PUBLIC TRANSIT BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS DEPOT & GARAGE DESIGN
ViVA provided the human-centred and systems-oriented design parameters for a new depot counter, office space, and garage for a local government transit system.
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Context
The design of a battery electric bus depot and garage is crucial to ensure safety, efficiency, sustainability, and operational effectiveness of public transit systems.
Challenge
A local government introduced a pilot and subsequent fleet of battery-electric buses to aid public transit systems. They required advice on the design and build of a purpose-built garage and depot to accommodate these new all-electric, high-capacity vehicles.
Approach
The ViVA human factors team synthesised scientific literature, industry standards, guidance material, and ViVA’s previous job analysis on the operator role. The team attended a similar site to model set-up of work areas and simulate tasks with user groups, re-imagining the design requirements. ViVA interviewed diverse project management and operations teams to determine the challenges, needs, and constraints of new design.
Outcomes
ViVA developed person-centred and systems-oriented specifications for the new depot and garage to optimise worker and maintainer performance, efficiency, capacity, health, and safety. ViVA articulated diverse strategies to support three work areas: counter office, general office administration area, and the garage.
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