When I Began looking at placing a bus stop at the site, I was worried about how accessible it would be for buses to get to Queen Victoria Tce. So I immediately began looking at placing a station on State Circle, on the same level as the road. After having a look at the accessibility for buses and cars to Queen Victoria Tce, I realised that its not too bad, its not a direct route, but its not a route which involves back streets or driving through a residential area. I also began to think of the amount of fumes that would be collecting if that opening over the State Circle is closed and a bus station was imbedded under the existing turfed area. I also realised that this is a large 4 lane round about around New Parliament house, meaning a high level of traffic, high levels of noise, dangerous conditions to be placing a bus stop and drop off zone at. The Site location being studied is shown below.
By keeping the design location where it is, and using Queen Victoria Tce as the bus stop and drop off zone, there is a lower level of complexity involved with providing a bus stop. This also means that the pods can be dropped off , by trucks to each side of Federation Mall (with some extra road provided.)
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