A possible task on the OSM side is to check the tags on footways through parks. Some cities allow bicycles to use them but it needs local knowledge, perhaps a project of the week? As we start to get more routing made available so having the right tags on footways and cycle paths becomes more important.
Cheerio John On 4 March 2011 09:04, Antony Pegg <anttheli...@gmail.com> wrote: > HI all, > > just a quick note - we've added bicycle and pedestrian routing options to > the MapQuest Open sites > > more details here: > http://blog.mapquest.com/2011/03/03/open-routing-options-expanded/ > > couple known things: > - We've already discovered highway=bridleway not included - we've updated > the base code already, but it requires a re-conversion from scratch, so > it'll take a week or two before bridleways get picked up > > - if you're familiar with the underlying services from > http://open.mapquestapi.com you'll notice that neither the elevation > service, nor use of the cyclingRoadFactor parameter are in the UI yet - > that'll come later > > knowing the amazing diligence of this community, I'm sure you guys will > find tags we've missed that should or could be used for bike/pedestrian. If > you feel its worth mentioning, please please please provide some point of > reference so we can eyeball it - a wayID, or a link to a route on the open > mapquest site where it isnt going thru a feature you think it should. > Thanks. > > Cheers, > Ant (The Limey) > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >
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