[Talk-GB] Pavements (footways/sidewalks) mapped as pedestrian areas AND footways

[Edward Catmur]

In the real world, the distinction between pedestrian streets and squares
is not so clear cut. Streets widen out and the boundary between a street
and the square it leads into is often absent on the ground. Building
footprints do not always cleanly delineate the edge of the street or plaza,
since there can be setbacks and overhangs.

If a different tag would be better, presumably the problem is that it isn't
well known and or supported? Perhaps it would be better to allocate effort
to sorting that out?

On Mon, 26 Dec 2022, 13:46 Rob Nickerson, <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with Andy Townsend here. I believe that highway=pedestrian is a
> terribly misused tag. On the wiki the short description is "Roads mainly /
> exclusively for pedestrians". I therefore only use it for centrelines along
> pedestrianised streets or genuine squares.
>
> Using it as an area along a pedestrianised street is wrong in my opinion.
> Either use a tag like Andy suggested or don't map the area at all (mapping
> the buildings on either side and the Centreline of the pedestrianised
> street is sufficient).
>
> Using it as areas for pavements (as in this thread) is clearly wrong in my
> mind.
>
> Hope this helps
> Rob
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