Transit hubs and feeder service

When people were figuring out how paratransit would work, some floated the idea of “transit hubs” or accessible subway stations to serve as main connection points to mini buses. Scheduling two paratransit trips to get to and from the hubs was impractical and unpredictable with the technology available at the time.

A framed poster by the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association titled "The Key to Accessible Mass Transit in New York City" featuring a schematic subway map with 27 highlighted stations.

Date: c. 1983, c. 1994

Image Description: A photograph of a framed poster created by the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association advocating for accessible subway stations in New York City. At the top, bold black and red text reads: “THE KEY TO ACCESSIBLE MASS TRANSIT IN NEW YORK CITY / The 27 key New York City subway stations which should be made accessible to the disabled when the MTA undertakes the renovation of 88 stations under its five year capital improvement plan.” Below the text is a stylized schematic map of the New York City subway system across the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, with 27 major transfer and terminal stations marked by red circles and labeled by name. Along the bottom border, the poster reads: “Accessible transit will benefit everyone. The Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association.”

Creator: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)

Source: Carr Massi Collection

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