Re: Redbird Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC

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From: Ron Newman
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 20:54

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On 1 Jul 2001 13:01:22 CET, in article <slrn9jtqf4.61q.tim@linux.local>,
tim@tram.nu stated...

>I still maintain that the seating and door configurations are one important
>reason why people cluster near the doors on the Washington Metro.  There are
>too few doors per car (three on each side, 75-foot cars), and as you point
>out, the aisles are narrow, hindering people from getting on and off
>quickly. 

The (Boston) MBTA deliberately chose "more doors" (4, instead of 3)
rather than "more seats" when ordering the latest set of MBTA Red Line
cars, the 01800 series.   They even said this was the result of a
rider survey.

-- 
Ron Newman     rnewman@thecia.net
http://www2.thecia.net/users/rnewman/home.html

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From: Ron Newman <rnewman@thecia.net>
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Subject: Re: Redbird Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
Date: 2 Jul 2001 13:54:07 -0700
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