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

[Rob Nickerson]

It's be happy to support anyone who wants to have a go at formalising a
better tag for these cases. I can help you through the steps (e.g. wiki
documentation, tag presets in ID and JOSM, etc). Be prepared for a long
journey as these things take ages but if you're up for it, and willing to
do the work, I can help from a coaching / mentoring point of view.

Thanks
Rob

P.s. on your real world distinction go with street. The threshold for
squares should be high (minimum: locals must refer to the square by some
name)


On Mon, 26 Dec 2022, 13:21 Edward Catmur, <ecatmur at googlemail.com> wrote:

> 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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