Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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New York's Sometimes-Accessible Public Transportation
Shumita Basu WNYC reporter, host and producer, talks about WNYC's/Gothamist's We the Commuters reporting on accessibility in the NYC transit system. Plus Claire Perlman, a researcher for ProPublica's local reporting network, and Katherine Valdez share their frustrations, successes and workarounds for commuting while using a wheelchair in New York City.
?"How One Wheelchair User Conquers The Sometimes Accessible NYC Transit System" by James Ramsay with photos by Amy Pearl (WNYC, Jan. 23, 2020)
?"Paratransit Services in New York City Are Severely Limited and Unpredictable. They Still Cost $614 Million a Year" (WNYC/ProPublica, Feb. 6, 2020)
?EVENT: We the Commuters - "Imagining an Accessible NYC" at The Greene Space, Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm.