I wrote: > > So if you have a shared use cycle/footpath where the bicycle > and > > people are above each other white on a blue sign I'd say that > > highway=cycleway, foot=designated, cycle=designated and > > highway=footway, foot=designated, cycle=designated are > equivalent, > > and the only difference is in how they render. I tend to sway > > towards cycleway if they are part of a signposted cycle > route, or if > > there is a "preferred cycle route" sign anywhere, or footway > > otherwise. For footpaths on housing estates I'll probably > have > > highway=footway, foot=yes and also add cycle=no where there > is a no > > cycling sign.
Andy replied: > This "designated" thing really hasn't been well thought > through. How > do I tag the following? > > * A purpose built, private cycle path > * A purpose built, permissive foot path > * A path built for cyclists, with a legal right for pedestrians > and cyclists > > highway=path, bicycle=designated+no? > highway=path, foot=designated+yes? > highway=path, bicycle=designated+yes, foot=yes? > > or maybe > > highway=cycleway, bicycle=no > highway=footway, foot=permissive > highway=cycleway, foot=yes, bicycle=yes > > Now I'm not saying that cycleway/footway is a great tagging > scheme, > but I sure wish that that the "designated" thing had been > thought > through a bit more. I prefer your second set of suggestions (though would suggest bicycle=private may be an alternative in the first one). Designated is something I use if there are signs to say that pedestrians and/or cyclists can use it, but I don't know whether they have a "legally enshrined right" which would be =yes, or whether the landowner has given permission for such users to use it (=permissive). It isn't always obvious. Or perhaps in some cases it would be more obvious if I knew whether the council who maintain the footpaths are giving users a legally enshrined right or just permitting us to use it until they decide to redevelop/sell/alter in whatever way the particular area. Ed _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
