[Talk-us] trail tagging

[Jmapb]

On 4/20/2019 9:18 AM, Aaron Forsythe wrote:

> > cycleway ; bike path ; paved path, open to bikes, & I've never seen
> one that
>
> > wasn't open to pedestrian too
>
> These do exist.  There are a few around here (Missouri, USA). In these
> cases, there’s usually a separate path for pedestrians so cyclists can
> have a path off the roadway, but not have to dodge pedestrians.  They
> are rare enough though that defaulting to allow pedestrians would
> likely still be the best option.
>
The Manhattan Bridge in NYC is another example. The path on the
southwest side is for pedestrians only, and the path on the northeast
side is for bicycles only.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/357260631
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/46179218

(That's how they're signed anyway -- compliance with those rules is
another story.)

Personally I would encourage explicit tagging of foot=yes on
highway=cycleway if foot traffic is permitted, and discourage routing
foot traffic over cycleways without this tag.

J


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