[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Sidewalks as separate ways

[Jo]

We also need to add cycleways to associatedStreet relations then and bus
stops and their platforms and parking lanes. What roles do we assign for
those?

Polyglot

2011/3/25 David Paleino <dapal at debian.org>

> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:07:12 +0000, SomeoneElse wrote:
>
> > What I don't yet understand is the workflow associated with the
> > "Sidewalk_as_separate_way" proposal.  Through the window I can see a
> > road which has a (currently unmapped) footpath/sidewalk along both sides
> > for part of its length and one side after that.  Perhaps someone could
> > explain (under the "Sidewalk_as_separate_way" proposal) I would map
> > that?  How do I indicate where the footpath/sidewalk is actually
> > immediately adjacent to the road and where it isn't?  What other ways or
> > relations (in addition to the road) do I need to create?
>
> I would map them as three ways (warning, ASCII art below):
>
>   *  |
>   *  |
> |  *  |
> |  *  |
> |--x--|
> |  *  |
> |  *  |
>
> The "|" are the two sidewalks, the "*" is the main road.
>
> Way marked with *:
>
>  highway=residential (or whatever)
>
> Ways marked with |:
>
>  highway=footway
>  footway=sidewalk
>
> In the example above I've also put a crossing, the "--x--" line. This would
> be
> tagged as:
>
>  highway=footway
>  footway=crossing
>  crossing=* (depending whether it has traffic lights, is/isn't marked,
> [..])
>
> For compatibility reasons with the current approach, I'd also tag the "x"
> node
> as:
>
>  highway=crossing
>
> The relation is optional, but if you wanted to, you can put the road marked
> with
> "*" into an associatedStreet/street relation (with no role/"street" role),
> and
> the sidewalks ("|") with role "sidewalk".
>
> Kindly,
> David
>
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