This is a static archive of our old OpenStreetMap Help Site. Please post any new questions and answers at community.osm.org.

How to tag the pavement of a footpath alongside a bicycle path next to a road ?

Hi, in P2 I came across the following tagging problems. The situation is as follows, a road for cars with a parallel, but separate (tagged) bicycle path.
Bicycle – yes Pedestrians - ? The pedestrians will go on the footpath, but how to tag it. But with a bicycle path there’s no possibility to tag the footpath for pedestrians or even to tag if it’s left or right. Shouldn’t t we tag a parallel bicycle path only as parallel and not separately just to make it claer there's a footpath too in rural areas ? Greetz Hendrik

footpath ruralareas tag bicycle pedestrians

asked 07 Nov '12, 18:40

Hendrikklaas
9.3k●207●238●387
accept rate: 5%

One Answer:

If it's shared

then highway=path bicycle=designated foot=designated segregated=yes or no dependent on signage

If they're physically separate then 2 ways highway=footway and highway=cycleway

answered 09 Nov '12, 15:15

brianboru
56●2
accept rate: 50%

Hi Brian, thats just the problem. The road has a separated bicyclepath with a footpath at both sides every now and then in rural areas. But someone has tagged it separate alongside the road. Look here https://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.983202&lon=5.780007&zoom=18&layers=M Im curious or make my day. Greetz

(09 Nov '12, 21:48) Hendrikklaas