Seattle has the same requirement that buses and bus stops be wheelchair accessible. However, on some of the bus stops on steep streets, the ramp (not sure exactly what's its call) that extends out from the bus, hits the pavement on one side, but the other end is extended off the pavement which makes it difficult for some people in wheelchairs to access. Even though the requirement is there, I would probably mark it as inaccessible.
Clifford On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 6:25 AM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> wrote: > >As far as I am aware, all bus routes have to be wheelchair accessible by > law. > > Unfortunately the law in different countries is not the same. Locally it > is not a legal requirement but the province gives partial funding to > accessible buses. > > Cheerio John > > On 21 September 2017 at 03:17, Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > >> As far as I am aware, all bus routes have to be wheelchair accessible by >> law. >> >> They certainly all use low floor kneeling buses locally. >> >> Phil >> >> On 21 September 2017 06:22:06 BST, Maarten Deen <md...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >>> >>> On 2017-09-20 23:10, john whelan wrote: >>> >>>> I was at a presentation yesterday evening about accessibility, well it >>>> was free coffee what more can I say? >>>> >>>> All Ottawa buses have two spaces for wheelchairs. We map wheelchair >>>> accessible toilets and other things for the map but we currently as >>>> far as I am aware we don't include information on things that move. >>>> >>>> Should we and how would you do it? >>>> >>>> For example I understand in the UK there are problems at many railway >>>> stations. Perhaps mapping railway stations as being wheelchair >>>> accessible or not would be a start. >>>> >>> >>> Bus routes (public transport routes in general) get mapped with >>> weelchair=yes. Totally acceptable to do so to signify that the route is >>> accesible with a wheelchair. >>> E.g. http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4257112 >>> I would map public transport nodes and ways (the platform and >>> stop_position) with wheelchair too. >>> >>> Maarten >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> talk mailing list >>> talk@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >>> >>> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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