Well, for NSW at least there are some guidelines for what constitutes a cycleway..
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/documents/technical-manuals/nswbicyclev12aa_i.pdf In other states, that permit cycling on footpaths, it also makes sense to distinguish what is a footpath on which you are permitted to cycle, from a shared path. So, its not just a cultural habit. It's a tagging style that conveys the nature of the facility. Thinking of Botany Bay Council in particular, here. highway=footway, bicycle=designated, width=.7 Ian. On 3 April 2016 at 13:01, Sam Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/09/2015 1:35 PM, Chris wrote: >> Hello, I am new to this group and have a question about pedestrian and >> bicycle shared paths. I can't find anything in the archives. >> >> In NSW, shared paths fall into two broad categories: > > You're confusing highway= and bicycle=yes / bicycle=designated which relate > to render hinting and the lawful uses with the physical infrastructure. > > > bicycle=yes can be on stairs. dirt. It is a lawful right to use, ie: the > road related area extended from or towards a Shared Use Path sign, Sep Path > sign, Cycleway sign (bicycle only), council reserve / park non-road related > area (IANAL on that one) etc. > >> (1) Sidewalk footpaths that have been designated as shared paths. In > > Tag the material features and let routing software figure it out > > width=0.6 or width=0.8 or width=1 or width=1.2 > > smoothness=excellent; good; intermediate; bad > > surface=concrete etc. > > maxspeed=50 ; 40 ; 10 > > maxspeed:advisory=10 > > maxspeed:practical=5;10;15 > > incline=up;down;15%;etc > > traffic_calming=bollard;chicane > > steps=yes > > ramp:bicycle=no > > > I've noticed that people have a cultural habit of tagging highway=footway > for paths narrower than 1.5m constructed as footpaths and later designated, > whereas paths >=1.5m regardless tend to stay as highway=cycleway when > tagged. > > > thanks, > Sam. > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
