[OSM-newbies] residential street vs. unclassified

John F. Eldredge john at jfeldredge.com
Sat Mar 27 03:00:51 GMT 2010


I live on a street that is currently marked as "residential" in the OSM database.  However, it would better be described as mixed-use, as it has single-family houses, large apartment complexes, and commercial offices (both stand-alone buildings and low-rise office parks) along it.  There are also a couple of convenience stores.  It gets some through-traffic, but most of the traffic is people who live and/or work on my street or its side-streets.  The street is two lanes wide and winding, not designed for heavy traffic.  Should I leave it tagged as residential, or tag it as unclassified?

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John F. Eldredge -- john at jfeldredge.com
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