I think either is acceptable.
For simple situations when the way represents the whole staircase adding
the tag to the way seems sensible.
If the stairs are made of multiple ways, then tagging the nodes is the only
accurate solution.


On Thu, 23 Feb 2023, 11:54 Matija Nalis, <
mnalis-openstreetmapl...@voyager.hr> wrote:

> Triggered by this StreetComplete quest suggestion:
> https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/issues/3534
>
> I was wondering how people would prefer to tag tactile paving which is
> often present
> at bottom and top of the `highway=steps` (pictures in link above)?
>
> It seems to me `tactile_paving=*` would be best added at a start and end
> node of that `highway=steps` way (i.e. similar to how it is mapped on
> `kerb=*`
> for crossings) as it is most precise, but there seems to be some 28k+ uses
> (according to
> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/highway=steps#combinations)
> of marking `tactile_paving=*` at the `highway=steps` *way* itself.
>
> I can se how that would be easier, but seems somewhat incorrect (as the
> tactile
> paving does not follow that way, as it often does `highway=footway`).
>
> So, which people prefer?
>
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