[Tagging] Meaning of access=yes on highway=footway?

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> On 27 Apr 2022, at 00:48, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In the particular situation that I raised, the gate & road allow public access to a State Forest (National Park), & the gate is "always" open, unless closed by National Parks staff, in emergency situations such as bushfires, flooding etc.


that’s fine, but it should not be considered the default, rather the mapper should add access=yes or similar tags to it, describing accessibility 


Cheers Martin