Metro rail authorities are pushing ahead with their new seating plan which comes off sounding more like a standing plan. The Washington Post reports that "The Metro seating proposal would offer riders more standing room."

The plan -- which received preliminary approval yesterday and will begin in the spring if the full board approves it this month, as expected -- calls for installing cameras on two dozen test cars to study how three seating arrangements with up to 32 fewer seats and 40 percent more handrails could accommodate more riders and allow them to move on and off trains more quickly.