Tag:area:highway=cycleway

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Description
An area representation of cycleways. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: area:highway
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: in use

An area representation of highway=cycleway. area:highway=cycleway describes the shape, i.e. the two-dimensional outline of the area of a cycleway, or parts of it. It is used as a form of Micromapping in addition to the routable, linear way tagged as highway=cycleway.

This tag is not the same as highway=cycleway + area=yes which represents a non-linear feature such as a square or plaza where multi-directional travel is permitted.

How to map

Correct tagging

Optional tags:

  • surface=* (What is the cycleway made of? E.g. concrete, asphalt)

Tagging mistakes to avoid

Example tagging

Case Area tags Mapping examples
Znak C-13.svg

area Polygon

area:highway=cycleway Cycleway area tagging example (cs1).jpg
Znak C-13.svg

relation Multipolygon

area:highway=cycleway

+ type=multipolygon

Correct tagging of cycleway multipolygon depends on character of place, you can:

  • draw a multipolygon on a larger landcover area (eg. leisure=park) or
  • add proper landcover tag to every inner element (eg. traffic_calming=island, see example photo) or
  • complete empty inner parts with proper landcover areas (eg. building=yes)
An JOSM example for cycleway area tagging (cm1).jpg

Example tagging of connected objects

Case Way tags Area tags Diagrams Mapping examples
Znak D-6a.svg

Bicycle crossing

highway=cycleway

+ cycleway=crossing

Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:

area:highway=* (class of highway, eg. area:highway=primary)

+ junction=yes

If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without junction=yes tag.

Non-segregated bicycle crossing diagram.jpg Non-segregated crossing (bicycle).jpg
Znak D-6b.svg

Non-segregated "foot & bicycle" crossing

highway=path

+ path=crossing
+ foot=designated
+ bicycle=designated
+ segregated=no

Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:

area:highway=* (class of highway, eg. area:highway=primary)

+ junction=yes

If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without junction=yes tag.

Path crossing diagram.jpg Non-segregated crossing (path).jpg
Znak D-6b.svg

Segregated "foot & bicycle" crossing

Method 1 (one linear way):

highway=path
+ path=crossing
+ foot=designated
+ bicycle=designated
+ segregated=yes

Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:

area:highway=* (class of highway, eg. area:highway=primary)

+ junction=yes

If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without junction=yes tag.


Segregated path crossing diagram.jpg Segregated crossing (bicycle - path).jpg
Method 2 (two linear ways):
  • Through foot part:

highway=footway
+ footway=crossing

  • Through bicycle part:

highway=cycleway
+ cycleway=crossing

Segregated path crossing diagram.jpg Segregated crossing (bicycle - cycleway).jpg
Znak D-6b.svg

Segregated "foot & bicycle" crossing with traffic calming island

Method 1 (one linear way):
  • Street area:

Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:

area:highway=* (class of highway, eg. area:highway=primary)

+ junction=yes

If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without junction=yes tag.

  • Foot part of the island:

area:highway=footway

  • Bicycle part of the island:

area:highway=cycleway

  • Side parts of the island:

landuse=grass or leisure=garden or traffic_calming=island


Segregated crossing + tci diagram.jpg Segregated crossing + tci (bicycle - path).jpg
highway=path

+ path=crossing
+ foot=designated
+ bicycle=designated
+ segregated=yes

highway=path

+ foot=designated
+ bicycle=designated
+ segregated=yes

highway=path

+ path=crossing
+ foot=designated
+ bicycle=designated
+ segregated=yes

Method 2 (two linear ways):
  • Through foot part:
Segregated crossing + tci diagram.jpg Segregated crossing + tci (bicycle - cycleway).jpg
highway=footway

+ footway=crossing

highway=footway

+ footway=traffic_island

highway=footway

+ footway=crossing

  • Through bicycle part:
highway=cycleway

+ cycleway=crossing

highway=cycleway

+ cycleway=traffic_island

highway=cycleway

+ cycleway=crossing

Znak C-13-16 p-r.svg

Segregated "foot & bicycle" path

Method 1 (one linear way):

highway=path
+ foot=designated
+ bicycle=designated
+ segregated=yes

(path way should be joined through a mutal part of the footway/ cycleway areas, see example screenshot)

  • Foot part:

area:highway=footway

  • Bicycle part:

area:highway=cycleway

(both areas should be joined to each other if there is no physical barrier between them, see example screenshot)

Segregated path diagram.jpg Segregated highway (bicycle - path).jpg
Method 2 (two linear ways):
  • Through foot part:

highway=footway

  • Through bicycle part:

highway=cycleway

Segregated path diagram.jpg Segregated highway (bicycle - cycleway).jpg
Traffic calming paving on a street edge

(This element should be treated as kind of a traffic calming area, not footway)

traffic_calming=island Segregated path + tci diagram.jpg Tci (street edge).jpg

Visualisation

See also