[OSM-talk] routing across open spaces

[David Murn]

On Tue, 2010-11-30 at 15:30 +0000, Ed Avis wrote:

> Not all park land is walkable - some can be trees or bushes - so some extra
> tagging is needed.

Another problem, is that you may not be able to traverse the park in all
directions.  It may have a fence with only a couple of access gates, or
you may find that some access gates are suitable for wheeled vehicles
where other gates may have steps or other obstacles, so you may find
yourself being routed to a corner of the park which you cant easily get
out of.

> As a rough rule, leisure=park and landuse=grass could be considered walkable,
> unless tagged access=no or access=private.

You may also find timed access restrictions apply.  Some parks here for
example, are gated off at night, which again may affect vehicle/bicycle
traffic but not foot traffic, or it may affect everything.

David