can become corrupted.
I mean, if numbers are all that matter, I’m fairly sure someone could come up with a model to deprioritise and disenfranchise almost anyone - the disabled, the elderly, the retired...
My uncle lives in a wheelchair by the way. The horror of imagining him having to use the subway...
So yes, I’d like to give disabled users the option of using all public transport, if they choose. (Having lived in London, many underground stations are actually pretty good - and certainly not below ‘human decency’.)
But I’d also like that disabled people have other options, including reasonably-priced taxis.