On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 9:24 AM brad <bradha...@fastmail.com> wrote: > > I don't agree with calling a 2 track/road a path and I don't think that common usage, or the wiki says this either. It is not really "2 track" as its surface is uniformly graded and covered with gravel from side to side (there are not separate ruts for the wheels on each side of a four-wheeled vehicle). Keep in mind that the imagery currently available to OSM is all outdated in regards to this feature as it was just constructed over the last couple of months. I only know its physical characteristics because I biked and ran it soon after it was open to the public.
> > "This tag represents roads for mostly agricultural use, forest tracks etc.; often unpaved (unsealed) but may apply to paved tracks as well, that are suitable for two-track vehicles, such as tractors or jeeps. " > > I think the "etc" could mean a lot of things, such as mining roads, fire roads, emergency access roads, etc Well, it is not for any of these purposes, it is solely for recreational use. We have a lot of paths, footways, and cycleways around here, paved and unpaved, which are about the same width (~2.5m), e.g. [0] > > "If the way is not wide enough for a two-track vehicle, it should be tagged as highway=path." That does not necessarily imply that "if the way is wide enough for a two-track vehicle, it should be tagged as highway=track." The quote only talks about changing tracks to paths, not paths to tracks. > "highway=track - for roads for agricultural use, gravel roads in the forest etc." Again, it is not for agricultural use, and it is not in the forest, it is in a city owned "natural area" (which isn't forested). So are we saying highway=path/cycleway/footway implies width<3 (or some similar value)? Mike [0] https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/48573535 - width is not tagged, but first hand observation and available imagery shows this "cycleway" is about 3 meters wide.
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