Chris Edmunds Law Office has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA), because it refuses to allow wheelchair users to board at over 90% of the streetcar stops along the St. Charles Avenue line, even if the streetcar has a wheelchair lift. There are 4 streetcar lines in New Orleans, and the St. Charles Avenue line is the only one that is not fully in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Among other things, the suit aims to force the RTA to join the 21st century and make all of its streetcars and all of its stops wheelchair accessible.
See WWL’s coverage of the lawsuit by clicking here, and Fox 8’s coverage of the lawsuit here.
