[Tagging] highway=path for *all* mixed foot/bicycle highways?

[Hubert87]

Am 29.01.2020 um 21:11 schrieb Hubert87:
> Just my two cents from germany:
>
> In general
>
> hw=cycleway  <> hw=path + bicycle=designated;
> hw=footway<> hw=path + foot=designated;
> hw=bridleway <> hw=path + horse=designated;
>
> For combinded foot and cycle paths: hw=path + bicycle=designated +
> foot=designated + segregated=no;
>
> For segregated foot and cycle paths:  hw=path + bicycle=designated +
> foot=designated + segregated=no;
that's segregated=yes of course.
>
> hw=path was supposed to decrapate hw=cycleway/footway/bridleway (*that
> went well*)
>
> hw=path is not only for trials. You can use "informal=yes"
> (indocumented) if it's a path by "popular demand" and not a planned one.
> Path itself also does not imply anything about it's surface. For that
> use "surface=ground/compacted/asphalt/concrete/etc.", (*duh*)
>
> Of course I'm not very familiary with mapping conventions in the new
> world, so please take this at your discretion.
>
> Yours
> Hubert87
>
>
> Am 27.01.2020 um 16:36 schrieb Jmapb:
>> Hi all, just noticed this passage on the cycleway=* wiki page (
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:cycleway ):
>>
>>> For mapping a separate path (on a separate way) dedicated to cycling
>>> traffic use highway=cycleway. Foot traffic is restricted on these
>>> paths.
>>>
>>>   *  Do not use highway=cycleway on paths for both cyclist and foot
>>> traffic (such as shared paths). Instead use highway=path with
>>> bicycle=designated and foot=designated. Add also segregated=yes or
>>> segregated=no) as applicable.
>>>    * For paths where cycling is not permissible use highway=footway.
>>> If cycling is permissible even if it is not signed but legally
>>> permissible on a path, use highway=path (and a combination of the
>>> segregated key and designated tag as applicable) and not
>>> highway=footway.
>>
>> (This was added by wiki user Aaronsta last May, with no change
>> description.)
>>
>> Does anyone know if there was a discussion, here or elsewhere, that led
>> to this change?
>>
>> My own impression over the years has been that mappers use
>> highway=cycleway on anything that primarily for bicycle traffic, and add
>> access keys for any other permitted traffic. Similarly for
>> highway=footway. So "highway=cycleway + foot=yes" and "highway=footway +
>> bicycle=designated" are quite common. Is there a general consensus that
>> these are better mapped as highway=path?
>>
>> If so, we might want to consider standardizing the highway=cycleway and
>> highway=footway wiki pages with this same rule. And also editing the
>> highway=path page, which currently says it's not for use in urban
>> situations.
>>
>> Thanks, Jason
>>
>>
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