<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi Guillaume,<br>my two cents: since this seems to be a feature that is pretty much unique in Montreal, you'll probably have to come up with your own tagging. I would not introduce a new tag on the service=* level, as these primarily still appear to be alleys and a new tag on that level might break existing applications. So I'd say you could come up with something like:<br>
<br></div>highway=service<br></div>service=alley<br></div>alley=green_alley<br><br></div><div>plus whatever other characteristics the alley has (surface=*, smoothness*, access=*, ...).<br><br></div><div>Cheers,<br></div>
<div> Harald.<br></div><div><br></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Guillaume Pratte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:guillaume@guillaumepratte.net" target="_blank">guillaume@guillaumepratte.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I would like to have some advise on how best identify "green alleys" in OpenStreetMap data.</div>
<div><br></div><div>"Green alleys" (ruelles vertes in French) are alleys that a group of local residents embellish with vegetation.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the Wikipedia page on the subject in Montréal: </div>
<div><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruelle_verte" target="_blank">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruelle_verte</a></div><div><br></div><div>Here is a link in English:</div><div><a href="http://kandkadventures.com/green-alleys-of-montreal/" target="_blank">http://kandkadventures.com/green-alleys-of-montreal/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>These green alleys are identifiable because they have dedicated signs for them:</div><div><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTMTL_T52_DSF2289.JPG" target="_blank">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WTMTL_T52_DSF2289.JPG</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>There are hundreds of them in Montréal:</div><div><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/cMaor" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/maps/cMaor</a></div><div><br></div><div>The project seems unique to Montreal. Other cities have "green alleys" (Chicago, Austin (Texas), Seattle, City of Dubuque and some others), but the program in the states is about the permeability of the pavement:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/dam/city/depts/cdot/Green_Alley_Handbook_2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cityofchicago.org/dam/city/depts/cdot/Green_Alley_Handbook_2010.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>However, in some cases, like the City of Dubuque, they also have a recognizable sign:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.dmgov.org/Government/CityCouncil/WorkshopDocuments/072511Green%20Alley%20Infrastructure.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dmgov.org/Government/CityCouncil/WorkshopDocuments/072511Green%20Alley%20Infrastructure.pdf</a> (image on page 14)</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>All of these green alleys are already identified as:</div><div><div> highway = service</div><div> service = alley</div></div><div><br></div><div>Would it be possible to use some kind of "green alley" tag for these service alleys?</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>Or would it be better to use a more general concept of a "green space" or of a community-driven green project?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
<br></div><div>Guillaume</div></font></span></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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