[OSM-talk] Proliferation of path vs. footway

Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist at gmail.com
Mon Aug 17 18:25:25 BST 2009


2009/8/17 Mike Harris <mikh43 at googlemail.com>:
> ... but, rightly or wrongly, I do not think I am alone in using
> highway=footway for all paths intended primarily for pedestrians whether
> urban or rural, designated or not, designation=anything

+1

>  - the only real
> exception I make is (mostly) in rural areas where the path is clearly
> informal and of undefined status, where I would use highway=path.

not to forget, that those paths are IMHO the most important, as they
are usually not covered in other maps, but indicate the need (and
solution) for a connection ;-)

cheers,
Martin




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