[OSM-talk] Path vs footway vs cycleway vs...

[Steve Bennett]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:08 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:

> What if I map the entire section of grass which is within the right of
> way as a polygon with highway=path, area=yes?  That's how we represent
> infinite overlapping criss-crossing "invisible-paths", like a
> pedestrian mall.
>

I'm kind of hoping future routers will assume people can walk anywhere
within parks, if it saves time. For most of the parks I've been dealing
with, it would make far more sense to map the occasional barrier rather than
all the open space.

(I confess I've been dreaming of a super-router that plots a path, then
quickly walks you through it, checking that you're happy with its
decisions...)

Steve
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