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January 28, 2025, 7:30pm
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These sorts of urban narrow ways have seen a fair bit of discussion in recent years. They seem to occupy a bit of a grey area between street and path that we do not have a dedicated highway=* tag for. Some previous discussions:
Recently, @Maro21 updated the service=alley wiki description to “A service road usually located between properties, sometimes too narrow for cars to access.” I reverted this change due the lack of prior discussion and conflicting definitions.
So, I’d like to continue the discussion from here: can a narrow way still be classified as a minor road if most cars cannot pass through it?
@dieterdreist provided an example of an alley in Italy with a maximum width of 1.70 meters.
Our small community seeks input from the global community regarding the recommended tagging practices for narrow residential roads in Thailand.
While the local convention involves using highway=residential + lanes=1, there is a divergence of opinion, with some advocating for the use of service=alley.
This discrepancy could potentially lead to conflicts and confusion for new mappers.
We are also exploring the possibility of adopting a distinct tagging approach especially when the road width fa…
I’ve recently made some updates to narrow roads in Chiang Mai that were previously tagged as highway=service + service=alley, and some other misleading combinations including unsigned vehicle legal restrictions tags.
Based on the latest Wiki revisions, Mapillary, and local knowledge, I have re-classified them into more appropriate categories, such as:
Residential roads wide enough for a single motor car (at least 2 meters wide): highway=residential + lanes=1 + oneway=yes/no + surface=*
Roads…
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