Tag:area:highway=pedestrian
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An area representation of pedestrian zones. ![]() |
Group: highways |
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Status: in use |
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An area representation of highway=pedestrian
. area:highway=pedestrian
describes the shape, i.e. the two-dimensional outline, of the area of a pedestrian street, or parts of it.
It is meant for areas that have a clear direction of travel, and is used as a form of Micromapping in addition to the routable, linear way tagged as highway=pedestrian
. Specifically, it is not the same as highway=pedestrian
+ area=yes
, which represents a non-linear area, such as a square or plaza, where multi-directional travel is possible.
How to map
Correct tagging
- If it's a simple pedestrian area, just draw an
outline around it, and add tag
area:highway=pedestrian
. Then add a linearhighway=pedestrian
way through its middle or else most navigation software cannot route correctly through it! - If it's a more complicated one, draw an
outline around it, tag it with
area:highway=pedestrian
, draw all inner parts, then select all elements and make amultipolygon relation from it. Also add a linear
highway=pedestrian
way through the middle of all usual paths in the pedestrian area! - Remember to join the areas' edges to surrounding buildings, walls, etc.
[!] For usual footway areas (see differences between highway=pedestrian
and highway=footway
) use area:highway=footway
, and for cycleway areas use area:highway=cycleway
Optional tags:
surface=*
(What is the pedestrian area paved with, if anything? e.g. concrete, asphalt, etc.)
Tagging mistakes to avoid
- Don't leave an
area:highway=pedestrian
area alone. Always add a linearhighway=pedestrian
way going through its middle for the area to be routable in navigation software! - Don't use an
area:highway=pedestrian
tag to map the area of footways which are too narrow for vehicles to enter. Usearea:highway=footway
for them. - Don't draw an
area:highway=pedestrian
area for pedestrian crossings. Correct tagging of them is explained in a second table below. - Don't draw an
area:highway=pedestrian
area for cycleway areas. Usearea:highway=cycleway
instead. - Don't use an
area:highway=pedestrian
tag for non-separated "foot & bicycle" path areas. Usearea:highway=path
tag instead. - Don't use an
area:highway=pedestrian
for traffic calming islands without any crosswalk connection. Use onlytraffic_calming=island
tag instead.
Example tagging
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area:highway=pedestrian
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area:highway=pedestrian Correct tagging of pedestrian multipolygon depends on character of place, you can:
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Example tagging of connected objects
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highway=footway |
Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:
If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without |
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![]() Non-segregated "foot & bicycle" crossing |
highway=path + |
Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:
If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without |
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![]() Segregated "foot & bicycle" crossing |
Method 1 (one linear way):
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Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:
If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without
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Method 2 (two linear ways):
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![]() Segregated "foot & bicycle" crossing with traffic calming island |
Method 1 (one linear way): |
Draw an area around streets intersection, treating stop lines and crossings as its edges and tag it with:
If it's a single crossing being far away from streets intersection, draw it just as a linear way crossing street area without
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highway=path + |
highway=path + |
highway=path + | ||||
Method 2 (two linear ways):
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highway=footway |
highway=footway
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highway=footway | ||||
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highway=cycleway |
highway=cycleway
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highway=cycleway | ||||
![]() Segregated "foot & bicycle" path |
Method 1 (one linear way):
(path way should be joined through a mutal part of the footway/ cycleway areas, see example screenshot) |
(both areas should be joined to each other if there is no physical barrier between them, see example screenshot) |
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Method 2 (two linear ways):
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Traffic calming paving on a street edge (This element should be treaten as kind of a traffic calming area, not footway) |
traffic_calming=island
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