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Subject: Re: Re: [OSM-newbies] Footpaths again
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:46:57 +0000
From: Mike Harris <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
I agree - I would tend to use highway=footway + surface=paved (or
whatever it is) + designation=permissive (unless you know that they are
public rights of way - unlikely in the circumstances you describe) +
bicycle=permissive if so signed or if you know that this is the case.
Your local Highway Authority will have maps showing the public rights of
way in your area - and these are often posted on the web. The mapping
of these maps is likely to be copyright (OS) but the data on the status
of the paths is usually public domain (check with your HA).
Mike
On 19:59, Richard Welty wrote:
On 3/18/10 2:46 PM, Molescott wrote:
I struggle with 'public footpath'. One of these goes through the
park and is signed at each end - no problem with that either.
In order to alter or otherwise interfere with a 'public footpath' I
believe there has to be public consultation, presumably a legal
requirement?
The other unsigned paths within the park can be altered with no
notice given. Although public in that every Tom, Dick or Harriet can
use them, aren't they really 'permissive'?
How do I tag these paths?
since you don't know about bicycling on these paths,
don't make any references to it.
i would think either
highway=footway
or
highway=path
footway=yes
if it should turn out that cycling is prohibited, you can go back and
add bicycle=no
explicitly.
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