At 07:32 AM 24/03/2008, Lars Aronsson wrote: >It's common in Sweden to have wide sidewalks divided into half >footway, half cycleway. This can happen on either or both sides >of the street. Should this be tagged as highway=*;cycleway=lane? >Technically speaking it isn't a lane because it's above the curb. > >How can I indicate which (or both) sides of the street it applies >to? If it's only on one side, how can I indicate this? > >The page [[Proposed features/Sidewalk]] proposes sidewalk=right. >Should this be used for cycleway too? A user comment on that page >mentions cycleway:right=lane. Is that a common use, that needs to >be documented? > >The page [[Cycleway]] instead talks of lane_left and lane_right. > >The same page also mentions the "width" key, but what are some >useful values for this key? In the case of two wide sidewalks >that allow bikes, some separating grass, and double street lanes, >should the width be the total width (in metres) from wall to wall?
As a cyclist currently in Stockholm, I personally draw a separate way and label it highway=cycleway, cycleway=track, foot=yes, surface=paved. The main rationale for that is that it is a separate track rather than a painted lane division on someone else's road. Sometimes the track is right next to the road, sometimes separated by a grass verge and sometimes it wanders off into the woods. But my main reason for doing that is safety. I *much* prefer riding these cycleways than on lanes marked on the road and deliberately plan my routes according. Drawing a separate way makes them very obvious on the map using existing tagging. I can also easily see where they change side of a road and if they have sections where they merge into the normal road as a lane or just disappear. That is my personal opinion, I'm interested it what others think. Mike PS Here is a work-in-progress example: Good: The southbound Sankt Eriksgatan sidewalk cycleway really is a separate track over the bridge and really does abruptly end at Aströmergatan. As a bonus, it is clearly shown as one-way. Bad: An east-west sidewalk cycleway begins at the corner of Fridhemsgatan and Drottingholmvägen, but is difficult to see because of the rendering. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=59.33395&lon=18.02934&zoom=17&layers=B0FT _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
