[Tagging] Difference between footway and pedestrian

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/10/26 Noel David Torres Taño <envite at rolamasao.org>:
> On Martes 26 Octubre 2010 22:33:35 M∡rtin Koppenhoefer escribió:
>> 2010/10/26 Noel David Torres Taño <envite at rolamasao.org>:

> Thanks to both. My problem is this: I have a street in a city, in a pedestrian
> zone, but it is small enough to be unsuitable for cars.


would probably best be tagged footway


> Near that, I have another one, just in the limits of the urban zone (maybe we
> can call it outskirts), just as wide as a man, walls on both sides, and it is
> the only access to some houses.


Are there signs? Is there a kerb or is it drive_way-like? If you are
allowed to access it with motorcycles/mopeds and theoretically cars,
but physically you can't access it by car, I would tag it as
highway=service service=alley, width=<width in meters>
If access is restricted legally to pedestrians, it would be footway.


cheers,
Martin