[Talk-GB] Useful or superfluous adding unmarked tactile crossings at junctions?

[Jay Turner]

I always tag tactile pavement crossings. I like to think it helps disabled
people.

-J

On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 14:03 Ken Kilfedder, <spiregrain_osm at ksglp.org.uk>
wrote:

> I've noticed that some foot routers (Android 'Guru Maps' is one example)
> get 'trapped' on one side of the road if there are no crossings in the
> dataset.   (So I've added a few).   The lesson is - don't separately-map
> sidewalks unless there are crossings too.
>
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> On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, at 12:54 PM, Robert Skedgell wrote:
> > On 18/02/2021 10:30, Stephen Colebourne wrote:
> > > On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 10:17, Mat Attlee <mattattlee at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> In the area I am currently surveying I've noticed many unmarked
> tactile crossings at junctions that aren't mapped but I am wondering are
> they useful to map or superfluous? Is it implied that a junction has a
> crossing? Should I save my time and only add unmarked crossings between
> junctions?
> > >
> > > I always try and add a node for crossings with these five elements:
> > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6936050174
> > > (obviously the kerb, tactile and island vary as necessary)
> > >
> > > The aim is to help pedestrian routing, so I'd always have sidewalk
> > > info (either style) as well. Given this is the aim, it is very
> > > occasionally necessary to add a crossing node where there are no
> > > dropped kerbs or other signs of an actual crossing, but my view is
> > > that it is better to have the information of a "bad" crossing than no
> > > info at all (most people can step down a kerb, and the data provides
> > > the info necessary for those that can't)..
> > >
> > > Stephen
> >
> > For some of the "bad" crossings ( crossing=unmarked + tactile_paving=no
> > + kerb=raised|yes ), I wonder if adding informal=yes to the crossing
> > node and connecting footway (if present) might be worth considering?
> >
> > Around East Village and Chobham Manor (the former London 2012 Olympic
> > Village), all "planned" crossings have tactile paving and lowered or
> > flush kerbs. This "crossing" over the end of Honour Lea Avenue is used
> > by large numbers of people instead of he scenic route via other marked
> > and unmarked crossings.
> > https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2998078255
> > https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/k_IhcBd46OgdkqqaEVPBmA
> >
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