[Accessibility] Low Floor Public Transport

[Thomas Ineichen]

Hi Lulu-Ann,

> the *platforms* shall be tagged with wheelchair=yes/no/limited individually,
> because even if only low floor public transport busses and trains
> are used on these routes, some simple platforms inhibit wheelchair use.

There is a new proposal I quite like:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/kerb

Red icons for kerb=no:
http://www.rollstuhlkarte.ch/?zoom=18&lat=47.36596&lon=8.5636&layers=000B00FFFFFFTTFT
http://www.gebrueder-duerst.ch/turicum/strassen/a/asylstrasse/asylstrasse_haltestelle.jpg


> The routes are served by different vehicles, that man deserve a wheelchair=yes, no or limited.
> (Where not only being low_floor but also "having no handrails in
> the middle of the doors, so a wheelchair can pass" is is relevant. Use maxwidth tag.)

In the meantime I learned that it's also not important if the floor is
'low'  but  if it is 'even'; there are also high floor vehicles with a
stepless  entrance  (mainly subways). So low_floor=* is not a good key
anyway.. :)


> I recommend to user "website=URL" to link to the website of the
> route operator's information on this route, hopefully including
> details for disabled persons or stroller pushers.


I use wheelchair:source for direct links, as 'website' should point to
a general website about the described item.

> You can also use "wheelchar:description:<lg>" to leave a
> description for wheelchair users  (<lg> is for the language, e.g. "en", "de").
> See
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/DisabilityDescription

I  implemented  wheelchair:description,  but  I  will also display the
language-specific descriptions in the future.

> I tend to leave it up to Transiki to map the "partly" problem in
> detail, where the timetable can be taken into account. (http://www.transiki.org/)

There  will  be a popup for every station that informs about what line
stops   here  and  if  it's  accessible  with a wheelchair, but yes, I
wouldn't want to have time table information in OSM, too.


Regards,
Thomas