Proposed features/lifts
+/- highway=elevator
A elevator is used to travel vertically, providing pedestrian and wheelchair access between two footways at different floor levels.
Used combinations in
In use |
| Lifts | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Lulu-Ann |
| Tagging: | highway=elevator |
| Applies to: | node |
| Definition: | a vertical public right-of-way for pedestrians |
| Rendered as: | Square with up/down arrows in? |
| Draft start: | 2008-01 |
| RFC start: | 2009-04-24 |
| Vote start: | * |
| Vote end: | * |
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Description
A public elevator is used to travel vertically, providing pedestrian and wheelchair access between two footways at different grades.
Example: the Golden Jubilee Bridges in London, have a lift at each end, allowing wheelchair access which would not otherwise be possible due to the steps used for normal access.
More examples of public elevators here
Tags
Node with highway=elevator (c.f. highway=steps, which is also a physical description rather than a legal right-of-way type)
Absence of an elevator
If there is no elevator, this has negative consequences concerning the accessibility of a building for wheelchair drivers (if the building has more than one level). You can indicate the absence of an elevator by tagging elevator=no on the building outline or location node.
Routing
Mostly pedestrians and definitely wheelchairs. Perhaps usable by bicycles.
Rendering
Frequent combinations
- Tactile_paving
- Level
- Speech_output
- tactile_writing
- bicycle=yes/no
- wheelchair=yes/no
- access:whatever=yes/no (for car elevators, like Hamburg Alter Elbtunnel.)
- tactile_writing=*
Also needed, but no tags yet:
- Stops and if there is a key needed to request going there
Comments
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