To the Editor: As we recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), here are two ways the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could obtain financial support to pay for bringing more subway stations into compliance with that law.
The MTA receives $1.4 billion in annual assistance from various Federal Transit Administration grant-funding programs. Why not ask any major business, college or hospital that benefits from one or more subway stations adjacent to their facility to sponsor the installation of elevators. Let them split the cost 50-50 with New York City Transit in exchange for naming rights to the elevators.
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