[Tagging] "new" highway tag for small and informal footpaths; trail

[john at jfeldredge.com]

For that matter, roads originally intended for motor vehicle use are sometimes later changed to being restricted to bicycle and/or foot use, particularly in public parks.  These park roads will often have a gate blocking vehicular entry, with official personnel able to open the gate when necessary.

-------Original Email-------
Subject :Re: [Tagging] "new" highway tag for small and informal footpaths;trail
From  :mailto:hawke at hawkesnest.net
Date  :Mon Oct 25 14:50:29 America/Chicago 2010


On 10/23/2010 08:31 AM, Ralf Kleineisel wrote:
> On 10/22/2010 09:49 PM, Alex Mauer wrote:
>
>> No.  Width is not a sufficient criterion to determine whether it’s a
>> track. There is a rails-to-trails conversions around here that don’t
>> have anything physically preventing cars from driving down it
>
> A track is not defined by being physically impossible to drive on with a
> car.

And neither is a path.  Your point?

—Alex Mauer “hawke”


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