[Tagging] Trolltags

[Mateusz Konieczny]

On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 07:02:38 -0500
Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:52 AM, Mateusz Konieczny
> <matkoniecz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:24:48 +0100
> > "Dave F." <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On 01/09/2015 10:59, Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:08:34 +0100
> > > > "Dave F." <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Your suggestion of decreasing the road class is "trolltaging"
> > > >> Please don't do that. Lane closures or access restrictions etc,
> > > >> does not change a road's classification.
> > > > Long-term closure/access restriction is a valid reason to change
> > > > classification. Lets say that section of primary road is closed
> > > > making it unusable for transit traffic and is now used only by
> > > > local residents. This is not temporary change but something for
> > > > months. It may change classification from highway=primary into
> > > > highway=residential.
> > > >
> > > > Access restriction and lane closure may result in change of road
> > > > classification.
> > > >
> > >
> > > No. The classification, usually set by a highway authority,
> > > remains the same. The temporary signs erected to indicate travel
> > > disruption never change the roads number/reference, They just say
> > > something like "The A36 will have lanes closures." & then
> > > indicate speed restrictions & possible alternative routes.
> >
> > "classification, usually set by a highway authority, remains the
> > same"
> > - I am speaking about value of highway tag in OSM, not the official
> >   classification (in many places these may be the same or strongly
> >   related - but it is not a strict rule).
> 
> 
> Unless a road is about to be permanently removed (thus making it
> temporary in nature), I'm generally disinclined to change the
> classification for a workzone.  I am inclined to tag access or
> barriers as appropriate, as I've done in Norman, Oklahoma on 24th
> Street between State Highway 9 and Lindsey Street.

"I'm generally disinclined" - I agree. It is really rare to encounter
so major construction project that it would be justified.