Line L in metro new York will be the «testing ground» for the two initiatives the MTA.
Here trains will be equipped with special folding seats, which will raise in the morning and evening peak hoursto provide passengers with more space.
Some have already approved a pilot project for MTA. «Sometimes I have to skip one or even two trains, and I can only get to third,» he told the Daily News McKinley Williamson, who every morning goes from the station Graham Ave. in Bushwick, Brooklyn. «Now I’m in first and can at least stand.»
Another passenger, Mike Donahue, said that the trains on the line L «too crowded». «On the one hand, this is a good solution to have more people just got in the car. On the other, to be honest, I would prefer an increase in the total number of trains and their work without disruption,» added Donohue.
In addition to the pilot seats, the station Third Ave. MTA designs a special safety door on the platform – like are in the subways of Asia and Europe. These doors open only when the train arrives, protecting passengers from possible falling on the tracks.
«We chose Third Ave. due to its small platform, let’s see how it will work there is innovation,» said MTA representative John Weinstein.
