The description doesn’t really add anything.
The support didn’t link to any ldwa site, there’s no explanation of where it goes, what’s around.
I’m accepting it on the pictures alone then and the fact that someone legally had to put the disc there?
For me - Not all, no.
But I think a high percentage can be. It’s all about that particular PROW.
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I think the question I’m asking is more analogous to postboxes, FDNY call boxes and Aussie survey markers.
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I wouldn’t expect that to be on LDWA.
But it looks like it would be an interesting walk. And it’s at a junction so a unique location.
Oh yes you can confirm the route of a PROW
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That’s not The Definitive Map. They do handily separate prow and actual trails though so that’s nice…
The definitive map and statement are the conclusive legal record of the existence, status and location of all recorded public rights of way at the relevant date of the map. The relevant date is the date on which all confirmed legal orders were last consolidated to produce a new up to date sealed definitive map. Under sections 53 and 57(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 X County Council has a statutory duty to maintain and update the definitive map and statement, and to make them available for inspection by the public.
Each of England’s 48 councils is legally obliged to keep a copy and update it as necessary.
For the one above in Suffolk for that prow and it’s statement I have to request a paper copy from Suffolk County Council 
now this is where I have an interesting take, I have special art downtown that uses thermoplastics over the asphalt (in other words, it’s over the road pavement):
I got a rejection for unsafe ped access which is really reasonable but I keep thinking where the screenshot above is from the city’s Public Art section, it’s stating art to see downtown. The brickpavers for the crosswalk are also shown…it’s like an inverse of the Pride sidewalks.
What determines whether something is in the way of emergency services? I’ve seen nominations that are technically away from the A&E department, but still in a hospital corridor.
Wouldn’t that still be blocking emergencies? Any patient in a ward could become critical and need to be rushed to A&E.
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You have to use your best judgment. People could have emergencies anywhere. But there are some designated places where emergencies are very likely to happen. Stick to the second one.
For me comes down to if it looks like something the hospital put there for people to stand/sit at and look at for a while.
If its a plaque, display, info board, garden, cafe, then it could be okay. If its the entrance of A&E then no.
Our hospital has an old main entrance that is a waypoint. Its a Victorian facade with the old doors, most of which are shut but you can use one set. Thats fine, it is nowhere near the place ambulances go to. It has steps up to it - definitely not an emergency place!!
The new main entrance is similarly stepped amd has a huge dna sculpture hanging in tue lobby above a coffee cart. I dont know if thats a waypoint or not but it could be. Again, no emergencies there- lots of people encouraged to hang about with coffees and pastrys while staring at the dna above their heads.
Accident and Emergency has its own dedicated entrance
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@26thDoctor I feel like your input might be needed on the subreddit 
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It looks like they are on the ball with their answers
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It’s one of those in the balance ones.
If it had been written better I would be fine with it.
I would like to see where exactly and if I could see the route and if it’s a nice rural walk I could give it the nod.
I do still have a few questions/things I’d like to conside added to these.
- Under benches
I’d like to see these added benches along named walking trails.
Those type of rest benches, do encourage exercise/travel farther down the trail (and can be a must for disabled/moms with kids) as well as a focal point to meet up with a friend for a run.
- Under Non-Generic or its own
Places that offer on-site exercise fit the criteria. Gyms, Dojos, Rock Cimbing walls, etc
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There are some fitness centers, gyms, etc, that are chain businesses, so I think it would be helpful to have something added, like how restaurants are a part of Generic/Non-Generic. I think there could be quite a few different businesses that could be added, like movie theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, etc.
I don’t see why recreational businesses have to be reviewed against approval only for its franchise nature when it meets the eligibility criteria. Restaurants that provide social activities are a common proof of eligibility, the whole theme of a rec business is providing space and equipment for rec activities.
It could go there. I also could see a stance taken that Generic doesn’t apply to Exercise Locations. They are all eligible.
It’s fundamentally different when you are comparing say a chain restaurant like Mcdonalds to a chain Gym like powerhouse.
With a restaurant, you are going for Explore/Gather which is hard to prove outside a small community that focuses on the Mcdonalds as a central hub.
With Powerhouse (Chain) Gyms you aren’t submitting that spot as a place to gather or explore. You are submitting it as a place to exercise, which it is.
The original analogy Niantic accepted was a On-site Exercise business was to be judged more like a baseball or sports field than it was a restaurant.
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Definitely agree that a chain gym is just as good a place to exercise as an independent gym and I would not vote generic business on anything like that. For one, there are not many gyms, chain or otherwise, not like coffee shops or fast food places that are everywhere. So even a chain doesn’t seem generic to me in this case