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

[Mike Harris]

Agree that service roads are not usually public highways - although they may have public access (e.g. car parking aisles). Tracks may be public highways - e.g. bridleway, restricted byway etc. - but are not usually confused with streets.

Mike Harris
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Koppenhoefer [mailto:dieterdreist at gmail.com] 
> Sent: 16 September 2009 21:18
> To: Iván Sánchez Ortega
> Cc: Mike Harris; talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] highway=residential for rural ways?
> 
> 2009/9/16 Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivan at sanchezortega.es>:
> > El Miércoles, 16 de Septiembre de 2009, Mike Harris escribió:
> >> AFAIK there is really nothing smaller than unclassified 
> unless it is
> >> (a) residential
> >> (b) an urban 'living street'
> >> (c) a track
> 
> > You forgot service roads.
> 
> all of them are IMHO classified by usage / legal dedication 
> not physical status (they might even be wider than an 
> unclassified street). Residential are with residences nearby, 
> living_streets are signed as such, service are no public 
> street and tracks neither (the latter are for agricultural / 
> forestal / etc. use).
> 
> cheers,
> Martin
> 
> 
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