U.S.: public transport stations accessibility by mode

In 2020, more than 97 percent of urban bus stations in the United States were ADA accessible. On the contrary, the share of heavy rail (subway/metro) stations that fulfilled the ADA standards remained under 60 percent.

According to the source, an ADA accessible station is a station in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This means that wheelchairs have an unobstructed path from the station entrance to all platforms via elevators or ramps, that equipment and amenities are accessible (platform lifts, fare vending machines, telephones, etc.), and that the vision and hearing-impaired are accommodated (audio and visible signals or announcements and braille alternatives).

Share of ADA accessible public transportation stations in the United States in 2020, by mode

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Release date

December 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The figures were calculated based on the number of ADA-accessible stations and the total of stations of public transit in the U.S. given by the source.

According to the source, passenger stations are significant structures in a separate right-of-way (ROW). Therefore, agencies may not report a street stop or passenger shelter as a passenger station. Passenger stations typically mean a platform area for rail modes. For buses, a passenger facility in a separate ROW that have an enclosed structure for passengers for such items as ticketing, information, restrooms, concessions, and telephones is a station.

* Others include modes of transit like bus rapid transit, hybrid rail, monorail, trolley bus, and others.

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