On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 5:53 PM, moltonel 3x Combo <molto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/03/2015, Bryce Nesbitt <bry...@obviously.com> wrote: > > > I know it's a messy dividing line. I see it as important context to > > current day mapping. > > That's a fair point, but I've seen it pushed beyond reason too many > times..... > I've also seen the opposite mapping issue, where an abandoned railway was deleted from the map, when in fact large chunks still exist. > Also, if an abandoned railway has evolved into something else, then > it's not an abandoned railway anymore. If you add a highway=cycleway > tag, you should remove the railway=abandoned tag. > I don't see that railway=razed damages highway=cycleway. The present day cycleway may well have photos of that same old railway on interpretive signs. The current cycleway may in fact be called a "rail to trail". Some people seek those out explicitly, because they're associated with a flat grade and gentle curves. In cases like this the history is* a part of a present day object.* -------------------------- Railroads are special in part because they're large and long, far bigger than any abandoned shop or razed cottage. They leave a major footprint on the future world, one that's often apparent well after the last bit of gravel is dug out and planted over. It's more like tagging "shoe shop in a landmark beaux arts former post office" than "turn left where the fruit stand used to be".
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