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> Am 06.08.2015 um 09:06 schrieb Lauri Kytömaa <lkyto...@gmail.com>:
> 
> . Most sidewalks don't have any
> traffic signs, but they are footways


whether they are footways in osm is somehow disputed I believe. They are not 
independent ways on their own but rather similar to lanes (mostly).



> , and most footways in
> parks don't have any signs designating them, but they still
> function as a footway and look like a footway, especially
> when the mapper compares them to the combined or
> segregated footway and cycleway nearby.


Yes (might depend on the region).


> This is to say
> that not all footways are equal to path+foot=designated,
> but in the other direction the implied equivalence holds.


ok, you have to look at "official" then. Unlike designated, it doesn't require 
access to be signposted, it requires "legally dedicated" which holds true for 
sidewalks and park footways.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:access%3Dofficial

cheers 
Martin 
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