Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-21 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2010/7/17 Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org: Motorway doesn't (or shouldn't) imply any access restrictions, just that it doesn't have at-grade intersections (save for emergency vehicle, or rarely, extremely rural range access). IMHO motorways should indeed imply access restrictions for non-

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-17 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:48:49 -0400, Nathan Edgars II wrote: I think the two of you are using different definitions of access restrictions. The ones that are implied by motorway relate to whether certain vehicles (such as bicycles or shoes) can access the road, while a surface expressway (and

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-16 Thread David ``Smith''
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:32 AM, David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.com wrote:  You might be thinking, what's an expressway?  The short answer is, it's just like a freeway/motorway but with at-grade intersections. Huh?  

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-16 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:39 PM, David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Martin Simon grenzde...@gmail.com Hi! Please be aware that the motorroad tag is not about motorway-like grade seperation, but only motorway-like access restrictions. I think a combination of motorroad=* and

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-16 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:39 PM, David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.comwrote: Add to that grade_separated=* and you would indeed describe what is physically a freeway/motorway. What's the point of grade_separated=*? I thought that was covered by bridge/tunnel=yes and the lack of sharing of

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-16 Thread David ``Smith''
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote: On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:39 PM, David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.com wrote: Add to that grade_separated=* and you would indeed describe what is physically a freeway/motorway. What's the point of grade_separated=*?  I thought

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-16 Thread John F. Eldredge
of traffic in each direction, and no shoulder to pull onto in case of a breakdown. No one classification will fit all of Briley Parkway. I am sure that there are other such mixed-classification roads in other cities. ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-15 Thread Martin Simon
2010/7/14 David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.com: From: fly lowfligh...@googlemail.com Please have a look at motorroad=yes/no and show the differences between that and your proposals on the proposal-pages. I was not aware of this tag.  It's not significantly used in America. I took a look at

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-15 Thread Richard Mann
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Martin Simon grenzde...@gmail.com wrote: I think a combination of motorroad=* and grade_seperated=* would do grade_separated please (ie with an a in the middle) Richard ___ Tagging mailing list

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-15 Thread Martin Simon
2010/7/15 Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@googlemail.com: On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Martin Simon grenzde...@gmail.com wrote: I think a combination of motorroad=* and grade_seperated=* would do grade_separated please (ie with an a in the middle) Right... :-)

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-15 Thread Anthony
Strong oppose to motorway_indication. First of all, it's confusing. Secondly, it encourages people to tag roads which are not motorways as highway=motorway and motorway=no. Thirdly, there is no definition given for what a motorway is. On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:32 AM, David ``Smith''

Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-15 Thread Bill Ricker
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:32 AM, David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.com wrote:  You might be thinking, what's an expressway?  The short answer is, it's just like a freeway/motorway but with at-grade intersections. Huh? That's weird to me. The only Expressway so named nearby Boston (USA) is