[Tagging] How to model sidewalks, crossings and kerbs with respect to routing applications?

[Tobias Knerr]

On 07.05.2015 21:11, wrote Andrew Guertin:
> On 05/07/2015 12:52 PM, Philip Barnes wrote:
>> I still favour tagging the road with sidewalk tags, unless the sidewalk
>> is physically separate from the road. Otherwise you are limited to
>> crossing at defined points.

+1

> Many people ARE limited to crossing at predefined points.

Many, many more people aren't, though. And when sidewalk tags are used,
routing engine can still only consider crossings with lowered kerbs. So
sidewalk tags are compatible with both use cases. Separate ways are not.