[OSM-talk] Residential areas

[Nick Whitelegg]

>No, you're wrong. highway=residential describes the type of road. If
>there are parked cars, children playing on the street, light traffic
>and so on. It has no relation to abutters, and is different from
>highway=unclassified.

I agree here. There is a difference between through unclassified roads and 
residential roads. The former are used by through traffic, the latter 
merely for residential access and (while I have to admit I haven't really 
bothered with abutters) both could have abutters=residential.

They are normally shown differently on OS maps and give an idea as to 
which urban roads can sensibly be used as through routes.

Nick