[talk-au] Proposed changes for the Australian tagging guidelines.

[Evan Sebire]

Bus stops tagged with route_ref and not loc_ref.   Most cities have an 
integrated transport system that spans many councils.  I also like the idea of 
shelter yes/no.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=bus_stop


Rail-trails tagged as highway = path, not footway, cycleway or bridleway.  
Seem everyone has a political agenda here.  Maybe make reference to 
http://www.railtrails.org.au for clarification as to why not to use tag 
cycleway.  This follows for shared paths as-well, should also be tagged as 
path not cycleway. 

Bush walking paths should also be tagged as path not footway, except for 
National parks were bicycles / horses are typically banned. 
Many state parks allow bicycles, horses and motorbikes, these would best be 
addressed with yes/no properties.
For Victoria: http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1parks.cfm

In Europe cycleway tag is being discouraged as it should only be used for 
paths that are bicycle exclusive.  The German forum is discussing the best way 
to address this issue now with over 170 000 routes tagged as cycleways and no-
one ever surveying an exclusive cycleway!  I think they are going to simply 
change all to paths.

I think we should make it clear, use path for paths that can be traversed by 
more than one means. For exclusive paths use cycleway or footway.

Evan