re: #380 darthstar

From that article:

To recap:

* CBS low-end (78k): 13 sq. ft. per person
* CBS high-end (96k): 10 sq. ft. per person
* Beck low-end (300k): 3.3 sq. ft. per person
* Beck high-end (600k): 1.7 sq. ft. per person

What would those numbers mean in real life? Let’s look at it a couple of different ways. First, let’s assume each person was was in standing in the middle of a perfect square and that nobody else was inside of their square. What would the dimensions be of each person’s square?

* CBS low-end (78k): 43 inches by 43 inches
* CBS high-end (96k): 38 inches by 38 inches
* Beck low-end (300k): 22 inches by 22 inches
* Beck high-end (600k): 16 inches by 16 inches

A NYC subway at maximum capacity figured by the MTA assumes a 2sf per person. You can get about 240 people in a typical subway car (seated and standing). Some people closest to the podium appear closer together, but those furthest away were more sparsely assembled. An average? Probably somewhere between the Beck and CBS figures.