[Tagging] Paper streets?

[Nathan Edgars II]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
>>> It doesn't feel right to call something a highway=* if it isn't usable
>>> for travel.  If it is usable for travel, then it should be tagged
>>> highway=track/path/etc as appropriate.
>> We do have highway=proposed/construction.
>
> Most of which I assume would be usable for travel, at least by
> construction vehicles.  If highway=proposed is being used for
> something which is completely invisible, I think that's inappropriate.

Luckily you're not the final judge of what's appropriate.
>
>>> For a right of way designated in the plats (which, if it's in the
>>> plats it shouldn't be built on, right?), maybe something like
>>> landuse=right_of_way, or landuse=paper_street.
>>
>> That requires drawing it as an area rather than a single line.
>
> No, you can put any tags you want on any elements you want.

So how would you draw a paper street that forms a circle?