New York City just announced a bold new plan to install platform doors in its subway system - a barrier to keep people off the tracks. Now some are asking, why can't the Chicago Transit Authority do the same?
The CTA considered platform doors in the past and at one point consulted with the director of UIC’s Transportation Center, P.S. Sriraj.
One deterrent is high costs. New York City, for example, says its pilot program alone will cost more than $100 million.“If I were a user, I would like for the system to try it out, but if I’m wearing the other hat as a planner and a decision, then are the resources wisely spent in that particular aspect?” Sriraj said. “Is that the most dire need for the system?”A CTA spokesperson says it’s not just cost, but implementation challenges on such an old transit system.
“The CTA is aware of what the MTA is piloting and is following their pilot. The concept of adding barriers between tracks and platforms has been explored by transit systems across the United States and throughout the world, but it often presents numerous cost and implementation challenges for legacy agencies such as CTA and New York
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