Key:crossing:island

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crossing:island
Description
Specifies whether a crossing has a refuge island Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: highways
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
See also
Status: approvedPage for proposal

The key crossing:island=* is used when a crossing has a refuge island, but the refuge island is not separately mapped as a footway=traffic_island.

This key supersedes the former tag crossing=island (see the rationale).

Tagging

The crossing:island=* key can be used on a crossing node highway=crossing (or alternatively on a pedestrian crossing way highway=footway + footway=crossing). Possible values are yes and no. It is recommended to further specify the type of the crossing using the crossing=* key.

The point of intersection of highway=residential with highway=footway + footway=crossing is tagged highway=crossing + crossing=uncontrolled + crossing:island=yes

Alternatives

A crossing can explicitly mapped as multiple separate crossings (i.e., where the traffic island is mapped as footway=traffic_island instead of being part of the footway=crossing way); in this case do not set crossing:island=yes, and perhaps set crossing:island=no. This is common with larger intersections with wide traffic islands where the traffic lane in each direction is mapped separately. This may be useful in case you are performing a survey of all crossings in an area and wish to explicitly mark these as having separate (or no) refuge islands.

Separately mapped crossings. The traffic island is not part of the footway=crossing.

See also

  • traffic_calming=island – A traffic island that is not built as a refuge at crossings, but to calm traffic.
  • footway=traffic_island – Used by some mappers for the part of the highway=footway that is on the traffic island, instead of using crossing:island=yes (at places where sidewalks and crossings are mapped as ways).
  • footway=crossing and crossing=* - Used to map crossings in detail, e.g. for mapping accessibility, etc.