[Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> Am 06.08.2015 um 03:50 schrieb johnw <johnw at mac.com>:
> 
> If I have a cycleway that is built to cycleway specs (paved, rounded turns, lanes, and no stairs), but peds are still allowed, then it is a cycleway with foot access =yes
> 
> I would never consider tagging that as =path with foot & cycle =yes.


the equivalent would be:

highway=path
bicycle=designated/official 
foot=yes


> I would consider a cycleway tagged as such mis-tagged and correct it. 


then you should re-read the wiki ;-)


> 
> It plainly is not a path


is it a "highway"? Tags are not always 1:1 representations of (all) the meaning(s) of the words in natural language.

cheers 
Martin