20 Feb
2009
20 Feb
'09
11:30 a.m.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Mark Burton <markb@ordern.com> wrote:
Tagging an area as a highway, is that commonplace? According to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features, highways are lines, not areas.
Actually for pedestrian "highways", areas are allowed, in particular for pedestrian squares: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpedestrian This tagging is particularly common in the down town areas of European cities. I have long hoped for such a patch. :-) I will try it out. Cheers.