[OSM-talk] suburb boundaries

[Jon Stockill]

Andrew Loughhead wrote:

> I tried re-using segments from roads as parts of area ways for some
> parks. Apart from the validator, you also have the difficulty that
> segments forming area ways must all point the same direction, and at
> some point that will probably be impossible.
> 
> I gave up and just drew my areas with separate segments. If the rule
> about segments pointing the same direction were relaxed, I think
> re-using segments like this would make lots of sense. Currently, though,
> I want a consistent method, and it seems that segment re-use can't be
> consistent.

I've managed it across most of my edits - there are just a few places 
(usually one way roads interacting with multiple areas) where this 
proves impossible. Once segments are dropped it should make this sort of 
thing *far* easier.

Jon