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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Feb 17 07:24:22 2017, in response to Re: 8 cars and the C, posted by Kriston Lewis on Wed Feb 15 21:12:13 2017. Ridership is within loading guidelinesThe problem is that NYCT loading guidelines provide for crowding that experts deem to be incompatible with reliable operation. The loading guideline for 60' cars is 145 passengers. The area for the 60 footers is 60 x 10 or 600 sq ft. This comes to 4.14 sq ft/passenger. The amount of sq ft per passenger has been studied. Here's how the TCRP's Report 165 - Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual - 3rd Edition summarizes this amount of space. Range 3.2-4.2 ft2/p 0.30-0.39 m2/p Passenger Perspective Occasional body contact Standees have less space than seated passengers Operator Perspective Provides a balance between passenger comfort and capacity Moving to and from doorways requires some effort, which may increase dwell time (13) (emphasis mine) The point is that the schedules cannot be maintained at the loading guidelines the MTA deems acceptable. |
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