<div dir="ltr">Hi Blake,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Generally roads that are part of the larger road network<br>
infrastructure and serve as connections between settlements but also<br>
pass through those settlements are not down tagged to "residential"<br>
roads when they pass through settlements.<br></blockquote><div>... </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Residential roads are roads whose primary function is access to<br>
housing. If the primary function of the road is to connect settlements<br>
and it just happens to pass through some residential area I generally<br>
leave it as the larger road classification.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>In cities, it's just a little hard to define boundaries of settlement. </div><div><br></div><div>I agree with your definition. Would you agree that it implies that 'residential' is used relatively sparsely, i.e. where a road leads to a group of houses, or where a road is located inside a "gated" are, like an institution, university, school or residential community?<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
If you are local to Lusaka, you should connect up with Trudy Hope who<br>
is also in Lusaka.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes :) We are in touch and met recently.</div><div><br></div><div>Bjoern</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Bjoern Hassler <<a href="mailto:bjohas%2Bmw@gmail.com">bjohas+mw@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Dear friends,<br>
><br>
> The roads near here (to the west) are all "residential":<br>
> <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/94058793" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/<wbr>way/94058793</a><br>
><br>
> What's the view on residential roads within built-up areas? My view would be<br>
> that the roads are all "through-roads" and therefore should be<br>
> "Unclassified" rather than residential.<br>
><br>
> What do you think?<br>
> Bjoern<br>
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