My understanding (in Texas, and other states) in this case (where there is no sidewalk and it is not legal to walk "in the roadway") is that in cases like these, there will always be an "easement" along at least one side of the road, where utilities (wired poles, perhaps underground piping...) are allowed, and so, too, is granted "permission of access" to pedestrians, for the right to walk along such easement. This isn't quite-exactly "public property," as the easement remains a "strip" of private property along stitched-together private parcels, but by virtue of it being "an easement," explicit "public access" (e.g. pedestrians walking) IS allowed through such an easement. So, for example, an access=yes tag (if not already implied) might be appropriate to explicitly include.
So, say you're in Texas, there is a roadway (and you are not allowed to walk in it, lest you run afoul of "pedestrian-in-roadway" ordinances) and there is NO sidewalk. In this case there IS an "easement" (whether populated by utilities or not) where pedestrians are allowed, because pedestrians must be able to use the right-of-way of the road, too. Just not IN the roadway, but along it. (And if there are wired poles along one side, choose that side). On Dec 18, 2022, at 1:43 PM, Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonew...@gmail.com> wrote: > What I've been told (and someone showed me the law to back it up) is that > apparently in Texas, IF there is a sidewalk, you are not allowed to walk in > the roadway. > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2022 at 4:42 PM Ivo Reano <reano...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you saying that in Texas you can't walk on a street that doesn't have a > sidewalk? > Only in a city environment or also in a non-city environment? > Or in Texas if you're on foot you're going nowhere? > Definitely not human! <remainder redacted for brevity> _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
