Would it be worth adding something like traffic_intervention:website to link to the relevant traffic order in The Gazette (an OGL source) or the relevant highway authority's website?
On 27/09/2020 00:53, Stephen Colebourne wrote: > Here is the outline proposal: > > """ > The traffic_intervention tag is used to identify locations where roads > have been closed to general traffic for the purpose of preventing > undesirable through traffic. > > The traffic_calming tag covers many use cases where the road is open > but something physical has been added to slow down traffic. Sometimes > however, the local traffic authority goes further and closes a road to > through traffic - traffic_intervention is used to record these > interventions. Mappers should ensure that all normal tags are still > applied to the relevant road segment, traffic_intervention is intended > to be used in addition to existing tags to capture the semantic > meaning. > > traffic_intervention=modal_filter > A modal filter is a road closure that is designed to allow certain > modes of transport through, typically bicycles and pedestrians. It is > intended for short sections of road that used to be open to general > traffic and are no longer. The standard modal filter that allows > cycles should be mapped as follows: > * A way representing the section of road that is closed to general traffic: > highway=cycleway, traffic_intervention=modal_filter, other tags as > necessary, especially including the road name. > * A barrier in the middle of the way representing what is being used > to close the road. For example: > barrier=bollard, foot=yes, bicycle=yes > > traffic_intervention=bus_gate > A bus gate is a short section of road that has been closed to general > traffic but is open to buses, bicycles and pedestrians. It should be > mapped as a bus road would be, but with the additional > traffic_intervention tag. > * A way representing the section of road that is closed to general traffic: > highway=service, bus=yes, bicycle=yes, foot=yes, traffic_intervention=bus_gate > > traffic_intervention=school_street > A school street is a section of road near a school that is closed to > general traffic, often only at certain times of day. The access > restrictions are normally mapped using motor_vehicle:conditional. > Simply use traffic_intervention=school_street to add the additional > semantic meaning. > > Mappers may additionally specify the year, month or full date when the > road was restricted if known: > traffic_intervention:date=<year> > traffic_intervention:date=<year-month> > traffic_intervention:date=<year-month-day> > > """ > > Example modal filter: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/851872727 > Example bus gate: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/851872729 > > What do people think? Should this be put forward to the tagging list? > Would anyone here use this scheme? > > Stephen > > > > On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 18:20, Stephen Colebourne <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Given we have hundreds of existing and new modal filters* and school >> streets**, I think we could do with having a *high level* tag for them >> that captures the concept. >> >> Currently, these are hard to find as they can be represented in many >> ways. eg. for modal filters: >> - highway=cycleway >> - highwat=footway >> - highway=service/residential with motor_vehicle=no >> - plus potential associated barrier=xxx >> >> School streets are no more than a motor_vehicle:conditional=no @ (xxx) >> which again loses the semantic meaning. >> >> What I'd like is a new tag that captures the high level concept. It >> would be a bit like traffic_calming, but I don't think that adding >> more values to that is appropriate. Any new value would go on the way >> that is no longer open. These are generally verifiable on the ground, >> even for filters that were added in the 1970s. >> >> Unfortunately, I don't have a great name. "traffic_restrictions" is >> taken as is "traffic_control". My best suggestion is >> "traffic_intervention=modal_filter"/"school_street", as they are >> essentially interventions by local government to better manage the >> street space. >> >> Any thoughts? >> Stephen >> >> * a "modal filter" is a place where the road is closed, or made one >> way for the purposes of controlling traffic, such as to stop rat >> running. It is commonly linked to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) >> but they have been around for 50 years, and are generally easy to >> spot. >> >> ** a "school street" is a street that is only accessible by residents >> at school drop-off and pick-up time > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
