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Old Posted Dec 23, 2021, 4:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Busy Bee View Post
Sure wish these station elevators could be tucked into a small ground floor space of buildings, they take up so much dang space on the sidewalk and they're not the best looking things. Obviously that is more challenging with existing buildings due to retrofitting and the need to compensate the property owner, but the MTA and the city should really be mandating that any new development that is subway station street stair adjacent shoud incorporate a replacement OR auxiliary entrance into the ground floor. It doesn't need be huge, you could accomplish that in 400 sq ft.

Probably has a lot to do with where the elevator is landing also.
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