Hello I've noticed some users have begun tagging some roads in a number of Canadian cities with lcn=yes tags, which are intended for marking local cycling routes. My understanding of the lcn tag was that it was intended for marking designated routes, not just any old way that is potentially bikeable or personal preferences cycling routes.
For many roads, the lcn tag seems redundant, since these ways are already tagged with cycleway=lane or something similar, and there is no accompanying lcn_ref tag to provide information on individual route names or numbers (if they exist). Other roads have been tagged, but have no infrastructure or signage, which suggests someone is simply marking their personal routes. I'd like to think I have some sort of expertise in what constitutes an official local cycling route in my area, having served as a member and later chair of the Kitchener Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee for several years. There are some signed routes that myself and others in the area have properly marked with relations. But is my understanding of what the lcn tag is for wrong? I'd like to know before I start cleaning things up. Thanks Mike -- Mike Boos, MASc. mike.b...@gmail.com
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