[OSM-talk-be] regional cycle routes in Brussels

[joost schouppe]

Hi,

I was always a little confused that the regional cycle network is mapped as
lcn in Brussels. Since this network is organized by Brussels-the-region,
not Brussels-the-city, it seems logical that it should have the rcn tag. In
fact, more so than the Flemish cycle node network, which is composed of
several networks and almost by coincidence covers the region.

This is also what we say in the wiki:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Conventions/Cycle_Routes#Itin.C3.A9raires_Cyclables_R.C3.A9gionaux_-_Gewestelijke_Fietsroute

But the example given there (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9623 I
believe), is now mapped as an lcn.

Looking at the edit history, it looks like there was a minor edit war about
this, where user RoRay repeatedly changed it from rcn to lcn
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/8141976
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/12902663
(RoRay is still mapping, still using the not-very helpful default changeset
description "update")

User BenoitL tried to change it back to rcn (with much better changeset
comments :) - https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/12849599), but I
guess he gave up. Polyglot later seems to have mapped most of the other
routes; my guess is he just went with lcn because that's how the others
were mapped.

Apart from the network not showing up when it should on some maps, it
doesn't really matter much. However, bxl-forever is now mapping -actual-
lcn routes in the Brussels region, operated by Anderlecht municipality.
Example: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11544325
Putting both types of routes in the same level is just wrong IMHO.

Can anyone provide some more context? Based on my own research, I'd suggest
we simply retag all the regional operated routes from lcn to rcn.

Best,
Joost Schouppe
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