[OSM-newbies] Cycleway or Footway

[ianmac nz]

Hi Bill

Very good to ask the question.
The Wiki is always a good place to check as most tags are very well
documented.
Bear in mind though that the usage is often different in different regions
of the world, sometimes even within the same country!

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dcycleway

Cheers



On 14 February 2015 at 02:57, Bill Leddy <bill at williesworkshop.net> wrote:

> Thanks to all for your replies.
>
> I agree that Footway seems to be the better choice. This is a pretty long
> bridge and distant from much in the way of urban amenities so I would
> prefer to cycle rather than walk over it, but to any causal observer I'm
> sure it looks like a sidewalk.
>
> Regards,
>     Bill Leddy
>
> > On Feb 13, 2015, at 12:48 AM, althio <althio.forum at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bill
> >
> > I agree with Xan about the 'not officially cycleway'.
> > Thanks for coming and asking.
> >
> > Be careful the proper tag is:
> > highway=footway
> >
> > From the wiki:
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dfootway
> > Although where a route is primarily available for pedestrians but is
> > also usable by bicycles you can use highway=footway and bicycle=yes
> >
> > althio
> >
> >
> >> On 13 February 2015 at 09:30, Xan <dxpublica at telefonica.net> wrote:
> >> In my opinion:
> >> highway=foot + bicycle=yes
> >>
> >> because officially it is not cycleway. You also could put a note tag.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Xan
> >>
> >> On Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:08:37 -0800
> >> Bill Leddy <bill at williesworkshop.net> ha escrit:
> >>
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>> I've got a separated way on a highway bridge. It's not marked
> specifically as a cycleway but it is connected to a cycleway. It's
> essentially a wide sidewalk.
> >>>
> >>> So which would be the best way to tag it, as highway=cycleway +
> foot=yes or highway=foot + bicycle=yes?
> >
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