Tag:amenity=bicycle rental

amenity = bicycle_rental

Description

A place, often unattended, where you can pick up and drop off rented bikes.

Rendering in OSM Carto

Group: Bicycles

Used on these elements

Useful combination

name=*
network=*
operator=*
ref=*
capacity=*

When to use a different tagging scheme

If the object to map is a bicycle shop which also happens to rent out bicycles, use shop=bicycle with service:bicycle:rental=yes instead. The latter tag should also be used for other amenities which rent out bicycles.

If the object to map rents out other objects unrelated to bicycles, use shop=rental with rental=bicycle;...other stuff... (e.g. a rental shop specialized in outdoor trips, which rents out tents, camping gears and also trekking bikes would have shop=rental, rental=trekking_bike;outdoor_gear;tents)

Do not add virtual dropoff locations to OpenStreetMap! Some applications have floating bicycles which should be dropped at some fixed location marked in the app, but without special signalisation on the location itself. These should not be mapped, as they are hard to verify, hard to maintain and can change on a whim of the app creator. Furthermore, the app itself already has this data, duplicating this data is of no use. (Note that these apps often point users towards existing bicycle parkings, which can be mapped with amenity=bicycle_parking. If this bicycle parking is nothing more then a painted, designated area, this can be tagged as bicycle_parking=floor.)

How to map

Add a node or and tag it with amenity=bicycle_rental in the geographical centre of the feature (or the electronic display, if any).

There are additional tags to clarify more details:

Types of bicycle rental

Tag	Description	Example
`bicycle_rental=shop` and `shop=rental`	A staffed, indoor shop whose main business is bike rental, e.g. for tourists in a touristical region. Some bigger hotels and recreation parks have a designated shed with bikes for their visitors. Due to historic reasons, these receive two tags.
`bicycle_rental=docking_station`	A docking station where one can pickup a bike in an automated manner. The bike is physically attached to the docking station with a special system, unlocked either via a nearby machine, an app, an NFC-membership card or some other authorization/payment system.
`bicycle_rental=dropoff_point`	A designated parking spot where bikes of a certain bicycle rental are stored, typically (but not necessarily) within a bigger bike parking. The bicycle rental service must have reserved parking spots, clearly indicated by signposts. The bikes are individually locked with smart locks, which can be unlocked and therefore rented via an app. There is no special infrastructure at the rental station itself.
`bicycle_rental=key_dispensing_machine`	A machine where one can get a key to unlock a bike. The bikes are typically parked nearby, possibly (but not necessarily) in a designated parking.
`bicycle_rental=virtual`	A rental point without actual hardware, often only marked by a sign or paint on the ground. Often referred to by rental providors as "virtual".

Useful tags to use in combination

Tag	Description
`rental=*`	Which kind of bicycles are rented, e.g. `rental=bmx`, `rental=city_bike`, `rental=ebike`, ... See a full list below. If missing, `rental=city_bike` is assumed.
`name=*`	Name of the business or station.
`ref=*`	Station reference.
`capacity=*`	Total number of bicycles this rental place can rent out
`capacity:<bicycle_type>=number`	Total number of bicycles of this type that this rental place can rent out.
`network=*`	Name of the station network (Vélo'v in Lyon/France, Vélib' in Paris/France,Vélocité in Besançon, le vélo in Marseille/France, "Villo" in Brussels/Belgium, bixi in Montréal/Québec, dublinbikes in Dublin/Ireland, tfl_cycle_hire in London, etc.)
`operator=*`	Name of the operating company (optional). example : Smovengo in Paris for Vélib', Bike Share Toronto in Toronto
`access=*`	Access restriction. Some bicycle rental is not available to the general public - e.g. a bicycle rental for guests of a holiday resort, which is tagged with `access=customers`. `access=yes` is assumed if this tag is missing.
`payment=` and `authentication=`	The payment and or method to authenticate to rent out a bike at this location. Some rental systems use an app to pay and authenticate, other use credit cards, ... This can be tagged with `authentication:app=yes` or `payment:cards=yes`. See the respective wiki pages for more information
`opening_hours=*`	When this bicycle rental is operational. If the bicycle rental is an automated one (e.g. key_dispensing_machine, dropoff point, ...) and opening_hours is missing, it is safe to assume 24/7 is meant.

Types of bicycles and accessories

Various types of bicycles exists which some rental shops offer. The following list gives an overview of some of these.

Tag	Type	Description
`rental=city_bike`	bicycle	A normal bicycle, suited to drive in cities. If `rental=*` is missing, this type is assumed
`rental=mtb`	bicycle	A sturdy bike, typically to drive in muddy areas, also known as mountainbike
`rental=ebike`	bicycle	A bicycle which is partly propelled by an electrical motor
`rental=tandem`	bicycle	A bicycle for two persons
`rental=quadricycle`	bicycle	Four-wheeled, pedal powered vehicles (also known as 'go-cart' or 'pedal cart'). Such bicycle rentals are often seen near touristical locations.
`rental=crazy_bike`	bicycle	A crazy bike or merry bike rental - not meant for transportation or sport, but for entertainment. This kind of rental mostly doubles as touristical attraction. An example is De Lustige Velodroom in Belgium.
`rental=bicycle_pannier`	accessory	A sack that is attached to the bike to carry goods.
`rental=user defined`		All commonly used values according to Taginfo.

History

original proposal appears to be excluding human-operated places, but it has not strictly specified this. Tag name mismatching limited intend was noted during that vote.

In January 2022, a proposal was voted to improve this tagging.