[Talk-GB] National Byway cycle route

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
>Sent: 08 May 2010 12:20 PM
>To: OSM - Talk GB
>Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] National Byway cycle route
>
>On 08/05/2010 12:08, Sam Vekemans wrote:
>> +101 for rendering it brown, so its different than NCN, RCN, LCN
>> I can use it&  promote it for the 'Trans Canada Trail' as a 'exact
>> definition' as a "leasure route" with 'cycling being 1 activity, but
>> not designated for that 1 activity'&  mountain biking / road cycling /
>> hiking / ATV /canoeing /motercycle /dogsled differences are 'purposly
>> blured'
>> -the actual activities are signposted. And the ways would very,
>> depending on the ground truths.
>
>Thinking a bit further:
>
>At present we have three types of rendered cycle route: NCN, RCN and LCN.
>
>Really, the National Byway is a fourth category: a leisure/touring
>route. There are lots of these in OSM at the moment, but generally
>tagged as LCN (for example, the Four Castles Cycle Route in
>Monmouthshire, or a number around Cheshire). This is pretty
>unsatisfactory, as Local Cycle Networks are generally utility commuter
>routes.

It's akin to the "H" holiday routes found around the country for car
tourers. Perhaps we could adopt the same idea.

Cheers

Andy

>
>So my suggestion would be that we choose a new relation tag for this
>type of route. It's not a 'network' as such, so that doesn't work. But
>you could perhaps do 'route=leisure' and 'bicycle=designated' or
>something, for those who like 'designated'. Then renderers like OCM can
>treat this as they wish.
>
>cheers
>Richard
>
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