The many hybrid systems (operating as tramways with shared right of way and street level stops in inner cities and with dedicated infrastructure and exclusive right of way - I mentioned some examples in another response) don't make the situation any clearer. I am inclined to not expand the tagging and use detail tags where necessary to clarify.
Martijn On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Nathan Edgars II <[email protected]>wrote: > On 8/18/2011 1:49 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote: > >> Where I come from[1], light rail is characterized by longer stop >> intervals and right of way and dedicated infrastructure as a rule, >> compared to tram. If that's not the same for the US, then it may not be >> a good idea to have dedicated tagging for it. >> > > http://www.lightrail.nl/NL/nl-**tour.htm<http://www.lightrail.nl/NL/nl-tour.htm> > "The map of The Netherlands shows Light Rail in many forms, like the > tramways of Amsterdam" (I don't know how reliable this site is) > > > The big problem is that you can point to systems that are definitely > higher-standard, and those that are definitely lower-standard, but there's > no hard line between the two. The American Public Transportation Association > recognizes this and lumps them together: http://www.apta.com/resources/** > statistics/Pages/glossary.aspx<http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/glossary.aspx>"Light > Rail is a mode of transit service (also called streetcar, tramway, or > trolley)..." > -- martijn van exel schaaltreinen.nl
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