<div dir="ltr"><div>A few years ago, I mapped beach access paths, too: <a href="http://ow.ly/yZT3G">http://ow.ly/yZT3G</a> <br></div>But I did not map along the beach as there was no clearly defined path or boardwalk, nor could I see a compelling case for doing so. I can see a reason if driving, horses, bikes compete for access, or there are areas that permit/restrict access to the beach. <br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>-- SEJ<br>-- twitter: @geomantic<br>-- skype: sejohnson8<br><br>There are two types of people in the world. Those that can extrapolate from incomplete data.<br></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Bryan Housel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bryan@7thposition.com" target="_blank">bryan@7thposition.com</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">I say go ahead and add it, though `highway=track` (with appropriate access tag) might make more sense if vehicles drive along the beach.<div><br></div><div>Here in NJ, people have also been mapping the paths that lead down to the beach from the boardwalks, but they generally aren’t connected. I’m a runner, so I would find it useful to know which stretches of beach are passable and what the surface is like.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks, Bryan</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div class="h5"><div>On Jul 9, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Elliott Plack <<a href="mailto:elliott.plack@gmail.com" target="_blank">elliott.plack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">OSM US:<div><br></div><div>I've been using some routing engines to map fitness routes (e.g. Strava) that use OSM data. Along our US coasts, there are beaches. The beaches I'm familiar with are popular with walkers and joggers to go up and down the shore, since access is generally open to anyone along the water's edge. I'm considering adding a `highway=path` along the beach to facilitate this. I'd add the connections to the walking paths between parking lots and the beach as well.</div>
<div><br></div><div>For uninterrupted strips of sandy beach, would a path be appropriate to indicate walkability?</div><div><br></div><div>How the map looks now in iD: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/2EQ06BR.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/2EQ06BR.jpg</a></div>
<div>What I'd propose to do (note the connections): <a href="http://i.imgur.com/i8dj6lQ.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/i8dj6lQ.jpg</a></div><div>Area of the examples: <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/38.45143/-75.04957" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/38.45143/-75.04957</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Elliott Plack</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://about.me/elliottp" target="_blank">http://about.me/elliottp</a></div>
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