[OSM-newbies] Questions about adding cycling paths in Moscow

[Brian S. Boon]

Hi, all!  I am trying to add some of the cycling paths that I ride in
Moscow, Russia to OSM, and need some help.

The paths that I'm trying to add are on both sides of a 30km stretch of the
Moscow river.  I've done the North Side, as it's clearly visible from the
satellite photos, and doesn't overlap any existing roads that exist in OSM.
However, the South side of the river is complicated because parts of the
path are indistinguishable from an already mapped road and/or the already
mapped river boundary.

Here are my problems in mapping both of these routes:

1.	The route is essentially a large sidewalk for most of the way.  It
is shared daily by pedestrians, cyclists, and rollerbladers, although
technically, I'm pretty sure that it's just a sidewalk, and not a multi-use
pathway.  Is it OK to label this as a cycling route?
2.	Parts of both routes are actually dedicated shared-use (pedestrian,
cyclist, rollerbladers) paths.  How can I mark those parts of the path as
"dedicated use"  paths without breaking the overall path structure?
3.	Parts of the route on the South side of the river overlap existing,
already-mapped roads.  I tried once already to map the cycling route over
the existing road, but the cycling route seemed to be obscured by the road
much of the way when I looked at it in OSM.  Is there a proper way to
overlay a cycling route on an existing road?  Keep in mind that my goal here
is to ensure that these routes show up on OpenCyclingMap.

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions!

Regards,
Brian
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