Proposed Amenity Reorganization
See also Key:amenity
The amenity key is currently used for so many different things that it has no meaning. It has become a catch all category for everything that doesn't have a place elsewhere. I'm proposing breaking it up into more keys to help make things more organized.
Proposed keys:
- Amenity
- Death
- Education
- Entertainment
- Financial
- Government
- Healthcare
- Sustenance
- Transportation
- Waste
With their tags:
Amenity:
- BBQ
- Bench
- Drinking_fountain
- Emergency_Telephone
- Fountain
- Shelter
- Telephone
- Toilet
Death:
- Graveyard
- Crematorium
Maybe also things like tombs, catacombs, mortuaries, funeral homes, etc. Could probably also replace landuse=cemetary
Education:
- School
- College
- Library
- University
Entertainment:
- Arts_centre
- Brothel
- Cinema
- Nightclub
- Theatre
- Studio
Financial:
- ATM
- Bank
- Bureau_de_change
Maybe also check cashing, brokerages, stock exchanges, commodity exchanges, etc
Government:
- Baby_hatch
- Courthouse
- Embassy
- Fire_station
- Police_station
- Post_office
- Post_box
- Public_building
- Prison
- Townhall
I think a lot of other types government buildings could be added here as well.
Healthcare:
- Dentist
- Doctor
- Hospital
- Pharmacy
- Veterinary
This key has been proposed and passed a vote (15-4) but no further work has been done with it because the proposer doesn't have time. I'd move it along but I think it should be part of a larger reorganization of amenity. There are a lot of other tags that could be put in this category so I think its an especially important one.
Sustenance:
- Biergarten
- Cafe
- Fast_food
- Food_court
- Pub
- Restaurant
Transportation:
- Bicycle_parking
- Bicycle_rental
- Bus_station
- Car_rental
- Car_sharing
- Ferry_terminal
- Fuel
- Parking
- Taxi_stands
I think there has been discussion about a key somewhat like this but nothing has been officially proposed.
Waste:
- Recycling
- Waste_basket
- Waste_disposal
Maybe also things like dumps, recycling baskets, etc.
That leaves us with a few stray tags which I think can be better placed elsewhere.
Hunting_stand can go in leisure. Marketplace can go in landuse. Signpost can go in the proposed information key. Vending_machine can go in the shop key, or failing that, its own key.
Which leaves place_of_worship. Maybe in a new spiritual key with things like holy_site, etc? It really doesn't fit well in amenity though.