[OSM-newbies] Footpaths again

[Richard Welty]

On 3/18/10 2:46 PM, Molescott wrote:
>
> I struggle with  'public footpath'. One of these goes through the park 
> and is signed at each end - no problem with that either.
> In order to alter or otherwise interfere with a 'public footpath' I 
> believe there has to be public consultation, presumably a legal 
> requirement?
> The other unsigned paths within the park can be altered with no notice 
> given. Although public in that every Tom, Dick or Harriet can use 
> them, aren't they really 'permissive'?
> How do I tag these paths?
>
since you don't know about bicycling on these paths,
don't make any references to it.
i would think either

highway=footway

or

highway=path
footway=yes

if it should turn out that cycling is prohibited, you can go back and 
add bicycle=no
explicitly.

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