Disability advocates have gathered near the Powell Street BART station to call for more funding to address accessibility issues with public transportation in and around the Bay Area. 

Standing in front of a broken elevator on Market and Fifth streets on Wednesday, Carter Lavin, a Bay Area transportation activist, called for the city and state government to provide more funding to ensure stations like the Powell Street BART/MUNI location are easily accessible to those who have disabilities or are pregnant or elderly.

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