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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hallo.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sorry for not answering for a while. I had/have to concentrate on my studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As for bicycle=obligatory/mandatory, I can see why there is so much objection for introducing a new value, but I still think that the current use of bicycle=official/designated/yes is less optimal than it could be.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If some you feels up for it, I would like to hear your thoughts on the following separated cycle way >>with and without<< the corresponding traffic sign. (<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Separated_cycle_and_foot_path.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Separated_cycle_and_foot_path.jpg</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The way I see it, it is “official” and “designated” for cyclist in both cases, at least from the wording. However, the question remains whether it should also be tagged as “bicycle=official/designated” or “bicycle=yes” or something else.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would also like to ask you to considered the “normal” situation (<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Separated_roadside_cycle_and_foot_path.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Separated_roadside_cycle_and_foot_path.jpg</a>) in the same way and in comparison to the stand-alone cycle way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hubert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Hubert [mailto:sg.forum@gmx.de] <br><b>Sent:</b> Freitag, 27. März 2015 23:57<br><b>To:</b> 'Tag discussion, strategy and related tools'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Tagging] RFC - obligatory usage - bicycle=obligatory<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hallo fellow mappers and bicycle</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>enthusiasts, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I have created a proposal to tag</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>obligatory roadside cycle ways with bicycle=obligatory.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/obligatory_usage"><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/obligatory_usage</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The proposals</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>is in its</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>early stages right now, but I would like to get your ideas and</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>comments already.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This value can be interpreted as an counterpart</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>to bicycle=use_sidepath.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As this tag would replace bicycle=designated in a</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>quite a</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>few cases, I am hoping for a lot of support from the</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>community.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Happy mapping</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hubert</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>