On 27/01/2020 15:36, Jmapb wrote:
My own impression over the years has been that mappers use highway=cycleway on anything that primarily for bicycle traffic, and add access keys for any other permitted traffic. Similarly for highway=footway. So "highway=cycleway + foot=yes" and "highway=footway + bicycle=designated" are quite common. Is there a general consensus that these are better mapped as highway=path?
I tag any path which is designated for bicycle usage as highway=cycleway. I then add foot=designated, segregated=* if it is a shared use path (The vast majority of cases in the UK)
There's a misconception by some in OSM the highway=cycleway interprets as bicycles bicycle riders as having priority. This is not the case. I believe this misconception led to the path tag being created. AFAIK no major renderers distinguish the path tag. Some have actively discouraged it. I agree with them
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