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Originally Posted by bizaro86
There's some line where providing an alternative accommodation is better value for everyone involved.
Eg: if the Green line cost $1B without accessibility and $20B with accessibility then you should build it without and use the money to run a parallel handi-bus system that's free and goes everywhere in perpetuity.
Now, I'm not saying that's the price difference (I doubt it would be that high) but if the disabled can get better service in a cheaper way that doesn't seem like discrimination to me.
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Sure, but the delta is almost never going to be that high, especially when building something from scratch. Retrofitting a really old building is where the costs vs expected use can be eye-watering.
It's not just people with obvious mobility challenges. A parent with a stroller. Better yet a parent with one kid in a stroller and another kid on their feet. Or the spry 75 year old pulling her grocery cart thing.