Parking Lot Place

Parking Lot Place

Parking Lot Places are always drawn as an Area. It is a sub-category on its own. A Parking Lot Place should be a distinctly-marked area where cars can park, separated from the road and with its own driveable segments. If the car parking spaces are accessed directly from the road, this is on-street parking and should not be mapped, whether or not there are car park signs.

The following principles govern whether a given lot, structure or garage warrants a Parking Lot Area Place:

General Public Use

All Parking Lot Area Places must be legally and locally condoned for at least short-term use (paid or not) by the general public. The Waze map must never show a Parking Lot Area Place where a naïve driver could risk towing, ticketing, or violating community norms. There are no exceptions.

General Purpose Use

Drivers who leave cars in a Parking Lot Area Place should be entitled to walk or take other transportation to any destination of choice, and this should be a common occurrence.

Parking that does not satisfy these principles shall not be marked with the Parking Lot Area Place.

Paid Parking Lots
As long as parking satisfies the two principles of general public and general purpose, it is eligible for a Parking Lot Area Place regardless of whether it is free or paid.
Adding the € symbol after the name of paid parkings, e.g., “Quick Parking Zaventem [€]” is not needed anymore.

Parking Lots Names
Use the commonly used name such as “Quick Parking Zaventem”. To be avoided are names such as "Parking de l’Hôpital Saint-Luc" that suggest that the parking is dedicated; if it really is dedicated, it should not be a Parking Lot, and if it isn't, the name should not suggest that it is. Do not use completely generic names such as "Parking" or "Public Parking" for anonymous parking facilities. If a Parking Lot has no specific name, leave the name open or name it as [P]. In case the parking lot has no commonly used name please add the name of the road in the address. This should be the road where the (main) entrance of the parking lot is. This way when you search for a parking in the app you can see the difference between the Parking Lots and it won't fill the map with unnecessary names.

Locking
As Parking Lots are important for Waze routing, the Area Places should be locked to Level 2 at least.

Street	City	Lock
		2

More info
Specify as much as possible the parking attributes.

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