[Tagging] Handicap Parking Access Aisles

Alessandro Sarretta alessandro.sarretta at gmail.com
Thu May 2 07:21:52 UTC 2019


Hi Clifford,

On 02/05/19 00:13, Clifford Snow wrote:
> Since the off loading area is called an access aisle, both in the US 
> and UK [2], it seem to me that it would be an appropriate term to 
> use.  Would using highway=footway + footway=access_aisle + 
>  wheelchair=yes be a more acceptable tagging scheme? My concern is 
> that just adding wheelchair=yes to a footway doesn't get at the 
> requirement for the width of the access_aisle.
>
>
> [1] 
> https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-ada-standards/guide-to-the-ada-standards/chapter-5-parking
> [2] 
> https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01360/SN01360.pdf

I'm really supporting your proposal for a highway=footway + 
footway=access_aisle.

I would match this with a wheelchair=designated instead of a 
wheelchair=yes, as suggested by Mateusz Konieczny.

Best,

Ale

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