[OSM-talk] highway=residential for rural ways?

[Mike Harris]

+1

(short answer for long debate?)

Mike Harris
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Whitelegg [mailto:Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk] 
> Sent: 16 September 2009 14:34
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> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] highway=residential for rural ways?
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> Hi,
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> My understanding is that rural roads ("country lanes" as they 
> are called in the UK) should be highway=unclassified. However 
> if there is a small housing estate or residential road in a 
> village, it should be highway=residential.
> 
> Cue long debate on this ;-)
> 
> Nick
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> Hi,
> should highway=residential be used only in cities or also for 
> rural ways?
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> Currently:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_samples/out_of_town
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> I see that residential roads aren't supposed to be used 
> outside of towns, is that right or wiki needs an update?
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