[OSM-talk] cycleways

[Andy Allan]

On Dec 11, 2007 9:00 AM, David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/12/2007 08:27, Franc Carter wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm not clear on how to tag 'cycle routes' on roads that don't have
> > a dedicated cycle lane, I have seen numerous cycle signs at the
> > corners of roads where there is no dedicated lane.
> >
>
> See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Relations/Proposed/Routes
> (and http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Relations)
>
> You can in principle put route=... tags on a road, but this is limited
> to one route per road, and relations give the flexibility to have
> different kinds of route, plus linking the full route along different
> roads (or roads and cycleways in this case).
>
> I believe the cycle map already renders these.

Indeed it does.

Franc, it depends on what type of "cycle route" you are talking about.
We've currently got three "tiers" of official signed cycle routes -
local, regional and national. You can see more information at the
Cycle Map key here: http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/cycle-info/ .
The tags for these cycle routes can be added to any type of way, not
just highway=cycleway,  and they work on both normal ways and
relations too. What constitutes a "national" vs "local" network is
decided on a country-by-country basis.

If you need any help with this just let me know. What country are you
tagging in?

Cheers,
Andy