[Talk-us] Usage of highway=track in the United States

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Feb 24, 2021, 00:28 by jmapb at gmx.com:

> 3) https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/849614298 (just down the hill) is a
> abandoned/disused section of formerly residential road, physically
> blocked at both ends but passable by foot. It was once two lanes, but is
> so overgrown that the usable width is less than a full lane in some
> spots. A fair amount of the old asphalt is still visible, and physically
> it would (if the barriers were removed) be driveable by most
> not-overly-large vehicles with decent clearance.
>
> Neither highway=residential nor highway=service seemed appropriate, so I
> settled on highway=track here as well.
>
I tagged exact feature like that as highway=footway

Yes, it used to be a road. But nowadays it is a large footway,
without sharp turn.

Maybe highway=pedestrian

access=no
foot=yes
highway=track

just makes it harder to recognize as something walkable without cars.


> 2) > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/850158523>  is a narrow, eroded
> mountain road that terminates in the building
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/854508877>  which looks like an isolated
> dwelling or hunting cabin (not part of a farm or forestry operation.)
> It's partially blocked in many places by large rocks and treefall. I
> can't say for sure what sort of vehicle can travel this road, but I
> imagine many 4x4s would not be up to the task -- maybe only ATVs.
>
> Given the extremely primitive nature of the road I didn't feel right
> calling it a driveway, and highway=track seemed the best fit.
>
Do you remember where it was blocked?

access=private
foot=yes

is tagged already, but it may be useful to convey that physical access,
not only legal one, is restricted.

So tagging at least one of that blockades would be useful.
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