[OSM-talk] Proliferation of path vs. footway

["Marc Schütz"]

> It's not about allowing cycling(like official fooways that _also_
> allow bicycles as "guests"), it's about official designation. This
> makes, at least in Germany, a big (legal) difference...
> So you could tag a footway which also allows bicycles as
> highway=footway,bicycle=yes(assuming "footway" implies
> foot=designated) or as highway=path,foot=designated,bicycle=yes. No
> Information loss, no difference, no problem. :-)

... except that many people don't like your assumption and interpret it as foot=yes instead.

Regards, Marc

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