[OSM-talk] [tagging] alley - for tree-lined roads?

[Tobias Knerr]

malenki wrote:
> Tobias Knerr wrote:
>> I don't like it that much (don't like the cycleway:left/right tags
>> either, though). I'd prefer an integration into a generally usable lane
>> model with information about lane ordering. Then I could also map that
>> road with tree lines *between* pavement and car lanes properly.
> 
> Maybe you want to have a look at
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/lane_and_lane_group

I know that proposal, I have created it myself. :) However, it might be
too complex to be useable without massive tool support. Maybe relations
should be avoided entirely for something as ubiquitous as lanes.

Currently, I'm considering pure tag-based approaches - even if those
would require a numeric(?) index on tags to group information belonging
to the same lane. This would be more easy to deal with in primitive
editors as well as changeset diff views and similar tools.

There's still a lot of discussion (as well as implementation and mapping
effort) ahead until we have a working and established solution for the
lane issue. Therefore, short-term partial solutions - such as the ones
proposed for tree lines - are a valid choice right now.

Tobias "Tordanik" Knerr