That said, I just wanted to share the following example of the MBTA's convoluted thinking. It's especially poignant because this was exactly where I got trapped on a platform with Chloe's stroller on Pride Day in June.
This is in the lower left corner of the new subway maps on the Orange Line:
STATE: Orange Line accessible Blue Line wheelchair access outbound side only. Inbound riders transfer to outbound train at Government Center. Exit State outbound.
Say what? Get back on the next train, get off, go up and over to the outbound side and then back to the same stop (probably ending up 10 feet away from where you started out), and THEN wait for the elevator. Only the MBTA could come up with this kind of skinner box bullshit. This arrangement had better be temporary because the idea of not being able to quickly switch from the Blue Line to a line that goes to several area hospitals is not good. Especially if you are actually in a wheelchair in the first place and trying to get to your doctor's office for an appointment instead of being a yuppie mommie taking your two month old to a Gay Pride event, like me.
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