Key:markings

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markings=* is a key which describes whether a feature has visible markings or not, be it paint or using differently coloured ground. It's primarily used in street parking to denote whether the (individual) parking spaces are marked or not.

The parking spaces on that street are explicitely marked as painted lanes.

Uses in street parking

See also: Street parking

The most common use of markings=* is as the suffix *:markings=* to parking:left=*, parking:both=* and parking:right=*, respectively, to denote whether the parking spaces are explicitely marked on the carriageway or sidewalk instead of being implied / regulated by signage only. This particularly applies to parking spaces on streets which are otherwise forbidden to park.

They're also sometimes used on separately mapped parking spaces to denote the existence of visible parking spaces (the image on the left is a good example of a marked parking=street_side).

Key	Value	Illustration	Description
markings	yes		There are (some kind of) markings. This includes different surfaces, kerb-side markings, etc.
	no		There are no markings.

See also

• crossing:markings=* for the type of markings on road crossings.
• lane_markings=* for whether a road has got a visual separation of lanes.
• amenity=parking_space for individual parking spaces which are segregated by paint.
• parking:lane:side:type=painted_area_only for the old parking:lane=* tagging.
• Proposal:Parking_space_markings for a proposal to specify the type of markings on the parking area.