On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 at 12:42, Tobias Zwick <o...@westnordost.de> wrote: > > How about: > > sidewalk=right > sidewalk:right:kerb=no
I dislike using these tags for pedestrian lanes for the following reasons (sorry if i repeat myself): * It doesn't make sense: if it doesn't have a kerb (or any other physical barrier) it isn't a sidewalk. * Blind people are able to make out a sidewalk, but not a pedestrian lane. * It's misleading: Data users may not know the tag sidewalk:right:kerb=no and thus may make wrong assumptions. For example, a navigation application may guide a pedestrian along a route with only pedestrian lanes instead of safer route with sidewalks. * pedestrian_lane=<left/right/both> is simpler for mappers and data users. * The distinction between physical separation or road markings is already made for cycleways. As sidewalk:right:kerb=no sidewalk:left:kerb=no has only been used 4 and 9 times respectively, almost no retagging were required. > The most important thing is to tag whether there is a sidewalk or not. > Regardless of whether it has a keen [kerb] or not. I disagree: as already written, a sidewalk offers some safety for pedestrians because of the kerb, while a pedestrian lane doesn't. Regards Markus _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
