Hi Folks,
Just to introduce myself, I'm Steve Young from Wolverhampton ( First
message, very very recently joined this mailing list )
Have been involved from a cycle campaigning perspective re the
Interchange project.
The Interchange will be changing pretty much constantly for the next 2
years, especially when Midland Metro is also introduced to the site.
I note that OSM has the layout roughly as is, Google still showing the
old entrance, will be checking Google maps every day now to see how long
it takes them to update as a comparison!
Wolves on Wheels got a last-minute reprieve of using Railway Drive for
cycle access ( also an increase in the 14 total railway station cycle
parking spaces which were originally planned for the rebuild ).
At end of the pedestrian-only footbridge is shared use from Railway
Drive down to Corn Hill on Footpath #43158983.
Hopefully in a month or so I'll be able to sort things like this out for
myself and edit as appropriate ( Have also got a few contraflow cycle
lanes to add ).
I've not made an edit yet, though hoping to make the next meeting in
Birmingham.
If I could bring my laptop and arrive a little earlier with someone to
"hold my hand" and answer some newbie questions, I'd find it useful.
I've spotted a few cycle stands which aren't mapped at the rail station
so will try and add these beforehand so I'm not a complete novice!
Lesson 1 - Add my house number? ( Currently missing from map ;-)
I'm also on the Wolverhampton Council mailing list for road closures
etc. so in a good position as an extra pair of eyes.
While I'm saying hello, I'd also like to thank you all for your hard work.
The quality of mapping for the West Midlands is impressive ( I know
roads in Brum which are on OSM but not Google M :-)
Steve Young,
Wolverhampton.
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 11:15:37 -0000
From: "Ed Loach" <edlo...@gmail.com>
To: "'Brian Prangle'" <br...@mappa-mercia.org>
Cc: 'OSM Group WM' <talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wolverhampton Railway Station
access from 8th January 2017
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A GPS trace is in the upload queue. I’ll try and get more details from my
dashcam though it was fairly misty at 8am this morning.
Ed
From: Brian Prangle [mailto:br...@mappa-mercia.org]
Sent: 01 December 2016 13:26
To: Ed Loach
Cc: OSM Group WM
Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wolverhampton Railway Station access from
8th January 2017
Hi Ed
I can do this - might not be exactly on 8th Jan
Regards
Brian
On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Ed Loach <edlo...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've just been reading about the changes that will take place early next year
at this link
http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/article/10057/Access-to-railway-station-and-car-park-to-change-in-New-Year
and wondered if anyone here will be in the area to get a GPS trace of the new
short stay car park once it opens?
Looking at the area as it is now in OpenStreetMap:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/52.58648/-2.12107
from a routing point of view bicycles will need to push their bicycles across
the foot bridge, but as that ends on a pedestrian area I suspect very little
currently will be able to route that way. A survey of that area from a cyclists
point of view after the changes might also be handy.
Looking at the proposed changes the following section of Corn Hill seems to be
missing, so it is perhaps possible the derelict building mentioned in the note
has been removed to make the new short stay parking area:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/294503793
but a survey will be needed to check.
I'll probably be in Wolverhampton at some point between now and new year, but
don't know when I'll next be visiting after the 8th January.
Thanks and best wishes,
Ed
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