I always assumed that the different types of ways in OSM should get connected, for purposes of navigation at least. For instance, a park <tt>footway=</tt> <tt>footway=*</tt> should eventually get connected to a highway with a <tt>sidewalk=</tt> <tt>sidewalk=*</tt> tag. But, I am noticing some other mappers leave the different types of ways disconnected, for instance, all of the park footways would be contained in the <tt>leisure=park</tt> polygon. Can anyone explain why this is common and how is it generally fixed?fixed? Or is this proper. I have been extending the park footways so they connect with the highway, but maybe I should not be doing it.

I always assumed that the different types of ways in OSM should get connected, for purposes of navigation at least. For instance, a park <tt>footway=*</tt> <tt>footway=</tt> should eventually get connected to a highway with a <tt>sidewalk=*</tt> <tt>sidewalk=</tt> tag. But, I am noticing some other mappers leave the different types of ways disconnected, for instance, all of the park footways would be contained in the <tt>leisure=park</tt> polygon. Can anyone explain why this is common and how is it generally fixed?

I always assumed that the different types of ways in OSM should get connected, for purposes of navigation at least. For instance, a park <tt>footway=*</tt> should eventually get connected to a highway with a <tt>sidewalk=*</tt> tag. But, I am noticing some other mappers leave the different types of ways disconnected, for instance, all of the park footways would be contained in the <tt>leisure=park</tt> polygon. Can anyone explain why this is common and how is it generally fixed?