According to the [Wiki on Layers][1]: > When editing, the `layer=*` tag is used to describe vertical relationships between crossing or overlapping elements, e.g. a bridge over a street. So the pedestrian area and the ways should be on the same level as [scai said][2]. In other words, the layer keys should be removed. Mapping is about modelling real life objects and their relations to each other. [You shouldn't map to the renderer][3] thus You shouldn't care about how the rendering engine will show the given way inside that area. [1]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Layer [2]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/answer_link/71085/ https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/71084/osmose-highway-underground-and-no-tunnel/71085 [3]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_for_the_renderer

According to the [Wiki on Layers][1]: > When editing, the `layer=*` tag is used to describe vertical relationships between crossing or overlapping elements, e.g. a bridge over a street. So the pedestrian area and the ways should be on the same level as [scai said][2]. In other words, the layer keys should be removed. Mapping is about modelling real life objects and their relations to each other. [You shouldn't map to the renderer][3] thus You shouldn't care about how the rendering engine will show the given way inside that area. [1]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Layer [2]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/answer_link/71085/ [3]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tagging_for_the_renderer