[Talk-us-massachusetts] highway=footpath vs highway=path

Alan & Ruth Bragg alan.ruth.bragg at gmail.com
Fri Apr 3 16:59:17 UTC 2020


Marc,
There's a great website for trails in Massachusetts at
https://www.mass-trails.org <https://www.mass-trails.org/contribute.html>
Checkout the "contribute" page where "path" is preferred. Greg is spot on
with his comments.
https://www.mass-trails.org/contribute.html
Alan


On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 11:11 AM Marc Sevigny <marc.sevigny at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I'm recording trails (woodland paths) and have been using
> highway=footpath, since that seems the standard in my region.  The
> OpenStreetmap Wiki seems to suggest that path might be the better value.
> Footpath seems better suited to sidewalks and other places for pedestrians
> where no motorized vehicles are allowed.  Advice needed.
>
> Marc
>
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