[OSM-talk] [tagging] access=license

[Charles Basenga Kiyanda]

>> Parking lots of this kind are common enough (in inner cities) that  
>> they have
>> their own official traffic sign (number 9 at [1]), but there's  
>> currently no
>> good way to tag them.
>>
>>     
>
> We have similar (but more complex signs as the tend to include the  
> parking permit zone as well).
>
>   
Are you talking about restrictions by which you need a permit of a 
certain zones and the zone you get is based on the address of residence? 
If that is the case, then it's also very, very common in Montreal, 
Quebec. In any case, a tag like what is propsed could easily be used for 
parkings which require any type of permits, whether delivered by the 
city or a private company. Maybe it would be possible to extend the 
scheme to have something like

amenity = parking
access = permit
permit_delivered_by = city/company xyz/...

or something of the sort

Still, I'd be happy to tag with just access = permit. That would be very 
useful.
>> The proposal is to add the new value 'license' to the 'access' key.
>> Parking lots of this kind would then be tagged with:
>> - amenity=parking
>> - access=license
>>
>>     
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> Personally I'd prefer access=permit, though maybe that's just me  
> trying to keep osm uk centric.
>   

+1
I believe the word permit and not license is commonly used in Quebec and 
Canada as well as the US. Still, that's only 3 countries out of a whole 
lot. It would be interesting to see who uses which term.

Charles