Hello everyone I have a disagreement with another mapper (changeset comments in German [1]) regarding the mapping of pedestrian lanes, i.e. lanes on a roadway reserved for pedestrians (example [2]), and would like to hear more opinions.
[1]: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/75900746 [2]: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedestrian_lane.jpg The other mapper thinks that pedestrian lanes should be tagged like sidewalks (pavements), because sidewalk=* or footway=sidewalk just means a footpath along a road, and that the absence of a kerb can be tagged [sidewalk:<right/left>:]kerb=no. However i think that a sidewalk requires a physical separation to the roadway (usually a kerb). While a sidewalk provides some safety for pedestrians, a pedestrian lanes does not. In order that data consumers know that it may be less safe for pedestrians to use a road with a pedestrian lane compared to a road with a sidewalk, i think it is important to tag pedestrian lanes differently. (The tag i used was pedestrian_lane=<left/right/both>). Besides, the distinction between physical separation or road markings is already made for cycleways: if there is a physical separation we tag it cycleway=track, if there are only road markings cycleway=lane. So it only seems logical to also make the same distinction for sidewalks and pedestrian lanes. Thank you in advance for your replies. Best regards and have a nice Sunday, Markus _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
