[Talk-us] Sidewalks as footpaths

[Martijn van Exel]

I have to apologize for using my @openstreetmap.us email address for the
previous message - I only mean to use that for when I have something to
communicate on behalf of the US chapter.

Martijn


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Martijn van Exel <martijn at openstreetmap.us
> wrote:

> I do that too - but only when the sidewalk is really physically separate
> from the main roadway.
>
> So I would add a separate highway=footway here: http://binged.it/1fttMse
> But not here: http://binged.it/1heqqnR
>
> Generally - don't map for the renderer. If there is a clear use case and
> the data conforms with general guidelines for inclusion in the map I would
> suggest, yea, get over it :)
>
> Martijn
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 8:38 AM, William Morris <wboykinm at geosprocket.com>wrote:
>
>> Is there a general OSM policy on marking sidewalks as highway=footway?
>> User dolphinling appears to have gone crazy in downtown Burlington,VT
>> tracing the sidewalks and calling them footways. Which wouldn't be a
>> problem if footways weren't so cartographically distinct in everyone's
>> stylesheets:
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/44.47772/-73.21112
>>
>> Should I:
>>
>> 1. Revert
>> 2. Get in touch with the editor
>> 3. Get over it
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Bill Morris
>> @vtcraghead
>>
>>
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>>
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>
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> Martijn van Exel
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