Re: [talk-au] Bicycle access tags in Victoria and other edits edits

2022-05-15 Thread forster

Hi all
I flagged the list of changes below that Sebastian may still dispute,  
mostly I have reverted his changes without reaching an agreement.


Changeset 120382941 MacRobertson bridge is definitely disputed by him.

Can I add changeset/120498123, it is early days on this one and  
Sebastian and I may still come to an agreement.


Thanks Tony


120963296 what is the information source?
120621671 changes as no signs present but signage exists
120382941 MacRobertson bridge approach - changes as no signs present
120382605 changes as no signs present - Survey Paddock Trail
120140719 changes as no signs present but signage exists
119224223 changes as no signs present but signage exists
119224055 question but no answer 2 April 2022
119223528 changes as no signs present but signage exists





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Re: [talk-au] Bicycle access tags in Victoria and other edits edits

2022-05-15 Thread Ewen Hill
Hi Highrouleur,
   Re Changeset 120382605, I am not comfortable that this is not a shared
path. This route is used by many families and sports people using the route
to get to a number of sporting grounds and is called "Survey Paddock
Trail" rather than a path - The signage clearly shows that it is intended
to be part of the cycling/walking network, linking to the CCT. Can I ask
for this to be reverted please.

See trailhead sign: https://www.flickr.com/photos/philipmallis/46268682255

Ewen


On Sun, 15 May 2022 at 13:59,  wrote:

> Hi Sebastian and list
>
> Today I did a number of edits relating to whether a lack of bicycle
> signage, on its own, is sufficient grounds to remove
> bicycle=yes/designated or cycleway. Most of my edits though relate to
> cases where there is signage that had not been noticed by an editor.
>
> I invite anybody with an opinion on this to discuss here (talk-au). So
> far I have two, reproduced below:
>
> _
> This is one of two cases of questions that had been asked but not
> answered, I don't have an opinion on this one. Changeset: 115626232,
> Sebastian's answer below
>
> Bob42nd we shouldn?t be mapping based on a Strava heat map as it
> doesn?t not determine that transiting in permissible. The heat map
> indicates that people have used it but we should be mapping on the
> ground with what form of transport is permitted.
> _
> changeset/120382941 This one had been changed from a cycleway to a
> footway on the basis of no signage indicating that bicycles were
> allowed. Lots of paths have been changed to foot on the basis of no
> signage and I have let many go uncommented because I am not familiar
> with them.
>
> I know  this one well. My understanding is that you have to wheel your
> bike across Macrobertson Bridge but otherwise its OK to ride. I
> signaled my intent to edit 2 weeks ago and got no reply so I made the
> changes. Sebastian's reply below:
>
> The Mapillary link you provided included a big picture of a bike with
> a cross through it painted on the ground indicating that bikes are not
> permitted. Not sure how you have have come to the conclusion that
> bikes are permitted.
>
>   The bridge way that diverts north and follows Yarra Boulevard is not
> part of the Main Yarra Trail.
>
> Please revert the change.
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Re: [talk-au] Bicycle access tags in Victoria and other edits edits

2022-05-15 Thread forster

Hi Kim

Can I please clarify "using highway=cycleway should only be used where  
there are signs allowing"?


Does this apply to just sidewalks (US sidewalk, UK pavement, AU  
footpath) or all paths including paths through parkland, beside  
freeways, rivers and railway lines?


Thanks
Tony




bikes.



Responses below.

On 15/5/22 13:56, fors...@ozonline.com.au wrote:

Hi Sebastian and list

Today I did a number of edits relating to whether a lack of bicycle  
 signage, on its own, is sufficient grounds to remove   
bicycle=yes/designated or cycleway. Most of my edits though relate   
to cases where there is signage that had not been noticed by an   
editor.


I invite anybody with an opinion on this to discuss here (talk-au).  
 So far I have two, reproduced below:


_
This is one of two cases of questions that had been asked but not   
answered, I don't have an opinion on this one. Changeset:   
115626232, Sebastian's answer below


Bob42nd we shouldn?t be mapping based on a Strava heat map as it   
doesn?t not determine that transiting in permissible. The heat map   
indicates that people have used it but we should be mapping on the   
ground with what form of transport is permitted.


Strava heatmap by itself is not a reason to map a path. Strava heatmap
is useful to align a known path to an accurate location based on lots
of Strava users' GPS traces.

Mapping a path over a grass area with surface=grass is reasonable, and
often the best way of indicating in OSM that it is possible to navigate
between nearby ways. When using OSM for navigation it is often unclear
if you can travel directly between 2 close ways - there may be a fence
or house in the way (which you can't walk through), or it may be an
unrestricted grass area which can easily be walked across. Adding a
grass way makes it obvious that you can travel directly between the
points, while surface=grass and informal=yes indicates that there is
not a high quality path.


_
changeset/120382941 This one had been changed from a cycleway to a   
footway on the basis of no signage indicating that bicycles were   
allowed. Lots of paths have been changed to foot on the basis of no  
 signage and I have let many go uncommented because I am not   
familiar with them.


If the path is signposted as "cyclists dismount" then
bicycle=designated is wrong. bicycle=dismount is the most appropriate
tag, though bicycle=no is often used interchangeably with
bicycle=dismount.

While many cyclists would consider "Cyclists dismount" to be
inappropriate, it is not OSM's role re-interpret what is appropriate,
rather, it is to document what is legally allowed.

As cycling on footpaths is not generally allowed in Victoria, using
highway=cycleway should only be used where there are signs allowing
bikes.

IMHO adding foot= and bicycle= tags is usually a waste of effort as in
Victoria highway=footway implies foot=yes and bicycle=no, while
highway=cycleway implies foot=yes and bicycle=yes. Adding these tags
can make things worse as it is unclear if children under 13 can ride on
a path tagged with bicycle=no. Did the person who added the tag do it
because all cyclists are banned, or were they just duplicating the
implied cyclists limitations for footpaths while ignoring the effect
the age of the cyclist has on what is allowed?

I know  this one well. My understanding is that you have to wheel   
your bike across Macrobertson Bridge but otherwise its OK to ride.   
I signaled my intent to edit 2 weeks ago and got no reply so I made  
 the changes. Sebastian's reply below:


The Mapillary link you provided included a big picture of a bike   
with a cross through it painted on the ground indicating that bikes  
 are not permitted. Not sure how you have have come to the   
conclusion that bikes are permitted.


 The bridge way that diverts north and follows Yarra Boulevard is   
not part of the Main Yarra Trail.


Please revert the change.
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Re: [talk-au] Proposing a bulk locality edit for new admin_level definitions

2022-05-15 Thread Dian Ågesson



Good morning.

This change to all localities in Australia has been executed.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/121025161

https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/121025214

If you have any concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to get in 
touch.


Dian

On 2022-05-09 14:11, Dian Ågesson wrote:


Hey all,

Following the mailing list discussion last month 
(https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2022-April/016101.html), 
the Australian admin_levels have been updated in the wiki: 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:boundary%3Dadministrative#admin_level=*_Country_specific_values. 
Admin_level=7 was removed, and suburbs/localities have been adjusted to 
level 9, to better align with other countries and improve the 
prominence in rendering.


I would like to propose performing a bulk edit to change the 
admin_level of these boundaries to ease the transition. This would 
involve:


* using JOSM to retrieve all relations in Australia with 
boundary=administrative and admin_level=10
* high-level confirmation that the locality is correct (ie, consistent 
with the version uploaded by the PSMA import)

* Changing admin_level to 9

Due to the size of the data being queried, this might be accomplished 
with a changeset for each state/territory.


Are there any comments, feedback or objections about this proposed bulk 
edit? If there aren't any objections, I'll look to make the change this 
weekend.


Dian

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Re: [talk-au] Bicycle access tags in Victoria and other edits edits

2022-05-15 Thread Kim Oldfield via Talk-au

Responses below.

On 15/5/22 13:56, fors...@ozonline.com.au wrote:

Hi Sebastian and list

Today I did a number of edits relating to whether a lack of bicycle 
signage, on its own, is sufficient grounds to remove 
bicycle=yes/designated or cycleway. Most of my edits though relate to 
cases where there is signage that had not been noticed by an editor.


I invite anybody with an opinion on this to discuss here (talk-au). So 
far I have two, reproduced below:


_
This is one of two cases of questions that had been asked but not 
answered, I don't have an opinion on this one. Changeset: 115626232, 
Sebastian's answer below


Bob42nd we shouldn?t be mapping based on a Strava heat map as it 
doesn?t not determine that transiting in permissible. The heat map 
indicates that people have used it but we should be mapping on the 
ground with what form of transport is permitted.


Strava heatmap by itself is not a reason to map a path. Strava heatmap 
is useful to align a known path to an accurate location based on lots of 
Strava users' GPS traces.


Mapping a path over a grass area with surface=grass is reasonable, and 
often the best way of indicating in OSM that it is possible to navigate 
between nearby ways. When using OSM for navigation it is often unclear 
if you can travel directly between 2 close ways - there may be a fence 
or house in the way (which you can't walk through), or it may be an 
unrestricted grass area which can easily be walked across. Adding a 
grass way makes it obvious that you can travel directly between the 
points, while surface=grass and informal=yes indicates that there is not 
a high quality path.



_
changeset/120382941 This one had been changed from a cycleway to a 
footway on the basis of no signage indicating that bicycles were 
allowed. Lots of paths have been changed to foot on the basis of no 
signage and I have let many go uncommented because I am not familiar 
with them.


If the path is signposted as "cyclists dismount" then bicycle=designated 
is wrong. bicycle=dismount is the most appropriate tag, though 
bicycle=no is often used interchangeably with bicycle=dismount.


While many cyclists would consider "Cyclists dismount" to be 
inappropriate, it is not OSM's role re-interpret what is appropriate, 
rather, it is to document what is legally allowed.


As cycling on footpaths is not generally allowed in Victoria, using 
highway=cycleway should only be used where there are signs allowing bikes.


IMHO adding foot= and bicycle= tags is usually a waste of effort as in 
Victoria highway=footway implies foot=yes and bicycle=no, while 
highway=cycleway implies foot=yes and bicycle=yes. Adding these tags can 
make things worse as it is unclear if children under 13 can ride on a 
path tagged with bicycle=no. Did the person who added the tag do it 
because all cyclists are banned, or were they just duplicating the 
implied cyclists limitations for footpaths while ignoring the effect the 
age of the cyclist has on what is allowed?


I know  this one well. My understanding is that you have to wheel your 
bike across Macrobertson Bridge but otherwise its OK to ride. I 
signaled my intent to edit 2 weeks ago and got no reply so I made the 
changes. Sebastian's reply below:


The Mapillary link you provided included a big picture of a bike with 
a cross through it painted on the ground indicating that bikes are not 
permitted. Not sure how you have have come to the conclusion that 
bikes are permitted.


 The bridge way that diverts north and follows Yarra Boulevard is not 
part of the Main Yarra Trail.


Please revert the change.
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Re: [talk-au] Bicycle access tags in Victoria and other edits edits

2022-05-15 Thread forster

Hi all

I was hoping that Sebastian would post to this list but so far, no.  
The following may still be disputed by Sebastian.


120963296 what is the information source?
120621671 changes as no signs present but signage exists
120382941 MacRobertson bridge approach - changes as no signs present
120382605 changes as no signs present - Survey Paddock Trail
120140719 changes as no signs present but signage exists
119224223 changes as no signs present but signage exists
119224055 question but no answer 2 April 2022
119223528 changes as no signs present but signage exists

That is, two requests for more information, four changes as no signs  
exist but signage exists and two changes as no signs exist.


Re Changeset: 115626232. I suspect Bob42nd may not be happy with the  
answer, I would not be. Sebastian originally deleted the track because  
it did not exist. He is now arguing that access on it is not  
permitted. I'll leave Bob42nd to take this forward if he wishes.  
Personally I am no great fan of informal tracks.


Re 120382941 MacRobertson bridge Yarra Boulevard approach - changes as  
there are no signs present permitting bicycles. There is no dispute  
that cyclists must dismount on the MacRobertson Bridge. Yes, there is  
a no bike symbol on the ground. This refers to the bridge ahead, not  
the path behind. The MacRobertson bridge and its approaches are part  
of the Yarra Trail Relation: Yarra Trail (20138)


Sebastian, you ask me "Please revert the change." yes I will do this  
and with sincere apologies if the consensus here finds me wrong.


Tony


Hi Sebastian and list

Today I did a number of edits relating to whether a lack of bicycle
signage, on its own, is sufficient grounds to remove
bicycle=yes/designated or cycleway. Most of my edits though relate to
cases where there is signage that had not been noticed by an editor.

I invite anybody with an opinion on this to discuss here (talk-au). So
far I have two, reproduced below:

_
This is one of two cases of questions that had been asked but not
answered, I don't have an opinion on this one. Changeset: 115626232,
Sebastian's answer below

Bob42nd we shouldn?t be mapping based on a Strava heat map as it
doesn?t not determine that transiting in permissible. The heat map
indicates that people have used it but we should be mapping on the
ground with what form of transport is permitted.
_
changeset/120382941 This one had been changed from a cycleway to a
footway on the basis of no signage indicating that bicycles were
allowed. Lots of paths have been changed to foot on the basis of no
signage and I have let many go uncommented because I am not familiar
with them.

I know  this one well. My understanding is that you have to wheel your
bike across Macrobertson Bridge but otherwise its OK to ride. I
signaled my intent to edit 2 weeks ago and got no reply so I made the
changes. Sebastian's reply below:

The Mapillary link you provided included a big picture of a bike with a
cross through it painted on the ground indicating that bikes are not
permitted. Not sure how you have have come to the conclusion that bikes
are permitted.

 The bridge way that diverts north and follows Yarra Boulevard is not
part of the Main Yarra Trail. Please revert the change.
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