42 U.S.C. § 12146
New facilities
For purposes of section 12132 of this title and section 794 of title 29, it shall be considered discrimination for a public entity to construct a new facility to be used in the provision of designated public transportation services unless such facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2011–2018 · leading case: Jill Babcock v. State of Mich.
Jill Babcock v. State of Mich. (2016)
“The en banc dissent in Frame further observed that Congress included “facilities” accessibility in Part B of Title II, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12146 , 12147, but omitted it from Part A, id.”
Frame v. City of Arlington (2011)
“" 42 U.S.C. § 12146 . [8] Thus, as the majority concedes, the ADA explicitly requires facilities to be made accessible in (and only in) "the unique context of `designated public transportation services' .”
Pilling v. Bay Area Rapid Transit (2012)
“42 U.S.C. § 12146 . However, the issue here is not whether the Bike Station was constructed such that its physical dimensions made it readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.”
Williams v. Chicago Transit Authority (2018)
“This is important because, although the ADA requires new public transportation facilities to be accessible to individuals in wheelchairs, see 42 U.S.C. § 12146 , existing facilities need not be wheelchair-accessible unless they are designated as “key stations,” id.”
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