On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:42 AM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>wrote:
> I am also a programmer, and agree that it would make sense to have a > movable tag with a value of yes or no, in addition to the finer-grained > bridge=<type> tag. If we were dealing with a database with all bridge types > required to be in a lookup table, then it would make sense to have the > bridge type table determine whether or not the bridge was movable. However, > since we are dealing with a database where users can add new bridge types > at any time, or may not know which technical term to use for the bridge > type, having a separate movable=yes tag makes more sense. > Complexities everywhere! A pretty darn common type of bridge is a movable bridge that does not move. e.g. a former bascule or swing bridge that is now fixed open or closed. Or put another way: something people will expect to see as a drawbridge in rendering, but should not be movable for routing purposes.
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