Sunday, May 11, 2014

Studio Exercise 9 | Amenities

Identify the necessary amenities and facilities to be provided
  • Shelter
    • Continuous cover linking rail concourse and bus station and taxi rank.
    • Continuous cover encompassing all bus stands
    • Continuous cover encompassing all taxi pick-up stands
  • Seating
    • Bus stands & taxi rank - minimum seating for 10 people at each stand/rank
    • Designated waiting area - seating to meet expected demand - minimum 30% of peak
  • Ticketing (additional to rail station ticket booth and machines)
    • Newsstand Kiosk with prepay tickets
    • Pay telephone?
  • Toilets 
    • Baby change facilities?
  • Retail
    • Kiosk/newsagent? Cafe? Vending machine
  • Bus driver facilities - toilets and meal room with services
  • General
    • Bus platform / stand numbering
    • Interchange / station map
    • General bus network
    • Local area street map and key destinations
  • Stand specific
    • Bus route numbers and destination
    • Fare information and zones
    • Timetables and route maps
  • Real time
    • Route information
    • Next train / bus information
    • Service disruption information
  • Car passenger drop-off and pick-up zones
  • Bicycle locker and / or rack - dependent with forecast level demand 
  • Safety and security
    • Lighting
    • Video surveillance
    • Emergency help point
    • Public address system
Identify any relationships between amenities
Bus
Light rail
Taxi
General
Shelter - continuous cover
Seating - minimum 10 
Bus stand numbering
General bus network
Route numbers and destination
Timetables and route maps and information
Fare information and zones
Real time - next bus information
Service disruption information
Bus driver facilities
Safety and security

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Newsstand / kiosk - selling prepay tickets
Local area street map and key destinations
Shelter
Seating
Ticket booth and machine
Interchange / station map
Vending machine
Toilets
Route information
Real time - next light rail information
Service disruption information
Safety and security
Shelter
Seating
Pay phone
Safety and security
Car passenger drop-off and pick-up zones
Bicycle locker / rack
Safety and security

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Toilets
Baby change facilities