Re: [Talk-transit] Ideas for a simplified public transportation scheme

2019-05-03 Thread Dave F via Talk-transit
Hi Johan Is there reason it can't use highway=bus_stop,& equivalents for trams etc, which were already in the database & more abundant than 'platform'? DaveF On 03/05/2019 21:48, Wiklund Johan wrote: In response to: Please show me a router which uses platforms as I'm struggling to see the

Re: [Talk-transit] Ideas for a simplified public transportation scheme

2019-05-03 Thread Wiklund Johan
In response to: > Please show me a router which uses platforms as I'm struggling to see the > benefits atm. And: > This reinforces my point about misappropriation of tags. A platform is a > physical construction higher than the surrounding ground to allow easier > boarding. > > A platform: > h

Re: [Talk-transit] Ideas for a simplified public transportation scheme

2019-05-03 Thread Dave F via Talk-transit
Hi (This amalgamates replies to Markus's points in his last post.) On 30/04/2019 18:34, Stephen Sprunk wrote: A platform is where people wait to board; if they stand at a pole (typical for buses), then the pole is logically the platform. This reinforces my point about misappropriation of ta

Re: [Talk-transit] Ideas for a simplified public transportation scheme

2019-05-03 Thread Markus
On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 12:51, Dave F via Talk-transit wrote: > > On 29/04/2019 19:39, Markus wrote: > > > > Routers just need the platforms (the places beside the road) because > > the journey begins and ends there. > > Please clarify what you mean by 'platforms'? Many UK bus stops are > merely si