On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:45:48 -0400 Greg Troxel <g...@lexort.com> wrote:
> Mike Thompson <miketh...@gmail.com> writes: > > > I have always been under the impression that the highway tag should > > be based off of function. Recently I have come across a number of > > cases where driveways and residential roads were tagged > > "highway=track" (perhaps because they are unpaved?), e.g. [0]. > > Before I change these, I wanted to check with the rest of the > > community. > > I agree with those who say driveways should be highway=service > service=driveway, unless they are so difficult to drive on that they > are really not recommended in a passengar car. > > Not really germane to driveways, but a major distinction, at least > around me (ma.us) is that > > a road is a legal thing, with its own parcel > > a track is an agricultural road, or old time logging road, within a > parcel > > However, drivways are also not legally roads in terms of separate > parcels. Around me (eastern Washington), being within a parcel is a strong indication that something is a track (or a driveway), but it's not required. There are a number of places where gaps for roadbuilding were left between parcels, but the road was never built. Instead, a track formed as farmers used the right-of-way to get access to the adjacent properties. -- Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
