Is Port Authoritys System ADA-Accessible?
All Port Authority bus and rail vehicles and the Monongahela Incline are ADA-compliant. Bus lifts – equipment designed to assist persons using wheelchairs or walkers – can be found on most Port Authority buses. The remaining buses, Port Authority’s 314 low floor buses (buses without steps), are equipped with ADA-compliant ramps. Stations along Port Authority’s fixed-guideway system – the Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway, West Busway and Light Rail Transit System (T) – are ADA-accessible. These facilities’ stations have wheelchair ramps, curb cuts for easy and convenient access, guide rails, and key station information available in Braille. In addition, the T has high-platform stations, allowing unimpeded access to light rail vehicles. However, low-level stops along the T and South Busway, and the Duquesne Incline (which is not operated by Port Authority) are not ADA-accessible. What Happens If A Lift Or A Ramp On My Bus Doesn’t Work? Like any other equipment, wheelchair lifts and ra
