Hi all, just noticed this passage on the cycleway=* wiki page ( https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:cycleway ):
For mapping a separate path (on a separate way) dedicated to cycling traffic use highway=cycleway. Foot traffic is restricted on these paths. * Do not use highway=cycleway on paths for both cyclist and foot traffic (such as shared paths). Instead use highway=path with bicycle=designated and foot=designated. Add also segregated=yes or segregated=no) as applicable. * For paths where cycling is not permissible use highway=footway. If cycling is permissible even if it is not signed but legally permissible on a path, use highway=path (and a combination of the segregated key and designated tag as applicable) and not highway=footway.
(This was added by wiki user Aaronsta last May, with no change description.) Does anyone know if there was a discussion, here or elsewhere, that led to this change? My own impression over the years has been that mappers use highway=cycleway on anything that primarily for bicycle traffic, and add access keys for any other permitted traffic. Similarly for highway=footway. So "highway=cycleway + foot=yes" and "highway=footway + bicycle=designated" are quite common. Is there a general consensus that these are better mapped as highway=path? If so, we might want to consider standardizing the highway=cycleway and highway=footway wiki pages with this same rule. And also editing the highway=path page, which currently says it's not for use in urban situations. Thanks, Jason _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
