[Tagging] Clashing access tags

Andrew Harvey andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 15 03:02:50 UTC 2019


+1

On Mon., 15 Jul. 2019, 3:02 am Dave F via Tagging, <
tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

> On 14/07/2019 13:07, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Occasionally I encounter tag combinations like this:
> >
> >     bicycle=designated
> >     highway=proposed
> >
> >     (from https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/335831004)
> >
> > where the "bikes can ride along here" of the first tag is contradicted
> > by the "this hasn't even been built yet" of the second.
>
> No. it doesn't. Highway is the primary tag. It usurps sub-tags which are
> merely adjectives of the primary.
> When it has been completed it will be designated for use by bicycles.
>
> >
> > Similarly, on occasion I've found ways which are tagged access=no
> > ("nothing is allowed along here") but are part of a bike route
> > relation ("bikes can ride along here").
>
> Route relations should be aware of tags on ways. access=no can be used
> in part to indicate road works.
> Just because a way may be inaccessible to bikes doesn't mean it's not
> still officially regarded as a cycle route (the NCN ref won't be removed)
>
> DaveF
>
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