Losing arm rests makes seats more accessible. Sometimes that includes fat people, sometimes disabled folks. It's a bummer that you are prioritizing your own luxury of comfort for everyone else's need of access, I hope you reevaluate your perspective

I feel ya, brother. That was one of the distinctive features of the Metro

The handicapped seats are specifically designed for access issues. Don’t be all high and mighty with me. Only people I ever saw struggling to get into an arm chaired seat are Americas largest demographic: the morbidly obese. I’ve even seen blind people have no problems with them!

Like, come on, I’m all for equality of access. But no arm rests can’t be helping that many. Show me some Numbers or a research article before you climb Back up on that pedestal.

Do you really think that people who are obese do not deserve accessible seating? Since you asked you can scope out this article on inclusive and accessible rail design at https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2020-07/Inclusive%20and%20Universal%20Accessible%20Design%20Guidelines%20for%20Next%20Gen%20Passenger%20Rail-A.pdf . The ideal situation would be moveable arm rests, but forgoing arm rests when that's not possible makes the seat more accessible.

Yea, from what I read of that paper they are saying that arm rests would help the disabled. Albeit, as you said, ones that can move.

So, if you don’t mind, I’d like to go back to being mad at WMATA and not each other.

P.s. nothing against the obese either. And I’m impressed you dig up 150 pages on railroad equality for the disabled so fast. Research skills are on point.

Valid, there's plenty of things to be mad at WMATA about lol

I'm probably the only one, but what I miss is the carpets. Yeah, they were ugly and stained. But if you were standing up, they gave your feet a lot more traction.

Yea! As a guy who commutes with his bike on the metro, I’m also appreciative of the carpet!

I’m still mad they got rid of the letting your balance go negative and don’t have machines that accept cards inside the station if you don’t have enough on your card to exit. Feels like they make everything as unfriendly as possible

Ooh hard pass. I’d much rather have the slightly more slippery floors than the mystery stains.

The worst part was the carpet stink for sure

I miss the warm white fluorescent lighting. Sitting in a 7000 series is like being in a xerox machine.

Can someone show the arm rests? I can’t picture them

The 6000 Series trains had armrests on the aisle, as you can kinda see in this ohoto. The 7000 Series trains got rid of then.

While I kinda liked the armrests, i won't miss the muscle pain when, trying not to sit down too close to a large person my clumsy ass sat on it. Since the post-pandemic trains are much less crowded that hasn't been an issue for a while.

I really liked the side “foot rests” of the older models. Made long rides a little more relaxing

This is my biggest complaint. That and the height of the seat.

Auto-reload/add value by phone kinda makes that redundant doesn’t it?

Iont trust them to have any personal info of mine have you seen how they operate 🤣🤷‍♂️😆