[Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

[David ``Smith'']

I fully support keeping "access=*" simple, or at least, not making it
more complicated than it is.  Closed roads and bridges, for whatever
reason*, should be tagged "access=no".

Of course, having additional info would be great.  I suppose
"description=*" would be best for that, as it seems that key's
intention is for the value to be passed directly to the end-user.
Perhaps the slippy map should render the value of "description=*" in
parentheses next to the name on roads, POIs, and other features.
Anyone who can propose a solid idea of how this should work can
suggest it on the trac.  Provide visuals of how it would look, you get
bonus points.  Figure out how to accomplish it in the Mapnik
stylesheet, and then you'll *really* be a superhero.

(*When something closes, make it "access=no".  When/if it re-opens,
use whatever access tags are appropriate.  However, when this happens
repeatedly on the majority of roads in an area, there really should be
a better way to do it.  I'd settle for leaving the access tagging as
representative of its usual "open" state, and add something like
"description=closed in winter" along with whatever tags might be
appropriate for seasonal or periodic closures.)

-- 
David "Smith"
a.k.a. Vid the Kid
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