[OSM-newbies] Tagging residential streets blocked in the middle

[Andy Allan]

On Jan 4, 2008 8:19 AM, Harald Kirsch <pifpafpuf at gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> sometimes a residential street is blocked with poles or a big stone or
> whatever right in the middle to only let bicycles and pedestrians
> through. You are allowed to access the street with a car from either
> side, but you cannot use it as a through road. How has this to be
> tagged? I would consider a restriction car=no to be wrong. What should I
> use?

The common convention is to join the two halves of the road with a
short stretch of "highway=cycleway".

Cheers,
Andy