[OSM-talk] Landuse areas etc. abutting highways

[John Smith]

2009/10/7 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:21 AM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2009/10/7 Anthony <osm at inbox.org>:
>> > Most sidewalks pretty much meet that criterion, and roads sort of meet
>> > it
>> > (not at intersections, though).
>>
>> There is a landuse area around roads that isn't part of surrounding
>> property boundaries.
>
> I'm quite aware of that, and that's why I think there should be a
> landuse=right_of_way, completely separate from the "highway".
>
> I wonder, how do others define "highway", if not as "a path of travel"?  It
> contains such things as roads, sidewalks, and dirt paths, and presumably
> also includes paths of travel which are completely unbuilt (the unpaved
> grass on the side of the road gets a "highway" tag, right?)."
>

landuse=road_reserve ?