What is the proper way to tag tram tracks embedded in a street?
I'm wondering: What is the proper way to tag tram tracks embedded in a street?
On http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tram [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tram][1] , the Wiki says
> Where tram tracks are embedded, and
> other traffic is allowed to use the
> same space, mappers usually draw a new
> way for the tram tracks but reuse the
> nodes as the street where they run
> completely parallel. (Two similar
> methods that are not recommended: To
> draw a single way with both the
> highway=* and railway=* set at the
> same time; or to draw a the railway on
> top of the street, but using its own
> nodes.)
On the other hand, http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway=tram [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway=tram][2] says:
> This tag can be used for tracks which
> are mainly or exclusively used for
> trams, or where tram tracks are laid
> within a normal road open to all
> traffic, often called street running
> (in which case it can be used in
> addition to highway=*).
So one page proposes using one way, and tagging it both as a street and as a tram track, the other proposes creating a new way, reusing the nodes of the existing way for the street.
This seems in contradiction. What is the best approach?
To me, adding a second way feels redundant. The only case I can imagine where it would make sense would be if the tags of the street and the tram track would conflict, but as far as I can see, there are no tags that make sense for both a street and a tram track, so that should not be an issue.issue.
[1]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tram
[2]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway=tram
