BPTT's Comments
| Changeset | When | Comment |
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| 172868059 | 3 months ago | The horrible left I was talking about is Fairmount westbound left/southeast onto Kelly Drive, which is an illegal turn anyway (no legal left turn). But way/337636428 (crossing) is still bicycles=no, as are nearly all of the adjacent sidewalks. There really needs to be a way for routing algorithms to route from westbound Fairmount onto the bike path that doesn't involve a left onto Pennsylvania and right on 25th. Because any rider who isn't comfortable with Pennsylvania's various bike lanes won't do that. Or maybe I'm totally off base and missing something. Another bad example is crossing way/667922872
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| 172868059 | 3 months ago | What are the chances! I was just looking at this area and saw you edited the Kelly Drive bike path today! Could you take a look at way/1388278462? It seems unreasonable for it to be a footway with bicycle=no when this way and the all the nearby crossings (ditto =no) are the only way to access the path from Fairmount (without that horrible left turn onto Kelly Dr). What do you think? |
| 172491797 | 3 months ago | Also, I recently changed the Two Rivers Trail way relation back to regional, instead of local, and I hope this is something you're okay with. Since the TRT spans multiple local municipalities across Northampton County and both intersects and overlaps with the D&L, I think that's a strong case for it to be a regional "rcn" bike network. Regional networks render in CyclOSM and OCM at higher zoom altitudes and for this reason alone I think it's best suited as regional instead of local. I hope that makes sense and is all right with you! |
| 172491797 | 3 months ago | I've seen a lot of misuse of access aisles (not you! just generally) but I think they're pretty clear (when they are, at least). As for algorithms, I might sometimes spot check something in BRouter.de but mostly, if something doesn't work in RidewithGPS, I'll make changes in OSM. Thanks for reaching out. I'm glad we had this discussion. Please feel free to tag how you think is best, as I don't live anywhere near Forks Twp anymore (and only visit a few times a year, if that). I trust your local knowledge and discretion! |
| 172491797 | 3 months ago | Or in cases where a paved asphalt path ends at a concrete sidewalk with no curb cut, I don't think it's helpful that that path be tagged for bikes unless it's specifically designated and there's a reason (or a connecting sidewalk to a curb cut). |
| 172491797 | 3 months ago | Hello! You make a good point; somehow, for some reason, I missed the words "dedicated bike path" from the key at the bottom right. But I also tend to map with deference to what's physically present on the ground, and the FTT paths don't have any signs indicating use. In cases where a source map and physical trail signage are inconsistent, I defer to what's physically there because most trail users are probably unaware that this map exists. Also, in some cases, and despite any maps, I think any path that dead-ends at a building, playground, parking lot, etc. should be a foot path and not indicated for bike travel because anyone on a bike is interested in staying moving on a through-route and probably not interfering with playing kids, etc. The Great OSM Path Controversy doesn't really acknowledge this like I think it should. But you're right, in this case, I think we should make the FTT trails' paths =designated. |
| 152733631 | 4 months ago | Hey, can you confirm whether the repair stands/pumps at 4th & Pearl and the Public Library are still there? I didn't see them recently. If they are there, are their pin locations correct? |
| 170540325 | 4 months ago | Thanks for adding it to the street instead of as separate geometry! I've been doing a lot of this sort of clean-up lately. Please spread the word! |
| 168957968 | 4 months ago | Hi there. I don't think this edit worked the way you hoped it would. The direction of the road should match the way it was drawn. You can reverse it using the right click menu or the "v" key. The way it's currently tagged with oneway:bicycle=no means that the map now says riders can salmon this one-way bike lane. Let me know if any of this doesn't make sense or if you want some help! |
| 169912580 | 4 months ago | I mean to say that the preset feature type is Trench but the tag is barrier=ditch, not barrier=trench. |
| 169912580 | 4 months ago | Hi. Please be advised that the straight, parallel ways you draw as paths are actually firebreaks and should be tagged as barrier=trench. This is to keep people on designated paths to lessen the impact on the environment. I've retagged them for now, but in the future, please reach out if you have any questions. |