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SHARE: Quemuel Arroyo is attracted by transportation’s ability to close social inequities. That is a big part of what led him down the path he has taken, he said on an April morning in Battery Park, now serving as the first chief accessibility officer at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. “I honestly believe that transportation has the power to drastically enhance a community and individuals’ lives,” he said, wearing a mask declaring “New York Tough,” “or if not done the right way, really create barriers that preclude someone from living their best life.” But the inequ...

Quemuel Arroyo, the former head of accessibility at the city Department of Transportation, will start as the agency’s Chief Accessibility Officer. His job entails working with disability advocates — and pushing ahead with new features like elevators and ramps that are woefully absent from most of the city’s transit systems.