On 12/10/2010 08:55 PM, Richard Mann wrote:
I would agree that on-highway highway=bus_stop should be phased out (is anyone saying they should be retained?). I think they're a hangover from the time before we realised that tagging the pole was a better approach. In the mean time, I don't think it causes any major problem (it just isn't as clear as tagging the pole).
Many city and/or network public transport wiki pages in central europe recommend to use highway=bus_stop _on_ the way (in coexistence with Oxomoa and unified stoparea and public transport proposal). So highway=bus_stop on the way does not get phased out.
Even on the wiki page highway=bus_stop is not clearly defined as _beside_ the way.
highway=bus_stop is a fuzzy tag. I do not like this war around this tag. Especially see the German talk page. I would like to approve a tagging schema that is clearly defined. Doing this with new tags is portably the easiest way. Redefining highway=bus_stop on or beside the way seams to be nearly impossible. Again: Have a look at the German talk page.
Why is highway=bus_stop recommended to use _on_ the way? Because it does not make sense to have two tags _beside_ the way (highway=bus_stop and highway=platform). The platform definitely is beside the way (It is an approved feature and I never heard other voices). highway=bus_stop _on_ the way would be in consistence with railway=tram_stop. And it would be a stop position. And it would fit unified stoparea.
My understanding for those they have put hundreds of tags on/beside the way. They do not want to move them (in which direction ever).
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