Proposal:Parking lane conditionals

Parking lane conditionals
Proposal status:	Draft (under way)
Proposed by:	Riiga
Tagging:	parking:lane:*, parking:condition:*=*
Applies to:
Definition:	Introducing conditionals for parking lanes and deprecating the use of certain older tags.
Statistics:
Draft started:	2021-08-24

Proposal

In a nutshell

1. Use the conditional restrictions scheme for conditional parking restrictions.
2. Cleanly separate tagging of physical alignment (parking:lane=*) and condition to park (parking:condition=*).
3. Update some wording to better reflect practice and new tagging. Parking positions remain unchanged.

Affected tags

• Introduce parking:condition:*:conditional=* following the conditional restrictions scheme.
• Introduce parking:condition:reason=* to describe the reason for a certain parking condition (if any is given on the sign).
• Deprecate parking:condition:*:default=* and parking:condition:*:time_interval=*.
• Move the values no_parking and no_stopping for parking:lane=* to parking:condition=*.
• Add no_standing to parking:condition=*.
• Move the value fire_lane to parking:condition:reason=*.
• Document parking:lane=yes and refine parking:lane=no.

Rationale

The current proposal from 2012 uses non-standard tags like time_interval to specify a time range and is not very flexible with handling parking lanes that have different conditions throughout the day. This means that many parking restriction signs cannot currently be mapped in OpenStreetMap. This proposal aims to introduce support for conditional restrictions to alleviate this.

Tagging

Current practice

Proposal

Parking spaces The parking:lane tag is used to describe the "physical" properties of the road. This means space properties. Please note that the latter three are considered "physical" tags, this means: parking is not possible, so no parking:condition tag (see below) is required in those cases. Key Value Description parking:lane:side parallel They must park parallel to the road. diagonal They must park diagonally; AKA angle parking or echelon parking. perpendicular They must park at a right angle; i.e., the front or back of the vehicle pointing straight towards the road center line. marked There are only some parking spaces available that are individually marked. no_parking No regular road user is allowed to park on the road. They may stop, though, to for example pick up/drop off a passenger, unload cargo or for other reasons as laid out in the local legislation. Equivalent to "loading zone" rules in the United States. no_stopping No regular road user is allowed to stop their vehicle, except when traffic conditions require him to do so. Equivalent to "no parking" rules in the United States. fire_lane In countries where such exist, an extra sign indicating a lane that must be kept clear for possible fire engines, or other emergency vehicles: in a sense equal to, but stricter than a no_stopping. no It is not distinguishing between no_stopping and no_parking, it may make sense to use in some cases. separate Parking facilities are mapped explicitly (usually with parking=street_side).

Parking spaces The parking:lane tag is used to describe the physical properties of the road. This means space properties. Please note that this tag only describes the space properties, not the actual condition. A parking:condition tag is required in those cases. See below. Key Value Description parking:lane:side parallel There is physical space for a parking lane. Vehicles must park parallel to the road. diagonal There is physical space for a parking lane. Vehicles must park diagonally. Also known as angle parking or echelon parking. perpendicular There is physical space for a parking lane. Vehicles must park at a right angle; i.e. the front or back of the vehicle pointing straight towards the road center line. marked There is physical space for a parking lane, with only some parking spaces available that are individually marked. no_parking No regular road user is allowed to park on the road. They may stop, though, to for example pick up/drop off a passenger, unload cargo or for other reasons as laid out in the local legislation. no_stopping No regular road user is allowed to stop their vehicle, except when traffic conditions require them to do so. In addition this also implies parking is not allowed. fire_lane In countries where such exist, a sign indicating a lane that must be kept clear for possible fire engines, or other emergency vehicles. no There is no physical parking lane. yes There is some type of parking lane. If possible, be more specific. separate Parking facilities are mapped explicitly as another object (usually with parking=street_side).

Current practice

Proposal

Parking conditions The parking:condition tag describes the legal properties of the parking space. Key Value Description parking:lane:side parallel, diagonal, perpendicular. For other types, the condition tag makes little sense. For separate, the conditions should be tagged on the separately mapped amenity=parking instead. parking:condition:side free No additional information is required. ticket To be discussed. Maybe add a parking:condition:side:fee_per_hour=1 € tag. disc Add a parking:condition:side:maxstay=2 h tag. This means you may park here for up to 2 hours. residents Add a parking:condition:side:residents=A tag. This means "parking only for residents with permission A" (With A being the identification of the permission). A parking permit on a car windshield. customers No additional information is required. This means you are only allowed to park here if you are a customer of the shop that owns this parking space (or a visitor of a site, or a guest of a hotel, or similar). private No additional information is required. This means you are only allowed to park here if you rented the parking space (or have a permission of the owner). disabled Usually, this parking space is not about free or paid. It requires being related to disabled persons or to have such permission. no_parking In combination with time dependences (see examples below), no_parking may also be used as a condition. no_stopping In combination with time dependences (see examples below), no_stopping may also be used as a condition. Type of vehicles If the condition is valid only for some vehicles, use parking:condition:both:vehicles=motorcar or parking:condition:both:vehicles=goods; bus Residential permits Area based residential permits often carry some sort of letter or code identifying the area wherein they are valid; this can be recorded using the key: parking:condition:side:residents. When parking is requires a ticket or a residential permit, the following combination is often used: parking:condition:both=ticket parking:condition:both:residents=* More usual OSM tagging convention would, for the same purpose, suggest: parking:condition:both=ticket;residents parking:condition:both:residents=* Time dependence In many occasions, parking conditions are time limited, especially for disc and residents parking. This can be specified by using the following tag: parking:condition:side:time_interval. Values specify both days and times, plus it can be multiplied. It uses the same syntax for values as opening_hours. Key Value Description parking:condition:side:time_interval <opening_hours> A date and time specification as per opening_hours, such as Mo-Fr 12:00-14:00 The format is complicated to define technically, but easy to understand by examples: 12:00-14:00 means: "every day from 12:00 until 14:00". Mo-Fr 00:00-24:00 means: "every weekday (except Saturday and Sunday)". Su 20:00-06:00 means: "Sunday night from 20:00 until (Monday) 06:00". Intervals may be joined by semicolons with optional whitespace: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 09:00-14:00 means: "Weekdays 9 to 20, and weekends 9 to 14". With multiple differing conditions In the simplest case you have free parking at night, and ticket parking at day on workdays; for example, parking:condition:right=ticket parking:condition:right:time_interval=Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00 parking:condition:right:default=free Sometimes specifying one default condition is not enough. In these cases we end up with an abundance of tags, for example: parking:lane:right=parallel <empty> parking:condition:right=no_stopping (read: no stopping during morning rush hour; US read: no parking during morning rush hour) parking:condition:right:time_interval=Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00 2 parking:condition:right:2=disc (read: otherwise, at daytime, short term parking only) parking:condition:right:2:maxstay=30 min parking:condition:right:2:time_interval=Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00 default parking:condition:right:default=free (read: and free parking at night) In this example, we couldn't use plain parking:lane:right=no_stopping, as parking is allowed at some times of the day. Maximum stay Use parking:condition:side:maxstay to specify maximum stay limits; especially applicable for disc parking. It should take values precisely as per maxstay.

Parking conditions The parking:condition tag describes the legal properties of the parking space. This tag is also the default value when used in combination with conditonals. Note: Do not confuse condition with conditional. The former is part of the parking:condition tag while the latter is for conditional restrictions and only added at the end of a key. Key Value Description parking:lane:side parallel, diagonal, perpendicular. For other types, the condition tag makes little sense. For separate, the conditions should be tagged on the separately mapped amenity=parking instead. parking:condition:side free The parking is free to use. If there is a time limit, add a parking:condition:side:maxstay=* tag ticket A ticket is required. If possible add the location of the ticket machine(s) nearby using the amenity=vending_machine + vending=parking_tickets tags. disc A parking disc is required. Add a parking:condition:side:maxstay=2 hours tag to describe the time limit, for example 2 hours. residents Add a parking:condition:side:residents=A tag. This means "parking only for residents with permission A" (With A being the identification of the permission). A parking permit on a car windshield. customers This means you are only allowed to park here if you are a customer of the shop that owns this parking space (or a visitor of a site, or a guest of a hotel, or similar). If additional restrictions apply, such as a time limit, add those. private No additional information is required. This means you are only allowed to park here if you rented the parking space (or have a permission of the owner). disabled Usually, this parking space is not about free or paid. It requires being related to disabled persons or to have such permission. no_parking No regular road user is allowed to park on the road. They may stop, though, to for example pick up/drop off a passenger, unload cargo or for other reasons as laid out in the local legislation. no_standing No regular road user is allowed to park on the road. They may stop, as long as they remain in the vehicle, to for example pick up/drop off a passenger or for other reasons as laid out in the local legislation. no_stopping No regular road user is allowed to stop their vehicle, except when traffic conditions require them to do so. In addition this also implies that neither standing nor parking is allowed. Type of vehicles If the condition is valid only for some vehicles, use parking:condition:both:motorcar=free to specify the type of vehicle it applies to. If vehicles are only allowed at certain times, use conditional tags, like so parking:condition:both:hgv:conditional=free @ (08:00-18:00) (Only HGV during the day, no restrictions at night) or parking:condition:both:hgv=free (HGV by default) parking:condition:both:bus:conditional=free @ (Sa-Su) (And also buses on weekends) A total ban on lorries would be parking:condition:both:hgv=no_parking (No parking applies only to HGV) Residential permits Area based residential permits often carry some sort of letter or code identifying the area wherein they are valid; this can be recorded using the key: parking:condition:side:residents. When parking requires either a ticket or a residential permit (named "A" in this example), specify both conditions in the main value and further describe the residential permit in another tag that is specific to that condition parking:condition:both=ticket; residents parking:condition:both:residents=A Time dependence (conditional) On many occasions, parking conditions are time limited, especially for disc and residents parking. This can be specified by using the conditional tag: parking:condition:side:conditional. It uses the same syntax for values as conditonal restrictions. In the simplest case you have free parking at night, and ticket parking at day on workdays; for example, parking:condition:right=free (The default is free) parking:condition:right:conditional=ticket @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00) (But on workdays, paid parking) Sometimes specifying one default condition is not enough. In these cases we end up with an abundance of tags, for example: parking:lane:right=parallel parking:condition:right=free (By default this is a free parking) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_stopping @ (Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00); disc @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00) (No stopping during morning rush hour. At daytime, disc parking only) parking:condition:right:maxstay:conditional=30 minutes @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00) (And only a 30 minute stay) The use of additional namespaces (:1, :2, etc.) is deprecated. Maximum stay Use parking:condition:side:maxstay to specify maximum stay limits; especially applicable for disc parking. It should take values precisely as per maxstay. If this applies only part of the day, use parking:condition:side:maxstay:conditional. Reasons for the condition It is often useful to indicate why certain conditions apply. This allows telling a fire lane from a loading zone or an implicit condition (e.g. no parking near a crossing) from an explicit condition (no stopping sign on a busy throughfare). Use the parking:condition:side:reason tag to describe the reason for prohibitions in the condition when needed. Key Value Description parking:condition:side:reason bus_stop This is a bus stop, where according to local legislation, certain rules apply. crossing This is near a crossing, where according to local legislation, certain rules apply. fire_lane This is a fire lane that must be kept clear for possible fire engines, or other emergency vehicles. junction This is part of a junction and according to local legislation, certain rules apply. loading_zone This is a zone for loading and unloading of goods and/or passengers. passenger_loading_zone This is a zone for loading and unloading of passengers only, not goods. priority_road This is a priority road. According to local legislation certain rules apply. street_cleaning This is a street cleaning zone where vehicles intermittently may not be allowed to park, stand or stop. turnaround This is a zone for turning a vehicle around, typically at a cul-de-sac. turn_lane This is part of a turn lane and according to local legislation, certain rules apply.

Examples

Sign	Tags
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=free; residents (Be default this is a free parking. Residents may also park here with a permit.) parking:condition:right:conditional=ticket "Taxa 3" @ (Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00, Sa 11:00-17:00); no_parking @ (Mo 00:00-06:00) (You need a ticket for "Taxa 3" on weekdays 7-19 and Saturdays 11-17, nor may you park here on Monday nights.) parking:condition:right:residents=Ku (Residents need permit "Ku".) Optionally, if you know why parking isn't allowed, add a reason: (parking:condition:right:reason=street_cleaning)
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=ticket; residents (This is a paid parking with no other restrictions. Residents may also park here with a permit.) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_parking @ (Oct 1-Apr 30: Mo 10:00-15:00) (You may not park here on Mondays 10-15 during October-April.) parking:condition:right:residents=Ku (Residents need permit "Ta".) Optionally, if you know why parking isn't allowed, add a reason: (parking:condition:right:reason=street_cleaning)
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=free (This is by default a free parking.) parking:condition:right:conditional=ticket @ (Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 08:00-15:00) (You need a ticket on weekdays 8-18 and Saturdays 8-15.) parking:condition:right:maxstay:conditional=30 minutes @ (Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 08:00-15:00) (You can only stay 30 min on weekdays 8-18 and Saturdays 8-15.)
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=street_side parking:condition:right=free (This parking is by default free to use.) parking:condition:right:conditional=ticket "Röd biljett" @ (Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00, Sa 08:00-15:00); no_parking @ (Tu 08:00-11:00) (Except you need a ticket "Röd biljett" on weekdays 8-20 and Saturdays 8-15. You may also not park here on Tuesday mornings.) Optionally, if you know why parking isn't allowed, add a reason: (parking:condition:right:reason=street_cleaning)
	parking:lane:right=parallel (This is a physical space that allows vehicles in parallel.) parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=ticket; residents (This is a paid parking with no other restrictions, and also resident parking.) parking:condition:right:residents=M4n (Residents need permit "M4n".) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_stopping @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00) (However, no stopping on weekdays 9-18 or Saturdays 9-15, except to unload goods as laid out in local law.) parking:condition:right:reason=loading_zone (The reason is a loading zone)
	parking:lane:right=perpendicular parking:lane:right:perpendicular=street_side parking:condition:right=ticket; residents (This is a paid parking with no other restrictions and also resident parking.) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_parking @ (week 1-53/2 Tu 08:00-10:00) (You may not park here on odd week Tuedays 8-10.) parking:condition:right:residents=C4 (Residents need permit "C4") Optionally, if you know why parking isn't allowed, add a reason: (parking:condition:right:reason=street_cleaning)
	parking:lane:right=half_on_kerb parking:condition:right:ticket:time_interval=Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00,Sa 09:00-16:00, PH off parking:condition:right:free:time_interval=Mo-Fr 00:00-09:00,19:00-24:00,Sa 00:00-09:00,16:00-24:00, PH off parking:condition:right:residents:time_interval=24/7 parking:condition:right:residents=A parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=half_on_kerb parking:condition:right=free; residents (Default is free or residents.) parking:condition:right:conditional=ticket @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-16:00) (Weekdays 9-19 and Saturdays 9-16 have a fee.) parking:condition:right:residents=A (Residents need permit "A".)
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:condition:right:no_stopping:time_interval=07:00-09:00 parking:condition:right:disc:time_interval=09:00-18:00 parking:condition:right:disc:maxstay=30 minutes parking:condition:right:free:time_interval=00:00-07:00,18:00-24:00 parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=free parking:condition:right:conditional=no_stopping @ (Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00); no_parking @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00); disc @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00) parking:condition:right:maxstay:conditional=30 minutes @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00) (You can only stay 30 min with a disc) There is no obvious reason, nor is there any signed. Don't add the reason tag.
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right:default=free parking:condition:right=no_stopping parking:condition:right:time_interval=Mo-Su 09:00-15:00 parking:condition:right:2=no_parking parking:condition:right:2:time_interval=Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00; Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00 parking:condition:right:2:except=bus parking:condition:right:3=disc parking:condition:right:3:maxstay=30 min parking:condition:right:3:vehicles=bus parking:condition:right:3:time_interval=Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00; Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00 parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right:conditional=no_stopping @ (Mo-Su 09:00-15:00); no_parking @ (Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00, 15:00-18:00) parking:condition:right=free parking:condition:right:bus:conditional=disc @ (Mo-Fr 07:00-09:00, 15:00-18:00) parking:condition:right:maxstay:conditional=30 minutes @ disc
3 HR PARKING MAY 1-OCT 31 9 AM-9 PM METERED NOV 1-APR 30 9 AM-6 PM NON-METERED	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=free (This is by default a free parking) parking:condition:right:conditional=ticket @ (May 1-Oct 31: 09:00-21:00) (But the parking is metered (ticket) from May to October during daytime) parking:condition:right:maxstay:conditional=3 hours @ (Jan 1-Apr 30: 09:00-18:00, May 1-Oct 31: 09:00-21:00, Nov 1-Dec 31: 09:00-18:00) (You can stay a maximum of 3 hours during daytime)
	In first half of month: No parking on side with even housenumbers. In second half of month: No parking on side with odd housenumbers. Assuming that the left side is the side with even housenumbers and the right side is the side with odd housenumbers: parking:condition:left:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 1-15) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 16-31)
	No parking on odd days of the month. parking:condition:*:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 1-31/2)
	No parking on even days of the month. parking:condition:*:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 2-30/2)
	On odd days of the month: No parking on side with odd housenumbers. On even days of the month: No parking on side with even housenumbers. Assuming that the left side is the side with even housenumbers and the right side is the side with odd housenumbers: parking:condition:left:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 2-30/2) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 1-31/2)
	No parking in first half of month. parking:condition:*:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 1-15)
	No parking in second half of month. parking:condition:*:conditional=no_parking @ (Jan-Dec 16-31)
	parking:lane=perpendicular parking:lane:right:perpendicular=street_side parking:condition=free; residents (Be default this is a free parking. "Residents" may also park here with a permit.) parking:condition:residents=A (They need permit "A".) parking:condition:maxstay:conditional=2 hours @ (Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00 AND free) (2 hour time limit unless you're a permit holder.)
	parking:lane=no (It's not a parking lane.) parking:condition:hgv:conditional=no_parking @ (Sa-Su 00:00-24:00, Mo-Fr 00:00-08:00, Mo-Fr 18:00-24:00) (HGVs can only park during daytime on workdays.) parking:condition:bus:conditional=no_parking @ (Sa-Su 00:00-24:00, Mo-Fr 00:00-08:00, Mo-Fr 18:00-24:00) (The same applies to buses.)
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=ticket (This is a paid parking.) parking:condition:right:conditional=no_standing @ (Mo-Fr 07:00-09:30, 16:00-18:30) (No parking or standing during rush hour; no parking is implied by no standing.) parking:condition:right:maxstay:conditional=2 hours @ (Mo-Fr 09:30-16:00, Sa 07:00-18:30) (2 hour time limit at certain times.)
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:condition:right=no_stopping parking:condition:right:time_interval=07:00-09:00 parking:condition:right:default=loading parking:condition:right:default:maxstay=5 min parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=no_standing parking:condition:right:conditional=no_stopping @ (07:00-09:00) parking:condition:right:maxstay=5 minutes parking:condition:right:reason=loading_zone
	parking:lane:right=parallel parking:lane:right:parallel=on_street parking:condition:right=free parking:condition:right:conditional=no_parking @ (snow > 2") parking:condition:right:reason=snowplowing (and snowplowing=yes)
	parking:lane:left=parallel parking:lane:left:parallel=on_street parking:condition:left=free (This is a free parking.) parking:condition:left:conditional=no_standing @ (Mo-Sa 07:00-09:00) (No stopping 7-9, except for picking up people (so no_standing rather than no_stopping) or except for Sundays and Holidays.) parking:condition:maxstay:conditional=60 minutes @ (Jan 4-Dec 31: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00) (Max 60 minutes parking from 9-19, except for Sundays and holidays or except for January 1st-3rd.)

Features/Pages affected

• Key:parking:lane
• Key:parking:condition
• MUTCD/R
• MUTCD/California/R
• MUTCD/California/SR
• MUTCD/Ohio/R

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