Before trying to improve things I wonder how big is the problem.
The problem is stated as:
This leaves mappers and data consumers in a situation where the definition of cycleway=* (no side subkey) is unclear:
- It could mean “a cycleway somewhere on the way.”
- It could mean “a cycleway on the primary direction of the way” (e.g., on the right in many countries or when used on a dual carriageway).
- It could mean “a cycleway on both sides of the way.”
But is this really a problem? Mapping in NL I never have seen that cycleway=lane/shared_lane means that there is only a cycleway on the left or right they are always on both sides.
Okay, my experience is geographical limited but is this is problem anywhere?