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

[Anthony]

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Maybe, but this isn't in the park.  This is on the way to the park.
The "way".  Ha.  No pun intended.