On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Josh Doe <[email protected]> wrote: > Serge, > I think we're really talking about two proposals here, both of which > have merit. The linked proposal has been around for a while, and > involves tagging the road to indicate the presence of a sidewalk walk > on one or both sides of the road. David refers to this proposal as > "deprecated" [1].
He can claim that, but it's not depricated; the proposal is 3 years old and wasn't ever voted on. > What David proposed, and what I'm interested in, is mapping the > sidewalk as a separate way from the road. This rough proposal is on > his page here [2]. That's entirely separate. I have views about that, but they're not relevant in this discussion. > I think both schemes can coexist. In cities, especially ones with > regular grids, the first scheme might be preferable for simplicity. > However David's scheme has advantages when sidewalks don't have a > constant offset from the road, and if there is a desire for precise > navigation. In my area of suburbia, I plan to use David's scheme. David should follow the tagging RFC process and make a proposal. I don't want to overload one simple tag with something else. > We should certainly link both together though, so users can determine > what level of detail is appropriate. I disagree. As mentioned in the Sidewalk tag, we already have highway=footway, which is what David's proposal would largely change, rather than an additional tag on roads. In other words, this is a tag about roads, not footways. - Serge _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
