Mappers in these towns treat ways in old parts of their town as something that can't be a footpath. For some reason it insults their vision of those ways. That's why they tag them as pedestrian highways although no cars ever went through them (well, maybe some small delivery vehicles). Another reason is that the names of those ways have "street" in their name, and so a mapper thinks a footpath cannot be a street. Some examples of towns and photos of ways that are tagged as pedestrian highways:<br>
<br>Venice: <a href="http://osm.org/go/0IDhdnwp" target="_blank">map</a> - <a href="http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/28533234.jpg" target="_blank">photo</a><br>San Giminagno:<a href="http://osm.org/go/xXvzjCybS-" target="_blank"> map </a>- <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/4995821062_6b0204a1fe.jpg" target="_blank">photo</a><br>
Split: <a href="http://osm.org/go/xdveAYOup--" target="_blank">map</a> - <a href="http://www.njuskalo.hr/image-w450/nekretnine/poslovni-prostor-split-centar-dioklecijanova-palaca-slika-1030138.jpg" target="_blank">photo</a><br>
Budva: <a href="http://osm.org/go/xfIsIyMSI--" target="_blank">map</a> - <a href="http://shrani.si/f/3d/fD/38wbAo6l/budva-ulice.jpg" target="_blank">photo</a><br>Dubrovnik: <a href="http://osm.org/go/xfDsEN8zg--" target="_blank">map</a> - <a href="http://www.hrvatskainfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/dubrovnik_ulica.jpg" target="_blank">photo</a><br>
Valencia: <a href="http://osm.org/go/b_qOmjQ5--" target="_blank">map</a> - <a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/56711091.jpg" target="_blank">photo</a><br><br>First question is, do you agree that these streets are footpaths, or only some, or do they really fit the definition of a pedestrian highway? Maybe we should invent a new tag?<br>
<br>If you think those are footpaths, should we forcefully change them or is there a better tactic?<br><br>Have you had discussions about this topic, what was the conclusion?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Janko Mihelić<br>