[talk-au] Cycleway/footway/path

[Evan Sebire]

The original post was to try and align the Australian guidelines page more 
with the main wiki page in relation to a path

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=cycleway
The example at the bottom suggests for a shared path, highway=path ...etc...
I think this should be the recommendation for rail-trails

We need to think a few years down the track when displaying the map for a 
particular use will be automatic for the intended user.  Think phone knowing 
you are travelling by bicycle and automatically emphasising bicycle routes.

With time, width and surface information should also be collected as this 
would greatly increase the appeal of the project to groups like the U3A, they 
have plenty of time on their hands and enjoy playing with new gadgets.  These 
groups probably also care about accessibility on paths for wheel chairs and 
the like.

Any disagreements on updating the bus_stop information?  Basically changing 
the loc_ref stuff to route_ref.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=bus_stop

Evan


On Saturday 08 Aug 2009 22:08:59 jhen at talk21.com wrote:
> When new to an area, what would lead me to take one path over several
> alternatives.
>
> I don't really want to ride them all before I know which one cyclists
> usually use.
>
> John
>
> --- Roy Wallace <waldo000000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> highway=path; bicycle=designated; foot=yes.
>
> Why isn't that a good idea? All it does is take the
> guesswork/ambiguity out of "cycleway", IMHO, as well as being more
> extensible (in terms of snowmobiles/hovercraft/etc., and in terms of
> "designated"/"official"/etc).