Wheelchair Accessibility in the Metro

People with limited mobility are speaking out against Montreal's public transit system. They are protesting how long it is taking for the metro to become wheelchair accessible.

The STM stated several years ago that they would be building elevators in 3 metro stations per year, but recently they have only been able to adde one new elevator annually.

Out of 67 metro stations, only 7 stations are wheelchair accessible, all of which are on the orange line.

Michael Labrecque is the chairman for the STM, he has stated that their budget for maintenance and repairs is $100 million per year. He informed the protestors that with that budget, it is impossible for them to build elevators any faster.