[OSM-talk] Mapping streets as areas - can I do it now?

[Roy Wallace]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
>
>> Exactly. Mapping a way as an area is fine as long as you also
>> represent *the path of travel*.
>
> What path of travel?  There are many paths of travel, and generally none of
> them are properly represented by a line going through the middle of a
> roadway.

By "path of travel", I mean what is currently represented as a
highway=* way in the OSM database. Tobias already gave 6 reasons why
this is important.