[Tagging] When does highway=footway become highway=pedestrian?

Peter Elderson pelderson at gmail.com
Wed Oct 27 08:47:46 UTC 2021


nathan case <nathancase at outlook.com>:

> I’m wondering at what point, if at all, a highway=footway becomes
> highway=pedestrian (i.e., a pedestrian area)?
>

I don't think there is a change-over point. If the mapper sees a reason to
map the area as an area,  (s)he can. The reason could be size, shape, or
other attributes specific to the area.
If there already is a way which routes over the area, I would keep it.
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