[Tagging] How are busways mapped, which are not guideways?

Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist at gmail.com
Sun Oct 18 20:57:15 UTC 2020


Am So., 18. Okt. 2020 um 20:25 Uhr schrieb Joseph Eisenberg <
joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com>:

> Here's an example of an exclusive busway, which is only used by the Orange
> Line / G Line bus service in suburban Los Angeles:
>
> https://media.metro.net/riding/images/LinePage_orange_line_header.jpg
>
> The busway is a 2-lane paved surface which is exclusively for public
> transit buses. There is a parallel cycleway and footway, but no sidewalks.
> Private buses and other vehicles are not permitted on the busway. It used
> to be an abandoned railway line which was converted to a busway.
>
> Currently it is mapped as highway=service + service=busway + access=no +
> bus=designated - https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/443134693
>
> While the current tagging is ok, it seems inconsistent that
> highway=bus_guideway gets its own tag, while other busways which are
> similar in function are tagged as highway=service.
>


are pedestrians forbidden to walk on the shoulder? Can you walk on the
verges?

Cheers,
Martin
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