[OSM-talk] Buildings on abandoned railways (via Overpass) (was: Re: THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject)

Hi, Am 13.09.2015 um 00:47 schrieb Jo: > > I also tried not to comment, but I'm in that same camp. There is really > no harm in having abandoned and even raised railways, unless buildings > are constructed over them. > out of curiosity I was wondering a bit, if there are lots of abandoned

Re: [OSM-talk] Buildings on abandoned railways (via Overpass) (was: Re: THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject)

sent from a phone > Am 13.09.2015 um 10:00 schrieb mmd : > > out of curiosity I was wondering a bit, if there are lots of abandoned > railways with plenty of buildings in the way, i.e. is this really a > widespread issue? I would expect more dismantled railways to be built

Re: [OSM-talk] Buildings on abandoned railways (via Overpass) (was: Re: THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject)

In the case of Nashville, Tennessee, an Interstate bypass, I-440, that loops about one-third of the way around the city core, deliberately made use of a no-longer-used railway right-of-way to reduce land purchase costs. If anyone were to go back and map that railroad now, the entire route would