[talk-au] Overgrowing highway=track - change to path?

[Andrew Harvey]

I'd consider using abandoned:highway=track + highway=footway/path

abandoned:*=*
Still visible but fallen into serious disrepair and which could only be put
back into operation with considerable effort

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Lifecycle_prefix

On Sun, 24 Nov 2024, 9:45 pm Warin, <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 24/11/24 15:26, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
> In that case, I'd say yep, change them to paths.
>
>
> If it is still 'usable' by 4WD but access is restricted then it is still a
> track, just access=private.
>
> Where it has reduced to a path then that is what it is. You can use
> was:highway=track to say it was that .. should make it fairly clear this
> is an intentional change.
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
>
> On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 at 14:12, Tom Brennan <website at ozultimate.com> <website at ozultimate.com> wrote:
>
>
> Still open for foot traffic. They have locked gates at the start, at the
> park or wilderness boundary.
>
> Eg:https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/224702842https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/224702384
>
> cheers
> Tom
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> On 24/11/2024 2:26 pm, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
> Are they still open for foot traffic only, Tom, or closed completely?
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
>
> On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 at 11:21, Tom Brennan <website at ozultimate.com> <website at ozultimate.com>
>
> wrote:
>
> There are many fire trails that were closed by NSW NPWS in the late
> 90s/early 00s, mainly due to wilderness declarations.
>
> They have been slowly overgrowing for many years. In some cases you can
> still see the double tracks, in other cases they are just a single foot
> track.
>
> Certainly you couldn't drive a vehicle on most of them without sending a
> bulldozer through first.
>
> Anything to consider, or should I just change them to highway=path?
> Perhaps with a note saying why they have been changed?
>
> cheers
> Tom
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