[OSM-talk] Cycleway

[Nick Whitelegg]

On Friday 21 Jul 2006 08:32, you wrote:
> waterways and aeroways do not have a highway tag, so I don't think that
> cycleway *needs* a highway tag.

> Is this cycleway tag intended to be used in combination with a highway tag
> where a road comprises of a vehicular lane and a cycle lane perhaps?
>
> Is it better to have a way with two tags (highway=secondary, cycleway=lane)
> or to have a two ways; one for the highway and one for the cycleway?
>
> Some examples might make it clearer how these tags are intended to be used.
>
> Etienne

I think there was something of a misunderstanding on my part on the meaning of 
'cycleway'. I was thinking more of the concrete paths that you get a lot in 
urban areas, which are shared by foot and cycle users, rather than cycle 
lanes on main roads.

However, since the former is a type of independent 'highway', it still I feel 
needs a highway tag of some sort. I have been tagging those sorts of ways as 
'foot=permissive; bicycle=permissive; highway=cycleway" but maybe there are 
better descriptions e.g. 'foot=permissive; bicycle=permissive; 
highway=surfaced_path" ?

Nick