[OSM-talk] Highway, Suggested, Permissive or Provided

[Ben Robbins]

Ok, I mentioned this a little bit ago.  Briefly spoken of, but nothing 
happened.  I've thought about it a lot, and expanded it relative to replies.

For ways like footways, bridleways, cycleways etc.  They appear under 
highway currently.  I think they need to appear in > 4 < different forms.  
They are the following.

Highway: By law the access right is there.

Suggested: In a accessible area as a whole, this is where people usually go, 
and/or are suggested to go.

Permissive: The landowner allows it to be there.  They are free to remove 
it.

Provided: The council put it there for access.  They are free to remove it.  
Common in towns.

I have experimented with how to render them a lot also but I won't bother 
making this email any longer.  So there we go.  Sticking them under just 
'highway' is not satisfactory.  If people would like to discuss this and 
progress that would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ben

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