Here's my opinion, and we all know what opinions are worth. :) I can understand why highway=path makes sense from a routing perspective.
However, when I look at Mapnik, I want to see the way's intended use. I'm sure there are plenty of counterexamples, but in my experience, all paths allow pedestrians, while only some allow bikes and/or horses. This renders nicely too: bikes get one color, horses another, foot another. So put me on Paul's side for this. (Of course, I'm also of the opinion that highway=footway should imply surface=paved, highway=path implies surface=gravel or dirt and highway=cycleway implies surface=paved.) That said, it's probably better to be consistent than "correct". I've grown tired of trying to convince other contributors of the proper types. Now I just sit back and watch the trails in Forest Park change tags every week. ;) -Dion > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:10:39 -0700 > From: PJ Houser <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], Paul Johnson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Talk-us] highway=cycleway or highway=path > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Well, I have a conundrum here in Portland, Oregon. The 4 TriMet mappers here > in Portland would prefer to tag all multi-use paths as paths, with > bicycle=designated, particularly because we are attempting to make the > Portland area routable. OpenTripPlanner, the multi-modal routing software > we'll be using, routes for walking, bicycling, cars, and transit, so I'm > hoping to let paths be paths because that implies bicycle AND pedestrian are > legally allowed equal access. However, a fellow user, Paul Johnson, favors > highway=cycleway for designated multi-use paths. I am cc-ing him for his > input, as there is probably a good reason he prefers cycleways. I am also > cc-ing the OSM-PDX google group for their input. > > Terms: > Cycleway: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dcycleway "The > highway=cycleway indicates that the used way is mainly or exclusively for > bicycles. Some consider it better to use highway=path if use is not > restricted to cyclists." > Path: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpath "This tag is > used for paths for which all and any of highgway=footway, highway=cycleway, > and highway=bridleway would be inappropriate or inadequate (or simply not > sufficient), but which are nonetheless usable for travel or navigation. They > might be not intended for any particular use, or intended for several > different uses. Intended uses can be indicated with the access=designated > keys. It is also used for hiking trails." > > Some examples of multi-use paths tagged as highway=cycleway: > Eastbank Esplanade > http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?PropertyID=105&action=ViewPark > Morrison Bridge Multi-use Path > http://bikeportland.org/2011/06/10/morrison-bridge-path-to-close-for-construction-project-54559 > Hawthorne Bridge, with both pedestrian and bicycle markings > http://bikeportland.org/2005/11/21/hawthorne-bridge-gets-new-markings-673. > > Traffic stats: > In 2008, the breakdown for peak-hour (4-6 pm) usage of these trails shows > that cyclists usually dominate, but pedestrians make up from 15% to 50% of > the traffic. > http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=34778&a=292746 > > > -- > PJ Houser > Trimet > GIS intern > username: PJ Houser _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
