Cycle layer

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There is no work on this project any more, things have been superceeded by the OSM cycle map as per the following:

An international cycling map created from OSM data is available, provided by Andy Allan. The map rendering is still being improved, the data is updated each week. It shows National Cycle Network cycle routes, other regional and local routes, and other cycling specific features, such as Dedicated Cycle tracks and lanes Bicycle parking Contours and Hill Colouring Bike shops http://www.opencyclemap.org/

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Work in progress : the cycle layer on dev. Feel free to contribute Ideas at this page.

By now only zoom 12 availible.

Contents 1 First version 80n 2 Second version Damian 3 Third version 4 Questions 4.1 Tags 4.2 Layer

First version 80n

example

• Render cycleways in fat green lines.
• Render streets and other things lighter.
• If a street belongs to the National Cycle Network render it normal, not lighter.

Second version Damian

example

• Render the cycleways not so fat.
• Render primary streets and motorways even lighter.
• Render a highway=something and cycleway=track way with fat green(or red) solid casing
• Render a highway=something and cycleway=lane way with fat dashed green(or red) casing
• Render a National Cyclist Route with a solid green(or red) casing

red and green

Third version

t.b.c.

Questions

Tags

(See Cycle routes for proposed tags and discussion)

Layer

• how to show the surface of a way?

Perhaps with the casing? Green core means cycleway, black casing paved, brown casing not paved etc???

Maybe with signs next to path. How to describe? Hmpf. A line, and at the left side, small triangles? I'll draw a picture... --Kumakyoo 08:22, 16 May 2007 (BST)

• how to show the increase(s.u.)

Perhaps in the core? Every meter increase in height shows one dash? How to show increasing and decreasing?

1, 2 or 3 arrows are usual for small, medium, large increase. --Kumakyoo 17:26, 14 May 2007 (BST)

what is small, medium or large? For me large increase is where i have to cary my bike, because driving i s not possible ;-) The lines gives a much more accurate info.(ill make an example to show both ways) --Damian 11:20, 15 May 2007 (BST)

Well, what small, medium and large is, has to be defined of cours. (And I admit, large is, where I have to carry my bike :-) ) I just think, that too small information might get lost in actual use (think of someone in the rain with the map behind the plastic of his "Fronttasche"). --Kumakyoo 08:22, 16 May 2007 (BST)

• oneways where bicycles can go the other way?

all green core without arrow?

maybe green arrows pointing in the opposite direction? --Kumakyoo 17:26, 14 May 2007 (BST)

why drawing car infos (oneway only for cars) on a bicycle map, and then disable this car info by special signs? --Damian 11:22, 15 May 2007 (BST)

Well in this roads, cyclists should cycle more carefully, especially when leaving them. So the car information is still an information for cyclists too. (you wouldn't omit motorways, just because they are not made for cycles, wouldn't you?) --Kumakyoo 08:22, 16 May 2007 (BST)

• Maybe we should map in green/red color also "Landwirtschaftswege" etc. that are in common use by cyclists. But how to know which are and which are not? The same is true for streets, that are not used much by cars, and thus are good for cycling. --Kumakyoo 17:26, 14 May 2007 (BST)
• add something

• In Vienna, a cyclist association has published a special cyclist's map. Maybe we can draw some ideas from there... They've marked a few things on that map:
  • cycleways (obviously)
  • cycleways that are oneways (think of a "dual carriageway" cycleway on the sides of a road)
  • roads with cycle lanes
  • oneways where bicycles can go the other way
  • roads where cycling is prohibited
  • roads with heavy traffic
  • stairs
  • dangerous crossroads
  • cycle parking lots (sadly they don't have them no longer; maybe OSM will provide a way out here... :-)

As to the rendering, they did all roads in white (with grey casings), just the biggest ones (primary, motorway) are in light yellow. GabrielEbner 12:56, 15 May 2007 (BST)

The german cycle association (ADFC) has also an own guideline for cycle city maps:

• traffic

<5.000/2.500 cars/day = less traffic = white

5.000-10.000/2.500-5.000 cars/day = medium traffic = bright yellow

>10.000/5.000 = heavy traffic = dark yellow

• quality levels of roads or cycleways:

1 good = solid line

2 medium = dashed line

3 poor = dotted line

(different for every direction)

• type of cycleway:

cycleway = red

cyclelane = red

footway cycles allowed = violet

(different for every direction)

roads where bicycles are vorbidden = grey (?)

• oneways

oneway roods for all vehicles = with arrows

oneway roods not for bicycles = without arrows

• additional:

rises

cycle parking

cycle shops

...