[OSM-talk] Bikely OSM?

[Steve Bromwich]

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Håkon Enger wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Steve Bromwich wrote:
>
>> I'm not so much looking for custom tiles as a way to do overlays. Since
>> this is an unofficial bike map I don't think it's appropriate to pollute
>> the database with what I consider usable streets for biking, particularly
>> since there are one or two (literally) bike lanes in downtown Halifax
>> already.
>
> Why not? Unless your recommendations are very different from what "normal" 
> people would expect, why not tag the usable streets with bicycle=usable or 
> something like that?

Several of the routes I have in mind don't map back to a street. For 
example, 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=44.62995922191029&lon=-63.58065570868865&zoom=17&layers=B0F 
- it's possible to get from Gorsebrook Avenue to Robie Street if you 
aren't in a car, but I wouldn't want to hint to car drivers it was usable, 
and it's certainly not official as it involves riding around some 
bollards.

> OSM is not attempting to be "official" in any sense of the word, is it? 
> I for one think tagging which streets are suitable for bikes (even if 
> there is no special bicycle lane or track) would be a useful addition to 
> OSM.

I always thought the data should be as pure as possible, but no purer. As 
such, I'm leery about putting in accessways that I know are legally 
questionable and are definitely not official. I'd be interested to know 
what other people think, though.

Perhaps "lcn" for "local" cycling networks that aren't officially 
sanctioned and are outside London?

Cheers, Steve