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A nearby city call these crossings as "Gora¹ Lanes", an attempt to make walking fun, attractive, and accessible to more people.

From the screenshot² below, it's something like an arty zebra (or "continental") crossing, and I saw minimal use of crossing:markings=artwork in #OpenStreetMap, and taggable with crossing:markings=yes.

I wonder how you folks might tag it.

¹ - Gora is an acronym from "Green Open Reclaimed Access"
² - Source: screenshot, https://yewtu.be/lKMFjLcTVkQ?t=59

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm perfectly fine with the crosswalk being painted in a more interesting way, but looking at the sidewalk on the other side of the street there makes me think maybe that city has some more important things they need to work on for walkability before they should start worrying about prettifying stuff.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

@zephr_c

Well, unfortunately, what we see on the ground (and try to map in #OpenStreetMap ) is not necessarily always what we (or the locals) wanted, or hope to ever see.

Hopefully, it's a work in progress, and they get around to fixing more essential things. 🤞

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure sacrificing clarity for quirkiness is progress.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is green, or open or reclaimed about this? Let alone all of these?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm more wondering what the fuck is "nearby" about it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think with that OP referenced a city close to where they live

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's like a captcha for self driving cars. Should I use extra caution or not? Can I go or do I let the skinfolk pass first?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's always best to use extra caution with self driving cars.

[–] Showroom7561 13 points 1 year ago

Stuff like this bothers me. If cars, pedestrians, or cyclists use the crossing and the road that it crosses over, painted lines and way finding markers need to be consistent and clear for safety.

It's fine to paint a crossing like this at an entryway to a museum or library, but not on a road.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Dazzle camo for pedestrians

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, can you imagine the shit storm if someone rigged up traffic lights with some strobe effect and RGB LEDs to make driving, "fun, attractive, and accessible to more people."

In my cynicism I'll venture that if pedestrians were required to carry insurance for collisions, insurance companies would not let these cross walks stick around for a hot 5 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What the cinnamon toast fuck is this? I'd tag it as a public art installation and tag the crossing separately as unmarked.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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I just learned that apart from the official meaning of "Gora" cited in the original toot, apparently, it appears to be a nod towards the argot of the @pinoy #LGBQT community, meaning "Let's go."

:lgbtqosm: