OpenStreetMap
pedestrian routing in barcelona, “Please stay clear of pedestrian precincts“
Posted by dekarl on 29 October 2009 in German (Deutsch). Last updated on 11 February 2011.Ohh, wanted to reply with how great osm is to:
http://www.advogato.org/person/company/diary/140.html
but our routing ain't any better:
http://openrouteservice.org/index.php?start=2.1703813,41.3800703&end=2.1739861,41.383242&pref=Pedestrian&lang=de&noMotorways=false&noTollways=false
edit after ages: ORS moved, meanwhile there is a route, seems to be over ways not areas.
Discussion
Comment from Ethan O'Connor on 29 October 2009 at 19:32
Well, one way that OSM is so great is that we can fix this routing problem right now! The pedestrian section that forms the center of La Rambla really isn't connected to anything -- neither the streets that flank it or adjoining streets from the side. Thus the routing engine can't find pedestrian routes that cross it!
I think the best thing to do here is to replace the area tagged as highway=pedestrian with a line tagged the same (plus tag the width). Then connect footways from adjoining streets where crossings exist et voila!