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Hi everyone.<br>
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I propose a new value <tt dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"
style="background:#EEF;font-size:1em;line-height:1.6"><bdi
style="white-space:nowrap"><a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:cycleway"
title="Key:cycleway">cycleway</a></bdi>=<a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Tag:cycleway%3Dexpressway&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="Tag:cycleway=expressway (page does not
exist)"><bdi>expressway</bdi></a></tt> meaning a cycleway that
is built to a significantly higher standard than a regular cycleway.<br>
<p>Cycle expressways are becoming increasingly common across Europe.
They are distinctly higher quality cycling roads compared to
regular cycleways, equivalent to motorways for cars. <tt
dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"
style="background:#EEF;font-size:1em;line-height:1.6"><bdi
style="white-space:nowrap"><a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway"
title="Key:highway">highway</a></bdi>=<a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dcycleway"
title="Tag:highway=cycleway"><bdi>cycleway</bdi></a></tt>
currently captures the basics of a cycleway, and adding <tt
dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"
style="background:#EEF;font-size:1em;line-height:1.6"><bdi
style="white-space:nowrap"><a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:lanes"
title="Key:lanes">lanes</a></bdi>=*</tt>, <tt dir="ltr"
class="mw-content-ltr"
style="background:#EEF;font-size:1em;line-height:1.6"><bdi
style="white-space:nowrap"><a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:foot"
title="Key:foot">foot</a></bdi>=<a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:foot%3Dno"
title="Tag:foot=no"><bdi>no</bdi></a></tt>, or <tt dir="ltr"
class="mw-content-ltr"
style="background:#EEF;font-size:1em;line-height:1.6"><bdi
style="white-space:nowrap"><a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:width"
title="Key:width">width</a></bdi>=*</tt> can provide
additional detail on the quality of the cycleway, but there are no
tags to capture the complete meaning of a road being a cycle
expressway.
</p>
<p>The definition is formalised in Norway as "sykkelekspressveg", in
the Netherlands and Belgium as "Fietssnelweg", in Sweden as
"supercykelväg", and in Denmark as "cykelsupersti". The term
"expressway" generally means the highest grade of highway and
captures all of these definitions and terms.
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See the details of the proposal here:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/cycle_expressways">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/cycle_expressways</a><br>
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Please discuss this proposal on its Wiki Talk page.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
<br>
Jens<br>
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