Projet talks accessibility
Projet Montréal is promising to make the city more accessible, although how they will speed up the installation of elevators in the metro when the STM is already begging for funds because of the pandemic, I don’t know.
(Question: Is the REM planned from scratch for universal accessibility?)
bill 12:32 on 2021-10-17 Permalink
https://www.artm.quebec/grands-projets/reseau-express-metropolitain-rem/
Uatu 15:51 on 2021-10-17 Permalink
They claim they are, but I noticed that at the Panama train station the concept art shows that the path between the bus terminus and the train platform is uncovered which means everyone has to walk outside in the snow and rain to get to the elevator to lift you up to the train platform. Of course the concept art shows figures walking outside on a sunny, summer day, gaslighting commuters to forget about bad weather
Uatu 15:58 on 2021-10-17 Permalink
Just checked and now they’re saying there’s going to be a marquee between the bus terminus and the station. I guess someone else pointed it out. I hope it’ll be warm enough that we don’t freeze or slip running to get the train
James 13:48 on 2021-10-18 Permalink
The REM will be universally accessible.
It involves a lot more than just elevators but if you are not disabled you would not notice the difference.