[OSM-talk] tagging and rendering highways in the USA and elsewhere

[Alex Mauer]

Jeffrey Martin wrote:

> I suppose we could switch to different tag values like 2ldr for "two 
> lane divided road with ramps". Do we need a whole new tag? The wrll tag 
> for "what road looks like"? Will changing
> the tagging scheme increase data accuracy enough to make up for the hassle?

You might want to look at my proposal at 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Highway_administrative_and_physical_descriptions

-Alex Mauer "hawke"