Second Site Visit. Observation start Friday 3:20PM
Immediately noticed that large groups of high school students arriving into the city. The would take the escalator up from the bus terminal before taking the escalator in the picture below to exit on to the street. Most likely relaxing after school / starting the weekend early with school not due back until Monday. These groups were the loudest of users passing through the bus station at this time, talking and sometimes yelling back and forth among the group.
The general flow of traffic was into the city at this time. There were also some young adults, potentially uni students or casual shop workings, heading out of the city and to the departure platforms below. The departures board drew the attention of most users leaving the city, prompting some to hurry or even run to the platform below. While most people were walking lackadaisically the departures board offered a sense of urgency for people.
Traffic flow became more even in terms of arrivals and departures which the arrival of more young professionals at 3:40PM. Presumably these people were heading home after a lazy Friday at work. The station itself was quiet, the clunking of the escalators and the bings and dings of the GoCard top up machine could easier be heard.
The area in the picture above could be good for an installation. There is power provided and it is easy to see when users enter the station as seen in the image below.
Alternatively in the area near the GoCard machines as these were relatively well used.
The station does have a staff member to assist users making their way through the station. She informed me that the station power points are not for public use and I would need to inquire with the department of public transport and main roads if we wanted to place an installation.
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