[Talk-GB] National Byway rendering on OpenCycleMap

[monxton]

Lately I've been doing some tagging of the South-West region of the 
National Byway, and I'm finding it quite disappointing that it is not 
rendered on the cycle map.

I've rummaged around in the history of this issue and located what I 
think are the most relevant thread starters:

http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2010-May/009449.html
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2007-September/005861.html

also Richard's summary on the forum:
http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=4141

These, and other threads I haven't listed, tend to end with Andy saying 
that he will render the National Byway tags in their own colour some 
time in the future.

Is there any likelihood that that time is nigh? I know this sounds like 
a nag, so if there anything that can be done (style files?) to help get 
to that point, I'm happy to volunteer.

(I know not everyone here cares for the National Byway. For me, it hits 
the spot for route planning much better than the Sustrans routes, which 
tend to be just too slow for long journeys.)

-- digression --
FWIW, I don't really agree with the view that the regional cycle route 
tags should be exclusively reserved in the UK for Sustrans regional 
routes. The National Byway regions fit pretty well as regional routes.

There exist other regional routes which are not Sustrans routes; for 
example the Wiltshire Cycleway is a signed route which is too extensive 
to be categorised as an LCN. So if I start tagging it as an RCN, will 
that be allowed to stand? I can't see it would be sustainable to have 
distinct tagging / cycle map rendering for every RCN as is required for 
the National Byway regions.

And I understand that Sustrans is doing away with its regional route 
numbering anyway, so will the RCN tags eventually fall out of use in the UK?
-- end digression --