OpenStreetMap
Yesterday I added 9 changesets, most ways tagged with what Potlatch comes up with for "public footpaths", highway=footway, foot=yes. I added bicycle=yes and, where (mostly) appropriate, surface=paved. But I wonder if I had better be using highway=track for these 2-3m wide meandering asphalt pathways in parks?
Discussion
Kommentaar van Kevin Steinhardt op 2 September 2010 om 16:24
Are cyclists welcome on the path/track?... or is it a case of "there's no ban on cycling"? If cyclists are welcome, I'd suggest highway=cycleway, surface=surfaced (or =tarmac), bicycle=yes, foot=yes, width=[whatever the width is], etc. If cyclists aren't *signed* as welcome, I'd suggest highway=track, surface=surfaced (or =tarmac), bicycle=unknown, foot=yes, width=[whatever].
Kommentaar van PhilippeP op 2 September 2010 om 16:29
Track is an 'unpaved dirt way' see wiki for a picture ...
Kommentaar van richie0815 op 3 September 2010 om 06:37
If the way is wide enough and accessible for a vehicle you should use highway=track. Otherwise use path or cycleway or bridleway.