Changeset: 52060900
added crossing. For clarification, can we map footpaths that follow the road? Or this only for places like parks?
Closed by joel7
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Comment from aharvey
Yes, please do map footpaths, they make pedestrian routing more accurate and informative.
There are two ways to map the footpath. Using sidewalk tags on the road and as a seperate way. You can have both in use at the same time.
See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Sidewalks#Sidewalk_as_separate_way
In particular by mapping as a separate way "This method allows for a more spatially accurate representation of the pedestrian environment. In addition, it allows a more straightforward use of barrier=*, tactile_paving=*, kerb=*, surface=*.".
The only thing I'd add is use https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:footway%3Dsidewalk to mark it as the footpath/sidewalk. This helps people distinguish footways through parks etc from the footpath/sidewalk.
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