[OSM-newbies] divided but not seperated

[Alan Mintz]

At 2009-08-25 06:53, Joseph Scanlan wrote:
>Some arterials have nice wide islands (perhaps with landscaping) and
>only allow some intersecting streets to cross.  At other intersections
>the island only allows for right turns.  Now I'm willing to create the
>parallel ways (marked one way with matching name and ref tags).

That's the criteria I use in deciding whether to divide a street (into two) 
or not. It makes more sense when it's rendered, too, that the wide-divider 
ways have a different look. Not to mention that it's easier than adding all 
those turn-restriction relations.


>When we
>have an intersection (with a break in the island) that allows cross
>traffic and left turns, I connect the crossing way to both parallel ways
>rather than make a short section of single way...

Me too.


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