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

[Someoneelse]

Alex Mauer wrote:
> ... I would avoid highway=cycleway, as it is
> a shared-use path.

If you're saying there that highway-cycleway means that it can't be used 
by anything other that cycles, then I don't think that that's right 
(although if you're saying that you wouldn't personally tag it that way 
because there's a better way to do it, then that's different, of course).

The highway=cycleway wiki page doesn't help by saying "... is mainly or 
exclusively for bicycles" but then says that the international default 
is "foot=yes", suggesting some sort of OSM census has to be carried out 
before "cycleway" can be used.

I would personally prefer the "if it looks like a duck and quacks like a 
duck, it's a duck" way of distinguishing a cycleway from the other 
options, while making sure that other tags make it clear what's allowed 
and what not in any particular case.