User:Pwhite119/Proposed features/street:name

street:name
Proposal status:	Inactive (inactive)
Proposed by:	Pwhite119
Tagging:	street:name=* Data item
Applies to:	way
Definition:	For use on footway=* ways to specify the name of the associated street.
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Draft started:	2021-02-18

Proposal

This proposal introduces street:name=* to be used on footway=sidewalk and footway=crossing ways, allowing them to be tagged with the name of their associated street.

Rationale

Separate sidewalk ways are becoming more common in OpenStreetMap. Although this technique provides a high level of detail, it often leaves out the name of the adjacent street. This prevents navigation software from displaying and announcing street names for pedestrian users. Some mappers tag the street name by copying name=* to the sidewalk, but this is controversial.

Having a standardized system of incorporating street names into sidewalk and crossing ways allows data consumers to give more detailed pedestrian instructions without difficulty.

Tagging

On sidewalks

On footway=sidewalk ways, the value of street:name=* would be the name of the street parallel to the sidewalk. For example, the sidewalks adjacent to Water Street would have street:name=Water Street.

On crossings/crosswalks

On footway=crossing, street:name=* would contain the name of the street that the crosswalk crosses. A crosswalk that crosses 5th Avenue would be tagged with street:name=5th Avenue.

Comments

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