[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Tag:golf=cartpath

[Joseph Eisenberg]

> "Is it allowed to walk on golf cart paths?"

Markus,

Usually golf cart paths can be used by people walking as well, at
least at the few golf courses that I know in the western USA.

Some golf course paths are open to the general public (especially if
the course is owned by the town), but others are private; this is
covered by access=*.

> "Possibly we need to expand the access tag to include golf carts.  And maybe electric disability/mobility scooters."

Paul, the access tag golf_cart=* was recently approved:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:golf_cart

The question in this proposal is if we need a tag specifically for
golf cart paths on golf courses, rather than just using
highway=service and highway=path with golf_cart=designated.

On 5/27/19, Paul Allen <pla16021 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 May 2019 at 11:59, Markus <selfishseahorse at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Is it allowed to walk on golf cart paths? If not, highway=footway seems
>> inappropriate. And golf cart paths also don't go well with how
>> highway=path
>> is defined ("a generic or multi-use path open to non-motorized traffic")
>> because golf carts are motorised vehicles.
>>
>> What about a new highway tag instead (e.g. highway=golf_cart_path)?
>>
>
> I think there's a problem trying to make this work in two different
> situations.  One is paths for golf
> carts on a golf course.  I don't see those as a good fit for highway.  The
> other is places like
> Peachtree City, Georgia, which has a network of paths for golf carts (also
> permitting foot
> and cycle traffic but not cars) that is essentially a parallel highway
> network.  Maybe we can come
> up with semantics that fit both, maybe not.
>
> Peachtree City's golf cart paths should be routeable.  They encourage
> people to use golf carts
> rather than cars to get from point A to point B.  I doubt that golf courses
> would be happy if random
> members of the public who happen to have a golf cart used the course to get
> from A to B.
>
> Also, is there a defined path on golf courses?  I know there are no-go
> areas for golf carts
> (the greens) but I'm not sure if there are delineated paths for golf
> carts.  More of an area
> than a way, I think (but I studiously avoid anything to do with golf, or
> any other sport, so I
> could be wrong).
>
> Note: Peachtree City has a population of 35,000 and most families have a
> golf cart.  That means
> there are 10,000 golf carts roaming 90 miles of cart-compatible paths.  It
> influenced Georgia
> State legislators to allow golf carts on public streets, so those paths
> definitely need to be
> routeable.
>
> Possibly we need to expand the access tag to include golf carts.  And maybe
> electric disability/mobility
> scooters.
>
> --
> Paul
>