Changeset: 56154462
Fix use of highway=unclassified in Kendal centre
Closed by gurglypipe
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changesets_count | 933 |
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created_by | iD 2.6.1 |
hashtags | #Kendal |
host | https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit |
imagery_used | Bing aerial imagery |
locale | en-GB |
source | local knowledge |
Discussion
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Comment from lakedistrict
What was wrong with unclassified? The likes of Library Road and Stricklandgate aren't residential.
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Comment from gurglypipe
They’re within a residential area. I think ‘residential is a bit of a misnomer’; unclassified is definitely wrong, since it’s for the little back roads which connect villages: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dunclassified. The test I’ve been using is ‘if it’s got street lights, it’s probably highway=residential’.
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Comment from lakedistrict
The wiki definitions are all over the place. From the page linked above: "In an urban context, unclassified roads may be more likely to have pavements ... They are commonly found in industrial, retail, or commercial areas..." https://wiki.osm.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Tagging_Guidelines#UK_roads doesn't mention town centre roads. The town centre roads would fit this definition of unclassified: https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Unclassified. Since tagging guidelines are unlcear go for what you think is better but in my opinion Library Road and other streets aren't in a residential area. (The big residential area around Kendal is misleading since not all areas inside it are residential, same for other towns)
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Comment from lakedistrict
FYI I asked about this in the chat room yesterday and https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Tagging_Guidelines#UK_roads has since been extended to include non-residential roads in towns. :)
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Comment from gurglypipe
OK, I’ll have a re-read of that lot and potentially revert the highway= changes here in the next few days. Thanks.
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Comment from gurglypipe
Done.
Ways (17)
- Woolpack Yard (559488636), v1
- Woolpack Yard (559488637), v1
- 559488638, v1
- Stricklandgate (26417562), v19
- Library Road (8117426), v17
- Woolpack Yard (154956452), v9
- Stramongate (8117434), v14
- Kent Street (8117435), v13
- Kent Street (204894276), v5
- 247369695, v2
- 155922119, v4
- Little Aynam (387124683), v2
- Little Aynam (495223590), v2
- 387124684, v4
- 49213267, v9
- 49359749, v2
71331214, v8
Relations (1)
Nodes (11)
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