[OSM-talk] administrative boundaries that run along roads - in the Mapnik layer

[Robin Paulson]

On 11/02/2008, Karl Eichwalder <ke at gnu.franken.de> wrote:
> > Why did I not think of that? (slaps head). In fact, I could put them in
> > as layer=5 which will put them on top of virtually any other conceivable
> > feature (like, a river underneath a three-layer highway intersection...)
> > In fact, I have a strange idea that osmarender may in fact put them on a
> > virtual layer 5, though I could be *completely* hallucinating that...
>
> I'd rather vote to prefer highways.  Administrative boundaries are only
> useful for... the administration.

maybe, maybe not. but if we represent them with a fine enough line,
they should not interfere with roads, which physically need a thick
line to represent them.

imo, those boundaries shown on the map of cape town are far too thick,
i'm sure if they were less prominent there would be less of a problem