[OSM-talk] Bike / Pedestrian directions on the MQ Open sites

[john whelan]

A possible task on the OSM side is to check the tags on footways through
parks.  Some cities allow bicycles to use them but it needs local knowledge,
perhaps a project of the week?  As we start to get more routing made
available so having the right tags on footways and cycle paths becomes more
important.

Cheerio John

On 4 March 2011 09:04, Antony Pegg <antthelimey at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI all,
>
> just a quick note - we've added bicycle and pedestrian routing options to
> the MapQuest Open sites
>
> more details here:
> http://blog.mapquest.com/2011/03/03/open-routing-options-expanded/
>
> couple known things:
>  - We've already discovered highway=bridleway not included - we've updated
> the base code already, but it requires a re-conversion from scratch, so
> it'll take a week or two before bridleways get picked up
>
>  - if you're familiar with the underlying services from
> http://open.mapquestapi.com you'll notice that neither the elevation
> service, nor use of the cyclingRoadFactor parameter are in the UI yet -
> that'll come later
>
> knowing the amazing diligence of this community, I'm sure you guys will
> find tags we've missed that should or could be used for bike/pedestrian.  If
> you feel its worth mentioning, please please please provide some point of
> reference so we can eyeball it - a wayID, or a link to a route on the open
> mapquest site where it isnt going thru a feature you think it should.
> Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
> Ant (The Limey)
>
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