My name is Luke, I’m with the Apple team. I work with Andrew Wiseman who has posted here before. I’ve noticed an interesting combination of highways signs in residential areas. Some streets have both “do not enter” signs and “pedestrian” signs, however ground-level imagery shows cars driving or parked on them. I’m curious if these sign combinations have a special meaning, and if there is a preferred tag scheme to use in OSM.
Hello Luke,
If a street is pedestrian or living (street signs are used alternatively), cars can still enter to park in a house or for delivery in a shop. Therefore living and pedestrian streets still need a 1 way direction and I tag them like this https://osm.org/way/776454369
I don’t know if there’s a better tagging solution.
ika-chan
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#3
The correct tag for vehicles that can use for deliveries, and to access garages, is “motor_vehicle=destination”
Thank you all for the feedback! Your insight is appreciated.
ika-chan
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#8
There is no need for “access=no” whatsoever, if you use “motor_vehicle=destination”. “highway=pedestrian” automatically implies “foot=designated”, eliminating the need for that tag. However, “bicycle=yes” can be used.
“access=no” is meant for private roads only: roads that nobody can access without prior permission from the land owner.
So, it needs access=no to ban everything, and then we add only the tags that allow bicycle and foot and motor_vehicle=destination.
ika-chan
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#12
But “motor_vehicle” is a widely used catch-all tag for all motor vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, HGVs and buses. “access=no” is meant for private roads or roads in restricted areas like military bases, not public highways.