Getting a seat on a New York City subway is not always easy during rush hour. But it will soon be impossible on some cars.
You're probably used to standing on a subway car anyway, but what if your subway car had no seats at all? You could find out soon.
"Seat-less" subway cars are coming. The seats will be locked in the upright position during rush hour to squeeze in 18 percent more passengers.
They're already trying this in Boston.
"Overcrowding remains," Metropolitan Transportation Authority Executive Director Elliot Sander told CBS2 HD. "At least for NYC Transit, [this is] the single most challenging operational issue that we have."
As such, Sander says by late next spring the MTA will be rolling out a train where four of the 10 cars will have flipped up seats during rush hour as part of a pilot program to ease the overcrowding.
It's a program that some riders say they won't stand for.
The idea comes at a time when the MTA is looking for fare increases and some say taking away seats is like paying more for less.
There is no word yet on which subway lines will be tested with the "seat-less" subway cars.
(Source: WCBSTV)
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