Stories like this make me a bit suspicious. It reads like some publicist - for the building owners maybe? or for elevator repair companies lobbying for something? - contacted the author or the website and said "I've got a great story for you, America is in an ELEVATOR CRISIS!" At first the writer yawned, but worked on this piece sporadically when there was nothing else to do, and several months later there was a slow news day, so might as well put this up.
I can understand saying there are some issues here, but "elevator crisis"? Yeah OK.
I can understand saying there are some issues here, but "elevator crisis"? Yeah OK.