[Talk-GB] 'informal' ramps

[Tom Crocker]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I was looking for a different answer to
the StreetComplete question (as 'no' seemed wrong) but Jerry's example
shows how different these could be, so probably best mapped separately.

Tom

On Fri, 17 Dec 2021, 16:33 SK53, <sk53.osm at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is, indeed, the most practical solution. It was why Dad made a
> significant contribution to restoring the handrail on the steps of our
> local church.
>
> The council are so strapped for cash that even if it was on their land, I
> suspect it would be a low priority. It is actually on one of the university
> campuses.
> Irritating short runs of steps seem to be a common feature of 60s campuses
> in general, and not all have ramp bypasses.
>
> I think the idea of adding a short bypassing loop footway
> (trail_visibility=low, surface=grass, informal=yes, with a suitable note
> makes a lot of sense. It's certainly based on ground survey.
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Jerry
>
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2021 at 15:56, Martin Wynne <martin at 85a.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 17/12/2021 14:20, David Woolley wrote:
>> > It would seem to me that this would probably justify contacting the
>> > council and suggesting the steps be replaced with a ramp, as,
>> > presumably, the steps are there to increase accessibility, but they
>> seem
>> > to be doing the reverse.
>>
>> Better to suggest adding a handrail - ramps are difficult in icy weather.
>>
>> Martin.
>>
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