And I would be tempted to  tag it
highway=footway
graffiti=yes

I am beginning to think cycleway gets added by eager cyclists far more often
than should really happen.

Jason Cunningham
user:jamicu

2009/9/10 Roy Wallace <waldo000...@gmail.com>

> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM, James Livingston <doc...@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't really want to get into this argument again, but I believe
> > that either we're going to end up with local rules for the access
> > mappings, or some regions are going to have to tag every single
> > cycleway/footway with overrides.
>
> There is another option: The characteristics of *paths* should be
> tagged only as they exist *on the ground* - that is, surface, width,
> lanes, *signage*. Local laws should be known by the locals (and
> tourists should use the "I'm a tourist, Officer" + "but the sign
> didn't say I couldn't X here" excuse). I know this is probably
> controversial, but I think it is one way to define the scope to avoid
> some problems, and also enforces verifiability.
>
> > Personally, I think the former is
> > better because it's a lot less work and there are going to be other
> > things that need local interpretations - such as whether
> > highway=residential should be practically treated as
> > access=destination for the purposes of vehicle routing.
>
> Nah, I think access=destination roads should be marked as
> access=destination (when they are signed as such, as they are in, e.g.
> Brisbane, Australia).
>
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