[OSM-talk] 'Offset path' distances

[Gervase Markham]

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> Could anyone suggest what distance, and for what use, these presets  
> should be? (e.g. "narrow canal towpath, 5 metres" - i.e. the offset  
> from the canal centreline to the towpath centreline)

For canal to towpath centreline, it would be 5-10m.

Would it be possible for it also automatically to create a relation
between the two ways? As I understand it, people want towpaths and
canals to be linked with a relation, although I haven't yet had a chance
to write a proposal.

Gerv