Does OSM keep track of repaving

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Recently made a comment about a footpath in a park being repaved in 11/2023. Was told that OSM does not keep track of repaving.

Perhaps OSM should keep track of repaving as repaving of footpaths is not really so often, though I don’t know what you mean by often. I have lived here over 30 years and this is the first repaving of that foot path in 30 years. I know NYC has a calendar of repaving streets and it repaves whether they need it or not. This repaving is notable as its NYC Parks and such events are infrequent.

If there is a way of specifying a repaving date, then I don’t know the appropriate tags.

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So how does the repaving affect the usability and appearance of the path? Is it smoother now?

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You can use smoothness to specify how smooth it is.

You can add check_date:smoothness to specify the date it was checked.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/check_date%3Asmoothness#overview

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Definitely smoother, no longer crumbling, no holes. The former paving was removed for about a month during that time that certain entrances to the park were officially closed off but reopened by unofficial means (probably dog walkers).

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Thanks. That would do it. I like the check_date:smoothness tag.

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This gallery may be useful to determine which smoothness to set given which surface the path is:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness/Gallery

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This is fabulous. And I know someone who skates all over New York City and smoothness is very relevant to him.