On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 at 05:58, Robert Skedgell (OSM) <
[email protected]> wrote:

> (Posted to the OSM Community Forum at
>
> https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/foot-access-tagging-on-signed-cycle-only-ways-in-the-uk/141329
> )
>
> Where we have highway=cycleway ways explicitly signed as being for
> cycles only, tagging of foot access in practice and the wiki are a
> little inconsistent.
>
> The signs used are blue circular regulatory signs, but are not
> enforceable in the same way as many other regulatory signs as s.36 RTA
> 1988 does not apply.
>
> Tagging as foot=no conveys the intent, but as it isn’t really a
> meaningful prohibition some people remove it or even replace it with a
> potentially unhelpful foot=yes. I would like to suggest replacing it
> with foot=discouraged and updating the wiki if the UK community are
> happy with this.
>
> The most common sign in use here is, TSRGD diagram 955 “Route for use by
> pedal cycles and electric scooters being used in a trial, only (not
> intended for pedestrians)”. It is commonly used on dedicated cycle
> “only” tracks.
>
> The other sign used is TSRGD diagram 957 “Route comprising two ways for
> use by pedal cycles and electric scooters being used in a trial, only
> and by pedestrians only, with those ways separated by a solid white
> line, or by physical means”. Where the ways are separated by more than
> just paint, they are often mapped as separate ways in OSM.
>
> What would be the preferred option for the highway=cycleway?
>
> --
> Robert Skedgell <[email protected]>
>
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