[Talk-transit] Proposal for simplification of mapping public transport

[Bill Ricker]

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 1:19 PM, Jo <winfixit at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here goes my proposal for a reform in mapping public transport:

[nodes not platforms]

If this applies to Heavy Rail and Light Rail rapid transit and not
just Bus Stops, I object.

The Transport layer on OpenStreetMap is much more useful at high zoom
levels with Platform entities in the DB than it would be without them.

From
https://www.openstreetmap.org/query?lat=42.34752&lon=-71.09989#map=18/42.34678/-71.09936&layers=T
one can see that the two lines do NOT share a platform so that one can
not change directions with a wheelchair without taking two elevators,
either of which may be out of service; but if there was only one
platform between two lines, one could.
THIS IS USEFUL TO MAP.

I support simplicity, but agree with Einstein: Things should be as
simple as possible, but not simpler. This proposal goes too far.


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Bill Ricker
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