[OSM-talk-be] Path vs Footpath (sorry for opening the pandora box)

[Marc_marc]

Hello,

Le 18.02.21 à 10:27, Matthieu Gaillet a écrit :
> My intuitive interpretation in the following : 
> 
>   * a footway, generally speaking, is anything that is specifically
>     created for pedestrians in urbanised areas.
>   * a path, is generally speaking anything that is not a track (thus not
>     for 4 wheeled vehicles) and not (as well) paved like a footway.

mine :

path : a highway=* too narrow for a vehicle (car, 4x4, emergency
vehicle, ...), generic term when there is no more precise tag
or for shared path (foot+bicycle)

footway is a path with a sign like
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/images/thumb/4/4d/Path-footdesignated.jpg/300px-Path-footdesignated.jpg

I'm using surface=* for paved<>not paved.
I also prefer to use a subtag for the type of urban path (path=sidewalk
path=crossing) much more precise in terms of possible default access
restriction.

Regards,
Marc