[OSM-newbies] cycle map rendering

Paul Johnson baloo at ursamundi.org
Tue Sep 15 08:06:27 BST 2009


On Tue, 2009-09-15 at 01:55 +0100, Dave F. wrote:
> 
> >>> Is it a signed bike route (designated), or is it simply not closed to
> >>> bikes (yes)?
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> Do you have a wiki link to this?
> >>     
> >
> > It's kind of the primary definition of the word "designated."
> >
> > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/designate
> >
> >   
> No Paul, I meant an OSM Wiki page.
> 
> This whole bike/foot, yes/no/designated seems like a debacle  to me (& 
> to others  by what I've heard).
> I'm trying to get my head around it all.

OK, I've reread the thread, and I'm still missing something.  What's
hard about it?  I suspect not all folks using the "designated" tag
necessarily understand the meaning of the word, which could be a source
of confusion; I know multisyllabic words tend to be an issue for folks
from my country.

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