At the risk of starting a pointlessly long thread... Can anyone help me understand when to use highway=path and when to use highway=footway in the UK? If it's still a completely stupid disagreement then nevermind, I'll just carry on as I have for five years using highway=footway.
The wiki says highway=path is for "non-specific" paths, whilst highway=footway is for "designated footpaths; i.e., mainly/exclusively for pedestrians" based on the "primary or intended usage", but also allows that bicycle=yes can be used for a footpath designated mainly for pedestrians. That's clear as mud! Here are some urban examples I have in mind. I'm not sure what the "intended usage" was, though I have tried lying on the pavement and listening for whispered hints. - paths around parks where cycling isn't prohibited, and where it is - paths through graveyards - paths around housing estates and leading up to houses - un-signposted paths running across scrubby bits of open land - paths along riverbanks When I started mapping in 2005 we just had highway=footway, so I've always used that all over St Albans, Reading, London and holiday destinations. I added mode-specific restrictions if bikes and horses weren't allowed, and used cycleway where cyclists seem to have the ascendancy. Now I see Darlington has lots of highway=path usage and no highway=footway. This is cropping up in more and more places. So to repeat... is there an agreed usage, or is it still a disagreement unresolved by the asinine anarchism that plagues our tagging? Best, Tom -- http://tom.acrewoods.net http://twitter.com/tom_chance
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