Key:is_sidepath:of:name

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is_sidepath:of:name
Description
The name of the street that the sidepath follows
Group: placement
Used on these elements
use on nodes unspecifiedmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)use on relations unspecified
Useful combination
Status: in usePage for proposal

This key is one of several competing methods for indicating the street's name when a sidepath is mapped as a separate way due to physical separation. Sidepaths include sidewalks, street-side cycleways, and street-side and road-side paths.

First proposed in Proposal:Key:is_sidepath:of, this tag has not yet been approved through the proposal process.

Alternatives

See Key:footway#Association with the street for other methods that have also been used to map street name on a sidewalk way.

Statistics

As of May 2026, is_sidepath:of:name=* was tagged on 69,472 ways totaling 6,642 kilometres (4,127 mi). [1] These ways were last edited by 1,260 users, of whom 60 modified 100 or more ways, 11 modified 1,000 or more ways, and two modified 10,000 or more ways. [2] This tag is concentrated in London, Manchester, Toronto, Calgary, Perth, Salt Lake City, and several major cities across Germany. [3][4]

Software support

cycle.travel [5], GraphHopper [6], mkgmap_style_ajt [7], and OSRM [8] expose the value of this key in guidance instructions as a fallback for name=*, synonymous with street:name=*.

See also

References