[OSM-newbies] Creating a cul-de-sac

[Oliver Lewis]

yes, that's correct.  And if there isn't a loop or even a widening at the
end, don't put anything on the final node.

On 7/31/08, Denver Gingerich <denver at ossguy.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 6:05 AM, Oliver Lewis <ojflewis at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If there's a large loop at the end, #2 seems correct, but without the
> > junction=roundabout. If it's a small area at the end of the road that
> allows
> > cars to turn, put a single node at the end and tag it
> > highway=turning_circle.
> > see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:highway%3Dturning_circle
>
> That sounds like a good alternative.  However, highway=turning_circle
> probably doesn't apply to most of the cul-de-sacs I'm mapping as they
> usually contain an island in the loop at the end.  I suppose in that
> case I would just omit any sort of special tagging and just use
> highway=residential, oneway=yes.  But for those without an island, I
> could use highway=turning_circle.  Does this sound correct?
>
> Denver
>
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