Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[Paul Bivand via Talk-GB]

It may be over-mapping, but there is a point (especially when we have snow or 
ice-covered pavements). Of course pavements and places non-motorists use are 
unlikely to be gritted in this car-centric community.

The common-or-garden dropped kerb can be hazardous especially for people with 
restricted mobility (like sticks). 

So, absent local authorities putting in textured paving routinely, it might be 
conceivable to think of an app that warned people of such dropped kerbs. 

We could of course spend the next ten years mapping all of them and not get 
halfway through.

Paul Bivand

On Thursday, 31 January 2019 17:04:43 GMT David Woolley wrote:
> On 31/01/2019 10:33, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> > I am looking to tag dropped kerbs in two circumstances; in places that
> > 
> > look like this:
> > https://goo.gl/maps/UnBiAsxgCFR2
> > 
> > Sometimes, there are two crossings adjacent, or nearly adjacent,
> > making a place convenient as an informal crossing point for
> > wheelchairs, pushchairs, barrows, etc.
> > 
> > Often, however, there is a dropped kerb on one side, but not the
> > other, That's still useful info someone needs to drop off a wheelchair
> > user, for example.
> 
> Footway crossovers can be legally blocked by permission of the occupier
> of the property for which they were provided.  Also they are not
> necessarily in places where it would be safe for a pedestrian to cross.
> 
> I'd suggest this is overmapping, and any attempt to map a pedestrian
> crossing at the point would be subjective.
> 
> Dropped kerbs for pedestrians are placed at safe places, albeit
> generally only near junctions, and it is illegal to block them.





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Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[David Woolley]

On 31/01/2019 10:33, Andy Mabbett wrote:


I am looking to tag dropped kerbs in two circumstances; in places that
look like this:

https://goo.gl/maps/UnBiAsxgCFR2

Sometimes, there are two crossings adjacent, or nearly adjacent,
making a place convenient as an informal crossing point for
wheelchairs, pushchairs, barrows, etc.

Often, however, there is a dropped kerb on one side, but not the
other, That's still useful info someone needs to drop off a wheelchair
user, for example.



Footway crossovers can be legally blocked by permission of the occupier 
of the property for which they were provided.  Also they are not 
necessarily in places where it would be safe for a pedestrian to cross.


I'd suggest this is overmapping, and any attempt to map a pedestrian 
crossing at the point would be subjective.


Dropped kerbs for pedestrians are placed at safe places, albeit 
generally only near junctions, and it is illegal to block them.


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Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[Andy Mabbett]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 11:12, Tony Shield  wrote:

> A difficulty with crossing is that it focuses purely on the drivers 
> perspective.

I disagree. If I need to cross a road, as a pedestrian (especially if
I am using a wheeled mode of transport like a wheelchair, pushchair or
barrow), I want to find a crossing.

> Where there is tactile paving, or coloured paving

There is not, in the cases at hand. Did you view the Google Street
View page I linked to?

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Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[Tony Shield]

Guys
   A difficulty with crossing is that it focuses purely on the drivers
   perspective. Where there is tactile paving, or coloured paving
   surely the crossing is marked for the pedestrian/wheelchair user and
   people with restricted sight. I think that the coloured/tactile
   paving constitutes markings for the pedestrian, a driver can also
   see them so is the crossing unmarked?

crossing=unmarked
   A crossing without road markings or traffic lights
TonyS999
   Tony Shield

On 31/01/2019 10:53, SK53 wrote:

It wasn't meant to be off list!

Jerry

On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 10:35, Andy Mabbett > wrote:


On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 19:10, Rob Nickerson
mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com>> wrote:

> It somewhat depends on what you are trying to map.
>
> The kerb=* tag on the wiki page you linked to is for when
mapping a crossing.
[...]

Thank you. I've also had an off-list reply saying:

   For crossings on single carriageway roads I would standardly just
   tag the highway=crossing node with the relevant tags, usually
   tactile_paving and kerb tags, like this
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2303780892.

I am looking to tag dropped kerbs in two circumstances; in places that
look like this:

https://goo.gl/maps/UnBiAsxgCFR2

Sometimes, there are two crossings adjacent, or nearly adjacent,
making a place convenient as an informal crossing point for
wheelchairs, pushchairs, barrows, etc.

Often, however, there is a dropped kerb on one side, but not the
other, That's still useful info someone needs to drop off a wheelchair
user, for example.

On a simple, single-line way, I had envisioned nodes with
something like:

    kerb=dropped
    droped-kerb=both
    crossing=unmarked

or:

    kerb=dropped
    droped-kerb=left

respectively.

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Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[SK53]

It wasn't meant to be off list!

Jerry

On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 10:35, Andy Mabbett 
wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 19:10, Rob Nickerson 
> wrote:
>
> > It somewhat depends on what you are trying to map.
> >
> > The kerb=* tag on the wiki page you linked to is for when mapping a
> crossing.
> [...]
>
> Thank you. I've also had an off-list reply saying:
>
>For crossings on single carriageway roads I would standardly just
>tag the highway=crossing node with the relevant tags, usually
>tactile_paving and kerb tags, like this
>https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2303780892.
>
> I am looking to tag dropped kerbs in two circumstances; in places that
> look like this:
>
>https://goo.gl/maps/UnBiAsxgCFR2
>
> Sometimes, there are two crossings adjacent, or nearly adjacent,
> making a place convenient as an informal crossing point for
> wheelchairs, pushchairs, barrows, etc.
>
> Often, however, there is a dropped kerb on one side, but not the
> other, That's still useful info someone needs to drop off a wheelchair
> user, for example.
>
> On a simple, single-line way, I had envisioned nodes with something like:
>
> kerb=dropped
> droped-kerb=both
> crossing=unmarked
>
> or:
>
> kerb=dropped
> droped-kerb=left
>
> respectively.
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
> @pigsonthewing
> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>
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Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[Andy Mabbett]

On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 19:10, Rob Nickerson  wrote:

> It somewhat depends on what you are trying to map.
>
> The kerb=* tag on the wiki page you linked to is for when mapping a crossing.
[...]

Thank you. I've also had an off-list reply saying:

   For crossings on single carriageway roads I would standardly just
   tag the highway=crossing node with the relevant tags, usually
   tactile_paving and kerb tags, like this
   https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2303780892.

I am looking to tag dropped kerbs in two circumstances; in places that
look like this:

   https://goo.gl/maps/UnBiAsxgCFR2

Sometimes, there are two crossings adjacent, or nearly adjacent,
making a place convenient as an informal crossing point for
wheelchairs, pushchairs, barrows, etc.

Often, however, there is a dropped kerb on one side, but not the
other, That's still useful info someone needs to drop off a wheelchair
user, for example.

On a simple, single-line way, I had envisioned nodes with something like:

kerb=dropped
droped-kerb=both
crossing=unmarked

or:

kerb=dropped
droped-kerb=left

respectively.

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Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[Rob Nickerson]

Hi Andy,

It somewhat depends on what you are trying to map.

The kerb=* tag on the wiki page you linked to is for when mapping a
crossing. As shown on the second example on the page. you would create a
way that runs perpendicular to the highway at the point where a footpath
(or cyclepath) crosses the road. Add a crossing tag at the point where the
footway (or cycleway) intersects the road. Then add a node on the footway
(or cycleway) at the kerb and add the appropriate tag (kerb=lowered,
kerb=flush).

The barrier=kerb tag in JOSM is when you want to map the kerbside. You draw
this parallel to the road and add barrier=kerb to the way to indicate that
this is the kerb. If you like, you can then add height=* to the way.

I would suggest doing the former and skipping the latter unless you are
intending to create a super detail map (e.g. when mapping roads as areas
rather than just centre lines).

Of course the issue here is that, even the former suggests that you are
mapping the pavements parallel to the way as footways. Quite often we don't
bother adding that level of detail. I guess in that case you could just add
the kerb=lowered tag to the highway=crossing node (assuming it is a lowered
kerb on both sides of the road).

Best regards,
*Rob*
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[Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

[Andy Mabbett]

I've been reading the wiki page:

   https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:kerb

and I'm no wiser on how to map a dropped (or "lowered") kerb.

I'm looking at a road which is mapped as a single way, without
separate pavements.

JOSM wants to add "barrier=kerb", but that would surely imply a
barrier /across/ the road?

Examples would be helpful, please.

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