On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Tom Bloom <tombloo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > -Living Streets. This is a distinct entity and not something decided by OSM. > They are decided by local administration, and OSM should tag them only after > that. Paul suggests that there could be townhouses at the end of rural lanes > in rural Oregon. They are farmhouses and the tag is wrong. Tho I do prefer > the wrong green tag to the wrong red tag :-). > > Almost everywhere that I see people using highway=living_street in the United States, I think they should be really using highway=service and service=driveway as you suggest. I did live in Germany for a while and I know exactly what is meant by the highway=living_street tag there, especially because they have a special road sign for them. I have never come across a living street in the United States.
Access: Living streets are a type of residential street which are generally public. Driveways generally have some sort of implied access restrictions. Ownership: Living streets are generally owned and maintained by the government. Driveways are generally owned and maintained by the owner of the adjoining buildings. Speed: Living streets are generally really slow (2-3 mph) because you expect children to run out at any time. Driveways are generally faster (10-15 mph), though the speed limit, if any, is usually set by the property owner. You expect pedestrians to at least pause and look before entering the driveway. Crosswalks: Living streets don't have crosswalks because the whole area sort of acts like a crosswalk because vehicles have to always watch for people and yield to them. Driveways, especially in larger apartment complexes, can have designated crosswalks and sidewalks for pedestrians. Peter
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