Tag:area:highway=pedestrian

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Poznan.Polwiejska.jpg
Description
An area representation of pedestrian zones. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: highways
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=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 area outline around it, and add tag area:highway=pedestrian. Then add a linear highway=pedestrian way through its middle or else most navigation software cannot route correctly through it!
  • If it's a more complicated one, draw an area outline around it, tag it with area:highway=pedestrian, draw all inner parts, then select all elements and make a relation multipolygon 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

Example tagging

Case Area tags Mapping examples
area Polygon area:highway=pedestrian Pedestrian area tagging example (pds1).jpg
relation Multipolygon area:highway=pedestrian

+ type=multipolygon

Correct tagging of pedestrian 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 or
  • complete empty inner parts with proper landcover areas (eg. building=yes)
Pedestrian area tagging example (pdm1).jpg

Example tagging of connected objects

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

Pedestrian crossing

highway=footway

+ footway=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 foot crossing diagram.jpg Non-segregated crossing (foot).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 (foot - 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 (foot - footway).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 (foot - 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 (foot - footway).jpg
highway=footway

+ footway=crossing

highway=footway highway=footway

+ footway=crossing

  • Through bicycle part:
highway=cycleway

+ cycleway=crossing

highway=cycleway 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 (foot - path).jpg
Method 2 (two linear ways):
  • Through foot part:

highway=footway

  • Through bicycle part:

highway=cycleway

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

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

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

Visualisation

OSMapa/ area

See also