[Talk-GB] StreetComplete asking for the footpath surface on dedicated cycleway

Dave F davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com
Tue Sep 7 17:11:23 UTC 2021


Looking at GSV the symbols on the path are only bicycles & are one way. 
The footpath is presumably two way.  In some sections the cycleway 
becomes on-road/white painted lines. I'm pretty sure the authority's 
intent is for those sections  to be cycle only.

DaveF

On 07/09/2021 17:39, SK53 wrote:
> As I understand it a formal legal restriction preventing pedestrians 
> from using a public highway is very unusual (I've only mapped one that 
> I can recall), and there are no legal restrictions as to pedestrians 
> ambling along cycleways, however annoying that may be to cyclists. I 
> therefore think a tag foot=no, as several commenters have suggested, 
> is therefore incorrect.
>
> On Tue, 7 Sept 2021 at 17:13, Dave F via Talk-GB 
> <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org <mailto:talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>> wrote:
>
>     I'd consider this as tagged incorrectly in OSM.
>
>     cycleway:surface is for where an individual path is segregated &
>     has different surfaces for pedestrians & bike riders.
>
>     This way is solely for cyclists so should have:
>     foot=no
>     surface=*
>     segregated should be removed.
>
>
>     Likewise the footway should have:
>     bicycle=no.
>
>     DaveF
>
>
>
>     On 07/09/2021 14:26, Mat Attlee wrote:
>>     I've noticed that StreetComplete is asking for the the footpath
>>     surface on this dedicated cycleway
>>     https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/605733634
>>     <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/605733634>
>>
>>     There is a separate footpath way so is this a bug in
>>     StreetComplete or are some tags missing on the cycleway?
>>
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