On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Adrian <[email protected]> wrote: >> what are the correct tags for a road that >> - is rather small (it's not large enough to fit two cars aside) >> - it's it's asphalted >> - is in the middle of a residential zone >> - doesn't have an exit >> - does not provide access to public buildings, but to private houses? > > What you describe is clearly highway=residential.
Okay, have a look at this area... http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.544333,-113.293875&spn=0.00175,0.004828&t=h&z=18 The access road in this complex -is rather small, but can allow two vehicles to pass -is covered in asphalt -is in the middle of a residential zone -has limited access via a single entrance/exit -does not provide access to public buildings, but to private houses. This road is clearly NOT part of the public residential road network. This access road network is owned and maintained by the housing cooperative. Any maintenance and upkeep of this road network is the responsibility of the homeowner's through the condo association. I would not tag this road network as highway:residential. If I were to tag this roadway, I would tag it highway:service, as the description matches closer than highway:residential ***** Generally for access to a building, motorway service station, beach, campsite, industrial estate, business park, etc.. This is also commonly used for access to parking and trash collection. Sometimes called an alley, particularly in the US. Use with service=*, e.g. service=parking_aisle to mark a service way inside a amenity=parking ***** I would also use a sub-tag of service:driveway, since this road network is specifically designed to provide access to the houses in this complex, and the parking spaces within the attached garages. ***** A driveway is a service road leading to a residence or business, usually with private access. Use with highway=service ***** James VE6SRV _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
