[Tagging] cyclist profiles - was:Feature Proposal - RFC - value 'basic_network' - cycle_network?

[Minh Nguyen]

Vào lúc 00:00 2021-11-30, Volker Schmidt đã viết:
> At the risk of repeating myself: can we acknowledge that having 
> different tagging for commuting cycle routes as opposed to touristic 
> cycle routes would be a big advantage for routing/navigation? And can we 
> acknowledge that de facto in many European countries and in the US the 
> existing cycle routes in OSM are mostly touristic? Hence can we agree on 
> a different tagging scheme for commuting cycle routes?

In the U.S., people tend to distinguish between long-distance touring 
routes and everything else. U.S. Bicycle Routes and state bicycle routes 
are almost always touring routes, while local routes run the gamut from 
touring routes to park trails to bone fide commuter routes. Some local 
bike routes are widely regarded as commuter-friendly, such as the Monon 
Trail and Cultural Trail in Indianapolis, just by virtue of where they 
go. The different networks and their route shields reflect geographic 
scope and ownership, not purpose. Bicycle boulevards are explicitly 
designed to be useful to commuters, but that concept is orthogonal to 
numbered or named routes. [1]

> In addition it may be a good idea to keep in mind that a similar 
> distinction would be useful also for motorised traffic.

By analogy, most numbered highway routes are essentially functional for 
commuting or long-distance travel, but many U.S. states designate a 
parallel system of scenic routes. Depending on the state, a scenic route 
may be an attribute of a numbered highway route, or it may be a 
specially designated route, or it may be just a specially designated 
stretch of roadway without any routing aspect. The scenic=yes tag is 
inadequate because it can only be applied to roadways. [2] It's also 
incapable of distinguishing the various networks of national, state, and 
local scenic routes, each with distinct wayfinding signage.

[1] 
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2021-November/063126.html
[2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:scenic

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