Talk:Wheelchair routing
Please translate
I'm a user in the Virginia, United States, and am planning to map my community of 30+ miles of paths, and would like to ensure that I include all necessary tags to allow for wheelchair routing. Is there anyone that can translate this article so that I can do it right the first time? Thanks! - Joshdoe 20:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hello Joshdoe, I will translate only a single sentence: Wheelchair routing is only available for Germany. You might want to contact the project managers to ask them, why. Lulu-Ann
sloped_curb -> kerb
sloped_curb is a tag that was deprecated a long time ago because it only concerns a specific type of border could you accept the kerb + current tag? then you'll have to do a mass edit to convert the existing data to a single schema Marc marc (talk) 15:01, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
Proposal to Move Page 'Wheelchair routing' (Misleading Title & Outdated Content)
The current title, Wheelchair routing, is misleadingly general because this page is dedicated almost entirely to a single, regional project—the rollstuhlrouting.de initiative by the Heidelberg GIScience Research Group.
This title is confusing for two main reasons:
- Specific Project Focus: The core of the content details the requirements (e.g., DIN 18024-1 parameters) and data collection efforts for a routing service only available in Germany.
- Outdated/Contested Tagging: The page documents an older, specific set of tags (like sidewalk:left:sloped_curb:start=*, etc.) that the page itself explicitly warns 'are not the usual process' and are 'particularly controversial.' This content, along with the visible Template:Warning! Info here is heavily outdated in places! banner, makes it unsuitable as a general resource.
The existence of general sections (e.g., the standard wheelchair=* tag) alongside this project-specific information further confuses the article's purpose.
I propose moving the page to a more specific, project-focused title, such as:
- RollstuhlRouting.de Project
- Wheelchair Routing Portal (rollstuhlrouting.de)
- OpenRouteService Expansion for Wheelchair Routing by Heidelberg GIScience
I would then suggest that we create a new, clean page at the general title Wheelchair Routing. This new page would serve as a global resource, collecting up-to-date information on:
- Standard, globally-accepted tags for accessibility (like wheelchair=*, ramp=*).
- Existing, working global routing and mapping tools for wheelchair users (e.g., Wheelmap.org).
- Best practices for mappers on how to tag and map for wheelchair specific routing along with specific considerations about wheelchair navigation that non-wheelchair users may not take into account without being specifically informed.
- https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/discussion-move-page-wheelchair-routing-misleading-title-outdated-content/137363 was also opened Mateusz Konieczny (talk) 14:58, 28 October 2025 (UTC)