Key:is_sidepath:of:name
| Description |
|---|
| The name of the street that the sidepath follows |
| Group: placement |
| Used on these elements |
| Useful combination |
| Status: in use |
| Tools for this tag |
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 March 2026, is_sidepath:of:name=* was tagged on 42,664 ways totaling 4,150 kilometres (2,580 mi). [1] These ways were last edited by 1,178 users, of whom 52 modified 100 or more ways and ten modified 1,000 or more ways. [2] This tag is concentrated in London, Manchester, Toronto, Perth, and several major cities across Germany. [3][4]
Software support
cycle.travel [5], GraphHopper [6], and OSRM [7] expose the value of this key in guidance instructions as a fallback for name=*, synonymous with street:name=*.
See also
- Key:street:name - another tag for the same concept
- Relation:associatedStreet which groups several streets as an associated street